Fantasy & Sci-Fi

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi reviews

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Review: Two Different Books

V. E. Schwab, narrated by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin

Stunning sentences, not much momentum, and a three-narrator audiobook that is the better way in. Which of those two readers you are decides everything.

Writing: 3.5
Narration: 4.5

18 hr 26 min

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Harry Potter Audiobook: Jim Dale or Stephen Fry?

J. K. Rowling

Dale reads the American text, Fry reads the British one, and the first book is not called the same thing. What to check before buying either line.

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Project Hail Mary Audiobook Review: Why Ray Porter's Narration Is the Definitive Edition

Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter

Listen to this one. Ray Porter's narration is the definitive edition, and the film can only show you about two-thirds of why the book works.

Writing: 4.0
Narration: 5.0

16 hr 10 min