"Good Intentions" by Etgar Keret, read by Leonard Nimoy/"The Man Who Liked Dickens" by Evelyn Waugh, read by Leonard Nimoy
Does the story/selection appeal to you? Why or why not?
What does the reader to do bring the story to life, create a vivid voice? How would you rate the telling of the story? What in particular did you like or dislike?
I honestly chose this selection because I thought it would contain actual science fiction stories. I do like the stories. They are just very different than what I was expecting since the title applies more to the reader's identity than the actual type of stories.
ReplyDeleteIn the first story, "Good Intentions," the reader (Leonard Nimoy) has a very distinct voice. He does a good job of changing the tone of his voice to match the emotions he's trying to portray. However, the one thing I think doesn't really fit is that his voice sounds like an older man's voice and the character narrator in the story is only 31 years old. I like the way Nimoy emphasizes certain words by drawing them out and creating pauses. I also like that Nimoy doesn't really try to make different voices for different characters because I think that can come off as cheesy or childish at times. He did, however, change his tone slightly to differentiate characters. I would recommend this story to anyone who likes cynical characters and plots.
In the second story, "The Man Who Liked Dickens," Nimoy reads in a similar manner to the other story. I think his voice is slightly lighter in this story than in the other story, though. He does a good job of changing his voice not too drastically for each character. When he does change voices, I like how he portrays the humor of the story. At one point while reading he chuckles a little bit which I feel kind of brings him out of the story. I would not recommend this story to anyone just because I wasn't a huge fan. I suppose if someone really likes cynical stories with a bit of "humor" they would like this story.