Audrey Ropeburn

PLEASE no more AI narration…

Revisado: 02-15-24

Toward the end of 2023, I noticed that the majority of newly released horror and scifi audible options were utilizing AI generated narration. I’ve given this format three separate chances, and i can confidently state that it’s absolutely unbearable. The multitude of human nuances that cannot be taught to a computer program are on full display here… the nature of “reading” vs “understanding” means that colloquialisms, accents, inflection, speech patterns and other uniquely human attributes are lost, which surprisingly makes the stories difficult to follow. The most glaring annoyance might be the AI’s inability to process onomatopoeia, reading a sentence like “Jenny harshly hissed ‘PSSSSSST’…” as “Jenny harshly hissed pea ess ess ess ess ess ess tee…” Finally, it bears mentioning that im left deeply disappointed in audible for utilizing this sort of substandard corner cutting to avoid paying the skilled human voice artists who bring stories to life (and who are responsible for Audible’s very existence and success) Stories written by humans for humans require a human voice. I really hope audible stops this nonsense soon.

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Stunning

Revisado: 03-01-23

Beautifully written, an absolutely mesmerizing narrative on human nature, consumerism and compassion in a post capitalist society. The best book I’ve read this year.

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Worst recording I’ve ever heard

Revisado: 06-15-22

While the story was decent, I was genuinely distracted by the poor audio quality of the recording! It was shockingly bad. I wish I would have listened to the preview before downloading. Otherwise the story was fine and narration was outstanding despite the garbage audio.

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The most interesting horror novel I’ve read in ages!

Revisado: 10-23-20

I consume horror fiction. I am rarely surprised when it comes to new books. But this story grabbed me from the start and never let go. Absolutely engrossing, absolutely original, tragic, beautiful.... not to mention the flawless performance of the narrator! Easily one of my favorite books I’ve read this year.

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Revisiting a classic

Revisado: 06-17-20

I’ve read this book about 10 times and it never gets old. A great audio version, well narrated and as beautiful as ever.

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Yawn

Revisado: 06-08-20

Super predictable and poorly paced. I didn’t even bother to finish it. This will be a return for sure. Skip it.

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Deeply disturbing and thoughtfully written

Revisado: 06-08-20

It’s been a while since a book has genuinely gotten under my skin, but this one certainly did the job! A slow burn with plenty of character development that only serves to better humanize the victims of the town’s ancient evil, this is a great new story for fans of Jackson and early King.

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Waste of a credit.

Revisado: 07-03-19

Horribly written (to a laughable degree), horribly read. I couldn’t even get halfway through before turning it off for good. Don’t waste your credit on this bit of junior high level fiction.

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