panI finished the #audiobook narrated by Gaiman this morning. I have to say, I am completely underwhelmed. This was my first by Gaiman (I had never even heard of him before joining Litsy). I found the story quite dull and felt that the narration sounded as if Gaiman, himself, was bored with the material. I wish I had bailed. #unpopularopinion #notmything #eventhecatwasbored #littenkitten #catsoflitsy #adventuresofthegmen
plaidchuck Yes it was his first solo novel and also a novelisation of a BBC TV series he co wrote. I would recommend giving Stardust or American Gods by him a try some other time. 6y
Tomigirl44 Gaiman is a new author for me as well - just read The Sleeper and the Spindle, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and next up this afternoon is American Gods. I‘m not overly crazy about his writing but want to give him a fair try. The Ocean certainly is unique and unpredictable - I read it within 24 hours, just picking it up every so often and reading a chapter or two.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel 6y
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novelcherinium Thanks for the recommendations. I am certainly willing to give him another chance, but I will likely go with a print version next time. I've seen that many seem to adore his voice, but it was sleep inducing for me. The audio also had a lot of voice effects and music added, which just felt cheesy and hard to understand for me. @plaidchuck 6y
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cherinium @Tomigirl44 Thanks for your recommendations! 6y
DivineDiana I listened to the audio of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and loved it! Tried to share with my husband and he was having none of the voice that enchanted me! To each his own! 😀 (edited) 6y
cherinium @DivineDiana We are all, as humans, wired a little differently. I've read that many people love Gaiman's voice. I've seen the word "hypnotic" used more than once. For me, there was something about his voice that would make my mind drift off and lose all focus. I'd suddenly become aware and realize I hadn't really heard anything for several minutes. It took me even longer to get through the book because I had to rewind so many times. LOL 6y
plaidchuck Oh yes the effects were distracting, i remember that. Funny enough they also later did it in a radio drama with James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, and Natalie Dormer! I wish i had started there! 6y
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