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Brandon Sanderson / Experiencing Sanderson through Audiobooks
« on: January 28, 2011, 05:54:28 AM »
First post, here...  I see why this is called the Time-Waster's Guide... Good grief, I could spend hours here!!  LOL!

I don't know what the experience of reading Brandon's books is like at all, as I prefer to listen to them as I work in my studio.  I don't have the luxury of time to set aside to the activity of reading, and I've actually grown to prefer to hear stories told to me through great narration.  I've listened to quite a few books on audio, and I must say that Michael Kramer's voice is hypnotically appealing!  It's because of his (and his wife Kate Reading's) work on WoT that I purchased more of Brandon's works.

Listening to Mr. Kramer recite Brandon's Mistborn Trilogy has been a great experience, and I highly recommend it to anyone.  I find him to be an incredibly versatile storyteller--his vocal inflection, his way with accents, his enunciation, his character differentiation, and his oral interpretation are fantastic.  For me, it's much easier to hear the stories as he tells them than try keep things sorted out in my own head--I can rely upon him as narrator to help guide me into a rich and layered experience that has kept me up at night listening and consistently looking for excuses to work in my studio and listen to my iPod!

I just wanted to say that listening to the audio version of the Mistborn trilogy has been a real treat.   It's a great series of novels, and I don't feel I've missed anything by not reading them myself--if fact I'd encourage you all to listen to them if you can.  It's  a great experience, and well worth it.  With Mr. Kramer's and his wife's skills, I look forward to listening to The Way of Kings and the rest of his WoT books.  They made it easy to become a fan of Brandon's work.

Just sayin'.   ;D

--Corey in San Diego




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