Deep Baritone, maybe mid-40’s and menacing. It switches back and forth between full cast production and a single narrator, changes the pronunciation of words mid-way through the book, and has tonal music as interludes between scenes (if you like that I apologize and understand that it comes down to taste, but it just strikes me as incredibly dated).īaron Harkonnen starts off with a voice actor who sounds like Thanos. So I placed a hold on Libby and waited 12 weeks until the book became available. Recently a close friend read it and has repeatedly endorsed the quality of the whole series. But this reader is quite confused about matters.I’ve long had Dune on my list of must-read books. I mean, I prefer the Guidall version, which respects the original words written by Herbert compared to the Audible version. If so, all I can say I that I find it distressing that almost a thousand people found it helpful, because it's wrong in every particular. Therefore I feel that this audio book should be re-titled to "Dune, or the Story of Paul". This presentation leave out roughly 50% of what is presented in the physical book (that is my estimation and not an exact amount). It does not follow all the characters like the physical book does, instead focusing on Paul practically to the exclusion of the rest of the cast. What caught me off guard is that this listing takes significant liberties with what is presented to us as consumers of this product. I don't have the link to more information, but you can find more about it by searching the subreddit, for sure!Įdit: is this the review you're referencing?
It's not on Audible, but there's a version-quite good-narrated by George Guidall. The reviews are way off, though there are minor edits to the Audible version.