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A review by jennifermreads
Just One Day by Gayle Forman
4.0
I absolutely 1000% adore Gayle Forman and her books. I raved about the print version here.
But I cannot give the same five-star review to the audiobook simply because of the narration of Willem's voice: IT ANNOYED ME TO DEATH! Rather than having the narrator deepen her pitch or even hiring a second reader to read Willem's parts (which are so few in this book!), readers are "treated" to a computerized version that is jarring and distracting. Rather than the dread and sadness I felt in the print version when Allison/Lulu returned to the United States, with the audio, I instead heaved a sigh of relief.
I pray that the narration of Just One Year is less off-putting.
But I cannot give the same five-star review to the audiobook simply because of the narration of Willem's voice: IT ANNOYED ME TO DEATH! Rather than having the narrator deepen her pitch or even hiring a second reader to read Willem's parts (which are so few in this book!), readers are "treated" to a computerized version that is jarring and distracting. Rather than the dread and sadness I felt in the print version when Allison/Lulu returned to the United States, with the audio, I instead heaved a sigh of relief
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knowing I wasn't going to have to hear that darn computerized voice again until the last pagesI pray that the narration of Just One Year is less off-putting.