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Hey folks, I am curious how the community feels about the Penguin re-production of the Discworld audio books. I’d imagine people become attached to whatever they listen to first. I read Guards, Guards on my own, Men At Arms with Nigel Planer, and now am trying the new release of Feet of Clay.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

The original versions are old favorites, despite the audio problems in some of them. I've listened to most of the Penguin versions. Some are outstanding, like Pyramids, read by Andy Serkis. Most of them are pretty good.

But a few are so terrible I can't bear to listen to them. Like Hogfather, read by Sian Clifford. She read the wizard voices in a falsetto to scratch glass. And Katherine Parkinson absolutely laid waste to Monstrous Regiment with her appalling rendition of Jackrum. So clear she Just Didn't Get It.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some of the Nigel and Stephen audiobooks have absolutely woeful audio quality. Tony’s were always good quality but the Abridgements did result in a sub-par experience.

All the new Penguin Audiobooks have excellent production and audio quality and although some of the narrators performances aren’t very popular, they are very entertaining.

[–] Tm12 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I will say Bill Nighy seems completely disinterested with the footnotes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

You just described all of Bill Nighy’s roles.