Amy Hudelson

Horrendous Narration

Revisado: 03-01-25

My favorite series ever, read by the most horrible narrator ever. I'm SO glad to see they've commissioned someone else to narrate it. The story is awesome, with rich characters. People who have read the books first can't stand Beierle's narration... tho newcomers to the series don't seem to mind him. For me, he sets my teeth on edge. He makes my hair hurt. I can't listen for more than a few minutes before turning it off in absolute disgust. My advice, don't get beierle's narration if you've got the choice... nails on a chalkboard sounds way better.

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Despise the narrator.

Revisado: 01-24-23

I Adore David Eddings; this series of 12 books in particular. All but "Polgara" were narrated by Beierle. Beierle is the worst narrator I could imagine for this series. His inability to pronounce "ch," his changing "r" for "l" and his pompus delivery of the light-hearted story drives me utterly insane. I purchased and listened to "Polgara" at least 5 times fighting the desperate longing to hear the rest of the series each time. I finally broke down (after my 2 year fight) and purchased this. I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all. From what I've seen of the reviews, people who've actually read the books hate this narrator, so I guess I'm not alone. I'd give my eye teeth for a different narrator.

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Despise the narrator.

Revisado: 01-24-23

I Adore David Eddings; this series of 12 books in particular. All but "Polgara" were narrated by Beierle. Beierle is the worst narrator I could imagine for this series. His inability to pronounce "ch," his changing "r" for "l" and his pompus delivery of the light-hearted story drives me utterly insane. I purchased and listened to "Polgara" at least 5 times fighting the desperate longing to hear the rest of the series each time. I finally broke down (after my 2 year fight) and purchased this. I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all. From what I've seen of the reviews, people who've actually read the books hate this narrator, so I guess I'm not alone. I'd give my eye teeth for a different narrator.

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The Best book I've read in a decade.

Revisado: 12-18-22

Articulate and powerful. Beautifully read by the author. Amazing in the clarity of thinking and awareness. This book clearly and simply illustrates a message that every person who lives in a democracy (the U.S.A. in particular) must take to heart if we want to keep it.

I saw the author on the late show with Stephen Colbert and purchased it immediately because of it. I'm not disappointed.

Thank you for sharing. I hope to be as courageous and strong as you. I wish you the very best in life.

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Good

Revisado: 08-28-20

I love the series. I love the characters. Dina Pearlman does a good job. Infinitely better than the narrator who does the rest of the series. I could actually listen to the whole thing. I wish I could get the rest of the series.

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Good

Revisado: 08-28-20

I love the series. I love the characters. Dina Pearlman does a good job. Infinitely better than the narrator who does the rest of the series. I could actually listen to the whole thing. I wish I could get the rest of the series.

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Illiterate Narrator

Revisado: 04-26-20

I'm going to take a stab and say the narrator is illiterate. The way he reads 2 or 3 words and then takes a break coupled with the way he pronounces a few of the more intellectual words certainly indicates illiteracy.

Either that or he learned to read from William Shatner.

I have it on 1.55x speed and it's still agony to listen.

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I keep waiting for the good part...

Revisado: 03-24-19

...It keeps not coming.

The narrator has such a rich deep voice it's surprising how absolutely monotonous he is. The whole thing settles into this "then, and then, and then, and then" dreary narrative.

I can't honestly tell how much of that is the book's fault. Armand was always portrayed as a bit of a whining, sniveling character... now we have a whole book to verify it.

The abridged version could read:
David: "Why did you believe Lestat's tale?"
Armand: "Because I was raised and surrounded by religious zealots for 450 of the last 500 years."

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Narrator gets worse over time

Revisado: 02-19-19

This book begins with the narrator voicing his characters in whines (the first one led up to it)... Most of his characters sound like morons who find the process of thinking impossible.

Be prepared to hear of "Griffendeh" students, "Slythering" students, and "Huff-il-pufff" students.

Dear Mr. Dale,
Punctuation and grammar is supposed to give you an idea how to read a sentence. A comma (,) suggests a pause. Thought you might want to know... in case you narrate any more books.

I'm having a Harry Potter marathon... but it's seriously getting annoying. I've already been heartbroken by the David Eddings narrator.

Still love the books. Now, if only I could read and drive at the same time, I'd be set.

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Narrator - not so good

Revisado: 02-17-19

The narrator doesn't seem to read using the cues of punctuation. There were pauses where there really shouldn't be and sometimes no pauses where there needed to be. Also, the closer to the end, the more the narrator whined everyone's words.

A few of the narrator's pronunciations were a bit grating; like "griffinder," "voldemor," and "hhuff-il-pufff." However it was listenable.

Love, love, love the books!

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