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Dreaming of You (Gamblers, #2)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) , Rosalyn Landor (Goodreads Author)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) , Rosalyn Landor (Goodreads Author)
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bookshelves: 1-mp3-i-have, audio-i-ve-listened-to, historical-romance
Mar 21, 11
bookshelves: 1-mp3-i-have, audio-i-ve-listened-to, historical-romance
Read in January, 2011
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor - Narration 2*s
Reviewed for AAR's Speaking of Audiobooks - http://www.likesbooks.com/blog/?p=5947
Never having read this Kleypas favorite, I came into it with open ears and high expectations. It’s a romance built around a self made man who had been born in the gutter, literally, and a country born miss with a hunger for facts and an understanding heart – a heart that sees the good in all people no matter their circumstances. Derek Craven is a unique hero, as is this story, which centers on a gaming club and the lower classes instead of the aristocracy.
Rosalyn Landor is once again spot on with her excellent overall narration abilities, including her voice for Sara to which she adds a lovely lilt for both her and her parents voices.
For those who have had a hard time with Landor’s voicing of beloved heroes in the past, Dreaming of You is NOT going to be the longed for breakout performance in that area.
What I wanted to hear (and should have heard) with Derek’s voice was a robust, lusty man in his prime, one that could seduce any woman he chose. What I heard was a fusty, humorless old man in a bad mood. There were so many lines that should have melted my heart, especially towards the end, but they just didn’t work in this fogeyish voice.
I understand that many listeners won’t agree with this opinion and I’m genuinely happy for you. But if Landor’s voicing of heroes hasn’t worked for you yet, be prepared for another disappointment.
I, for one, will be reading this fabulous book, when the hero’s voice has long faded from memory, allowing me to create the real Derek in my head – the one I’ve heard so much about.
Reviewed for AAR's Speaking of Audiobooks - http://www.likesbooks.com/blog/?p=5947
Never having read this Kleypas favorite, I came into it with open ears and high expectations. It’s a romance built around a self made man who had been born in the gutter, literally, and a country born miss with a hunger for facts and an understanding heart – a heart that sees the good in all people no matter their circumstances. Derek Craven is a unique hero, as is this story, which centers on a gaming club and the lower classes instead of the aristocracy.
Rosalyn Landor is once again spot on with her excellent overall narration abilities, including her voice for Sara to which she adds a lovely lilt for both her and her parents voices.
For those who have had a hard time with Landor’s voicing of beloved heroes in the past, Dreaming of You is NOT going to be the longed for breakout performance in that area.
What I wanted to hear (and should have heard) with Derek’s voice was a robust, lusty man in his prime, one that could seduce any woman he chose. What I heard was a fusty, humorless old man in a bad mood. There were so many lines that should have melted my heart, especially towards the end, but they just didn’t work in this fogeyish voice.
I understand that many listeners won’t agree with this opinion and I’m genuinely happy for you. But if Landor’s voicing of heroes hasn’t worked for you yet, be prepared for another disappointment.
I, for one, will be reading this fabulous book, when the hero’s voice has long faded from memory, allowing me to create the real Derek in my head – the one I’ve heard so much about.
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Mar 23, 2011 09:10am
Oh no! I have this on my listen-to-list. Why only two stars?
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I forgot to cut and paste my review from the SOA column over here! But basically Derek Craven's voice was just too old fogyish sounding for my ears. Heroes are very important to me, so it was a deal breaker. Rosalyn Landor was dead on with everything else, she is very talented, until it comes to heroes, IMO. So if you don't mind old hero voices the rest of the book was done very well.
Paperbackswap?? Kaetrin enjoyed Then Came You, the book that precedes Dreaming of You.... and you get to hear Derek Cravens voice in it, maybe that would be an option to listen to and then you'd know if you wanted to try Dreaming of You??
Oh, I have the book; it's one of my favorites of hers. I was just surprised that my library search didn't turn up even a paper copy. :/I might try that. The reader uses a consistent voice between books?
Not having listened to both I can't guarantee the consistency, but from K's comments I am assuming so. If you have a favorite passage I could share it with you as a sample listen. Just refresh my mind as to about where it appears in the book. :)
