I have very mixed feelings about audiobooks. I have heard some that are done very well and bring the text to life,and then there are those that some stiff and lifeless; this is in the latter category. Many of the better audiobooks are by actors who know how to use inflection and dramatic little pauses. Most of these LibriVox recordings are by people who don't listen to many audiobooks themselves.. They oftentimes sound mechanical and make even the greatest literary work sound dreadfully dull. Certain voices go with certain texts and no matter how hard the narrator tries they cannot elevate their reading into anything higher than a high school student giving a recitation in front of a bored classroom. The timbre of a voice makes all the difference. But it makes me want to go read the actual essay. I'd rank Thoreau among my favourite authors. I reread Walden every few years, enjoying it more and more each time.
I too have read Walden many times over the years. I find new things every time, but this format allows me to listen to the "noblest recorded thoughts " while working on my farm.
Couldn't you read this with a touch more genuine feeling? Excuse me, really. I don't like to nitpick but, this is painfully narrated like I"m listening to a bored 7th grade class forced to read aloud. Actually, it's cracking me up for that reason, lol! No hate, okay, I kept listening to it.
Ikr. Like excuse us for being productive members of society. What a pretentious sanctimonious snob. Oh, I mean Famous and Well Respected Author. Cough cough.
Thanks for the refreshing performance. Looking forward to more
Best narrator by far is Gordon Mackenzie “Walden”
I recommend the chipmunk version at 2X the regular speed.
Good luck
26:35 love that little jab at the Aussies
I have very mixed feelings about audiobooks. I have heard some that are done very well and bring the text to life,and then there are those that some stiff and lifeless; this is in the latter category. Many of the better audiobooks are by actors who know how to use inflection and dramatic little pauses. Most of these LibriVox recordings are by people who don't listen to many audiobooks themselves.. They oftentimes sound mechanical and make even the greatest literary work sound dreadfully dull. Certain voices go with certain texts and no matter how hard the narrator tries they cannot elevate their reading into anything higher than a high school student giving a recitation in front of a bored classroom. The timbre of a voice makes all the difference. But it makes me want to go read the actual essay. I'd rank Thoreau among my favourite authors. I reread Walden every few years, enjoying it more and more each time.
I too have read Walden many times over the years. I find new things every time, but this format allows me to listen to the "noblest recorded thoughts " while working on my farm.
It’s like they are just saying the words without actually reading the book. None of it flows naturally.
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Couldn't you read this with a touch more genuine feeling?
Excuse me, really. I don't like to nitpick but, this is painfully narrated like I"m listening to a bored 7th grade class forced to read aloud. Actually, it's cracking me up for that reason, lol! No hate, okay, I kept listening to it.
True.. this sucked
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All I can think while reading this is that Thoreau keeps taking jabs at the poor and working class.
Ikr. Like excuse us for being productive members of society. What a pretentious sanctimonious snob. Oh, I mean Famous and Well Respected Author. Cough cough.
I agree with you. As i do agree with what he says it isnt as possible for everyone to give up work or property
its more to the poor minded, because the most us are, in some aspects
But isn’t he spot on and accurate?
Is the narrator from California? haha
Lol sounds like it .
This is unlistenable. Try some phrasing and intonation modulation
Edit: ...and a dictionary for a pronunciation guide
He’s too young to read out HDT
HDT was only 30 when he wrote Walden.