I have to hand it to Jim Dale, he does a fantastic job of narrating the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling on audiobook. While I prefer reading the books myself, I’m happy to listen to Dale narrate as I get ready for the work day or as I do chores around the house. The problem I find with many audiobooks is the narrator’s voice, which usually ends up distracting me from the actual story. I think that Dale does a great job of capturing each different characters’ accent and tone of voice really well. In this case I actually think he helps the book come alive because I get so sucked into the story that I honestly forget I’m listening to an audiobook
I’m currently listening the the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I had forgotten how funny the Weasley twins are and find myself cracking up at their pranks and experimental magical creations.
So if you haven’t tried listening to the Harry Potter series on audio – I highly recommend it. Not many people have time to sit down to read a seven book series, but listening to an audiobook is much more plausible. It honestly might be the only thing that makes cleaning the bathroom a not-so-bad task.
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I have really gotten into audio books this year. (I just finished listening to 10 of The Dresden Files books!) Thanks for the recommendation, I wasn’t thinking about listening to Harry Potter!
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I’m starting to get really into audio books too! The Harry Potter series is my absolute favorite. 🙂
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That sounds good. Coincidentally, I was just reading about Jim Dale being the narrator of the series ‘Pushing Daisies’. I didn’t realize it was him at the time, but always loved the voice. Thank you for the heads up.
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I’ve never heard any of his other narrations, but I bet they would be good too!
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Hmmm, I might just do this. You’re not the only one I’ve heard rave about this narrator.
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Yea he’s pretty great, he does the accents and different voices so well! I hope you enjoy it!
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Great idea! Especially for long car rides! I hope they have these at my library! 🙂
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Exactly! I listened to an audiotape on a road trip just last week and it was great!
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Jim Dale is the BEST!!! I had no idea he narrated the Harry Potter audiobooks, too! I have listened to a few of his and he just has the best voice. Did you ever watch the show Pushing Daisies? He narrated that show, too (it’s one of my all time favorites, you should look it up!)
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I haven’t watched that show, but if Jim Dale is involved I’ll have to heck it out! He does such a great job with the Harry Potter series, I hope you check it out!
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You’re absolutely right about these audiobooks. He was a brilliant choice for this.
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Isn’t he fantastic?!
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I have never in my life listened to an audio book, but I HAVE read the Harry Potter series more times than I’d care to admit over the years. This is intriguing though! I may be making a 10+ hour drive to Canada to visit the new Harry Potter bar at some point in the near future, so I think I’ll put this on the TBLT (is that a thing?) list!
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That would be a great idea, you could make a big dent in the book with that much time! Haha I like the TBLT list idea. 🙂
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I have heard from a couple of people that Jim Dale’s Harry Potter audio book is epic! I’ve never given audio books a try, but it would definitely help increase the number of books I consume since I could listen to them during chores etc… Maybe I’ll start with this one 😉
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Haha epic is a great word for it! You’re totally right, it helps me get through more books when I’m busy. Definitely go with this series for audiobook!
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Added to my TBLT list 😛
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It’s a completely different experience I find, listening to a book. If you’re a writer yourself, you notice the technical things much more. There’s a good free site called LibriVox with readings by volunteers who are pretty good.
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I totally agree! You see the story in a different way. I’ve never heard of that site but it sounds awesome, I’ll have to check it outn
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My first audio book was a Ruth Rendell classic. Can’t remember the name.
Nothing like having a bedtime story at the age of 49. 🙂
Or when washing the bath.
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I love a good bedtime story! 🙂
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I don’t usually listen to audiobooks – something about it just makes me forget about what’s actually happening, but I think I might get the ones for this series. Thanks for posting a review on it!
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Of course! Let me know if you try the Harry Potter series out on audiobook, I feel like they are usually the exception!
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OMG, I am a Harry Potter fanatic. I love to see other HP-lovers out there! I’ve never listened to the audio books though. I’ll have to try it for sure!
By the way, I’ve nominated you for One Lovely Blog Award: https://thebibliophilestruggle.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/one-lovely-blog-award/
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If you’re a Harry Potter fanatic, be sure to check out the audiobooks! They are so good!! Thank you for the nomination 😊
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The UK version, read by Stephen Fry, is also amazing!
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I haven’t heard it, but I’ll check it out!
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