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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, read by Stephen Fry. Free download (archive.org)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (7 children)

If you can find them I highly recommend listening to the Douglas Adams recordings, it is much better listening to the actual author read his own books IMO. Fantastic books no matter how you listen to them.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I agree in this case, but not every author is a good reader, and even when they are, their voice isn't always the right voice. I love Stephen King to death, but I'll pass on him reading The Stand. Meanwhile, I wouldn't listen to On Writing read by anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I agree there's definitely a few books I've stopped listening to because I didn't like the narration style or voice.

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