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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Audiobooks: when you're too busy to read
 
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Furry Neo
Nov 18, 2003

Whoa.

Shepdozejr posted:

Does anyone know of any audiobooks/books-on-tape that were specifically written to be read aloud? (that don't suck)
It sounds like a rather neat idea. Similar to an epic poem or play, but in novel form.
Like an audioplay script, or a novel specifically written to be read aloud? If the former, then there are decades' worth of radio dramas available out there. The latter I'm somewhat doubtful of, save for perhaps an exercise in postmodernism (and/or imitation of Ulysses's "Circe").

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Furry Neo
Nov 18, 2003

Whoa.

Markeh posted:

It seems that the norm for audiobooks is for one person to voice all the characters. This seems faintly ridiculous to me, is it mainly a question of expense? Is it significantly more expensive to hire a few different actors? World War Z really benefited from a diverse range of actors.
WWZ had an advantage in that it was effectively a series of monologues with only a few exceptions. Thus, they could bring in actors to record long stretches whenever was most convenient for them to record. Were you to have a cast of actors reading a book where there are multiple characters carrying on conversations throughout - Pride and Prejudice, let's say - you'd need to get them into the same studio at the same time, and you'd need someone to direct their reactions and get them on the same page, and so forth. It would require a great deal more work to put together than one person in a booth.

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Furry Neo
Nov 18, 2003

Whoa.

The General posted:

Not really. A lot of voice acting is done independantly with no contact between voice actors. I mean in a professional setting and not just online audio dramas.
For full-cast, back-and-forth dialogue work?

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