You know, I started out really fussy about voices too, and at some point, I just... stopped minding. It's like a stylistic quirk I just got used to with time, and the only time it really bothers me now is when the young American woman (or whoever) is trying to sound like a posh British man. If they're just using their normal voice, I can tune out the dissonance between reader and character, and just focus on the story.
That takes time, though, and I imagine it doesn't work for everybody.
(And I'm still extremely fussy about voices in pro-audiobooks. I had a horrible, horrible experience with The Hound of the Baskervilles recently where I spent the entire time gritting my teeth because Watson doesn't sound that old! Holmes's voice isn't that nasally! It's like bad dinner theatre in my earbuds!)
Anyway, enough of My Thoughts on Audio. Glad to hear you're feeling better!
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Date: 2011-03-31 03:01 am (UTC)That takes time, though, and I imagine it doesn't work for everybody.
(And I'm still extremely fussy about voices in pro-audiobooks. I had a horrible, horrible experience with The Hound of the Baskervilles recently where I spent the entire time gritting my teeth because Watson doesn't sound that old! Holmes's voice isn't that nasally! It's like bad dinner theatre in my earbuds!)
Anyway, enough of My Thoughts on Audio. Glad to hear you're feeling better!