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Summary: The Lord of the Rings
Review: I purchased the whole LOTR on CD for a cross country drive. The quality of this reading really surprised me. The fact that one man could perform all of the characters this way was wonderful. The changes in his voice are subtle, but allow the listener to follow along with the story with no confusion, even in scenes with multiple speakers. The experience of listening to this book on tape was better than actually reading the book myself. This was a first for me. My intention was to resell the CD set upon arrival, but I am keeping it. I have listened to portions time and again and consider it a valuable part of my library.
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Summary: Fantstic!
Review: I'm a big LOTR fan. I hoped to find this a way to enjoy the books while walking, etc. And up to now it has been wonderful. The production of this audiobook is great (five stars)--the care in putting it together physically is nil stars--so I've opted for three. Inglis manages to bring Middle Earth and its inhabitants to life--and while some say he sounds bored at times, I think it may be that curious "story-telling" inflection, not boredom at all. It's like having someone tell you a rousing good story without being over dramatic and loud. No musical distractions No bombast, no sound effects. Just a warm, jolly voice telling me a great tale. Although I must say I was disappointed not to hear the prologue. However, I am missing disk 16. I see someone else is missing disk 15. I wonder if the makers were in a rush to get some product out there after the success of the films, and were a bit lax in quality control. I wish to make it clear that in NO way do I blame AMAZON for this problem. They have been more than fair...and I am quite happy with their service and wouldn't hesitate to deal with them again. I will also say that the package arrived almost a full month before I expected it! I will put it down to a freak of packaging. Still...one anticipates, and I am disappointed.
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Summary: Missing disk!
Review: Don't get me wrong, I love this book, this audio CD version as well! So far...I too have TWO disk 15s and NO disk 16!! I waited MONTHS for AMAZON.CA to finally admit they couldn't get it, finally "lucked out on AMAZON.COM and now this. I am SERIOUSLY displeased!
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