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A book worth reading can be unlistenable in the wrong voice, and a modest book can be carried by the right one. A single rating hides which of the two you would be paying for.
So, you get two numbers, one for the writing and one for the narration, and you can see which half earned it before you spend twelve hours finding out.
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