Teri,

If you want answers, you'd probably be better off discussing these issues 
with one of the librarians.  While I'm sure many people on this list share 
your frustrations, we probably have few answers for you.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:39
Subject: narrators for NLS audiobooks


> Hi, List,
>
> Excuse me for venting!  I just downloaded "The Unfinished Tales of 
> Numenor,"
> by J.R.R. Tolkien from the BARD web site and I started to listen to it 
> with
> my BookSense.  The narrator is Erin Jones!  She's unsuitable for reading
> this kind of book!  The narrator should be a man, perhaps a British man, 
> who
> knows how to pronounce the names of the places and who gets into the 
> spirit
> of the book.  This woman can't pronounce Minas Tireth right!
>
> Unfortunately, the audiobook isn't available anywhere else.  I checked
> Audiobooks Online and Audible, but they don't have it.
>
> Why are some of the narrators for NLS books so lousy?  Do the producers
> choose them?  When I first used talking books as a kid with the old 33
> records, the narrators were great!
>
> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>