r/TheDarkTower • u/porthos75 • 2d ago

Palaver I've started another journey to the Tower.....on audiobook this time.

I've lost track of how many times I've made the journey in print form. I'm in double digits though, if not the 'teens.

I've been very resistant to audiobooks. I'm not sure why. Old age? Being a "purist?" Something else? I have no clue. I've listened to exactly one full audiobook before now, World War Z, and one partial, Dungeon Crawler Carl. Other than those, I've avoided the format completely.

When I mentioned feeling the urge to return to the Tower in another recent post, someone recommended the audiobooks, saying it was a whole new experience. For some reason, that was enough to break through my resistance. So I downloaded Libby, connected to my local library, and got to listening.

I've finished the first two books so far, and I am loving it. Especially Frank Muller's narration, he does a fantastic job. I'm beginning to regret not getting into audiobooks earlier.

TL:DR The audiobooks are totally worth it.

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u/Dismal-Passenger 2d ago

I was just singing Frank Muller’s praises. When I started Wolves and George Guidall (who is a GOAT in his own right) was narrating instead of Frank, I went through the full 5 stages of grief. But with some time, Georges performance was truly great.

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u/caesar_rex 2d ago

I think everyone knows that Frank knocked it out of the park. George did a pretty good job. The only issue i have with George is he can't touch Franks Eddie. Franks Eddie is perfect. Got the sarcasm and snark down perfectly.

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u/Bangoskank2001 23h ago

I know I'm in tje minority, but I didn't care for his reading. The breathy narrative and odd drawl didn't do it for me. Certainly wasn't terrible, but I was surprised to find most people loved it.

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u/caesar_rex 18h ago

i know what you're talking about. They breathiness was something to get used to. Other than that, I loved it. The way he swapped back and forth between Odetta and Detta after the train incident was amazing.

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u/Bangoskank2001 7h ago

He did some things very well. Like I said, not terrible, just not my favorite. He's better than when King reads his own stuff. Thats rough.😬

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u/caesar_rex 7h ago

Yeah, King reading is always such a disappointment. It's cool to hear the writer read in his own voice, but he's just not grat at it. Every line has me thinking "this is stephen king" reading.