Coco_Clark Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I adore the idea of Librivox, Loyal Books, ect but honestly half the time the readers are so terrible I can't listen. Worse than that they often change each chapter, so you can't even test out the first to see. My kids are burning through our library's offering pretty fast though... Has anyone found any gems? I'm in the middle of Wuthering Heights on Loyal Books, for example, and the reader is consistent throughout and just wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I was using LibriVox for The Story of Mankind, and it flips between a Kara Shallenberg and a Michelle Crandall. I prefer Kara as she put a bit of a fun tone to her words where as Michelle was just dry. Unfortunately, this is the only audio book I've used so far, so I'm not much help, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I've got a fangirl crush on Karen Savage. Elizabeth Klett is also good. And whoever the chap is who reads 'Just So Stories.' He was funny! Don't bother with the dramatised version of P&P. You don't want to listen to Mrs Bennet read in an Australian accent! :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Lit2go.com has the same reader. We've only listened to 4 books though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyaunt Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 You might try www.storynory.com We have really liked the narrators we have heard. The selection is not as large as some sites but the they have variety and seem to add to it regularly. I believe all the works are from the public domain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mary Reagan is good. She's in Around the World in 72 Days and North and South. She sounds...fun...light-hearted. My state's public radio, WPR (Wisconsin Public Radio), has something called Chapter-a-Day. Most of it is fairly new fiction, but they have some classics thrown in occasionally. They used to have a larger archive, but I think it's only a week or two right now. My favorite reader from CaD is Karl Schmidt. He's in his 80s and has been doing it since he was at the University of Wisconsin. Great voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter on Librivox is pretty good. BenHur on Librivox is excellent. It's done my Mark Smith so imagine that any other books that he's done would be good too. My children love this one. Does anyone know of a good Pilgrim's Progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 We like Mark Smith (currently listening to Around the World in Eighty Days) and Phil Chenevert (we enjoyed his Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and several others last winter). I only listen to books read by a 'solo' narrator, never collaborative. That just wouldn't work for my neurotic personality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 It's only a couple of chapters, but there is a reader in both Famous Men of Rome and Famous Men of Greece named "Paradise Camouflage" who has the most gorgeous Scottish accent. I've looked and he read just a couple of other chapters randomly of books I was not familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Wait...can you SEARCH by reader?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Another vote for Kara Shallenberg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Adrian Praetzellis Mark F. Smith Karen Savage Elizabeth Klett Bob Neufeld Kara Shallenberg Lee Ann Howlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Kara Shallenberg also has her own blog filled with audio recordings--kayray.org We have loved her readings of the Melendy quartet, and The Dark is Rising series. My boys enjoy Adrian Praetzellis on Librivox; my daughter enjoyed Phil Chenevert's reading of the Wizard of Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Does anyone know of a good Pilgrim's Progress? I've heard that Joy Chan (on Librivox) does a decent Pilgrim's Progress---but I haven't listened to it myself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Wait...can you SEARCH by reader?!?! I didn't see anyone answer this, so here you go. On the first page of LibrVox you can search by reader in the search box :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarasue7272 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Not exactly your level, but My Fathers Dragon is read by a little boy. It's perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I didn't see anyone answer this, so here you go. On the first page of LibrVox you can search by reader in the search box :) And every reader has a link to a page listing all the readings they've done, and you can filter them by "solo" to find the books they read alone. I do this whenever I find a reader I like and download any books that seem interesting or that I know we'll love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks for asking! I've not liked the recordings I tried, and didn't want to download more if they were all like that. We have Moby Dick from Lit2Go, and that reader is EXcellent! I think our version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is from there as well also with an rxcellent narrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Kara Shallenberg also has her own blog filled with audio recordings--kayray.org We have loved her readings of the Melendy quartet, and The Dark is Rising series. My boys enjoy Adrian Praetzellis on Librivox; my daughter enjoyed Phil Chenevert's reading of the Wizard of Oz. Ds8 also likes Phil Chenevert's reading of the Oz series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohini Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Following :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ds11 likes dramatized whenever possible (different characters), but definitely tries to look for a different version if the reader's voice is annoying or boring. Right now he's listening to White Fang, second version. I don't download, I iust stream them. If we can't find anyone suitable (now we know about Loyal Books - thanks!), I read it out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Kara Shallenburg and Elizabeth Klett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Great idea for a thread! Thanks to all who've contributed recommendations. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryBlossomMJ Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 *following Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassafraz Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What a great resource. We love librivox but do find that we only listen to solo recordings. I think the collaborative would drive me insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I tried Mark Smith for Sherlock Holmes and could not stand it. I had to quit Anyone know a good recording of the Sherlock series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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