One last Short Take for 2025. I finished listening today to the adaptation of the first Harry Potter book.\u00a0 I’ve read all the books and seen all the movies, basically once. (My wife can quote whole passages by heart.)<\/p>\n
We have been fans of HP from near the beginning.\u00a0 I have the dubious honor of having gone to a bookstore at midnight to pick up each of the last two books, which my wife started reading until she couldn’t keep her eyes open, and leaving the next day open until she was finished. (At which point I was allowed to read them.)<\/p>\n
This production is well-done, clocking in at a little over eight hours.\u00a0 None of the voices are jarring.\u00a0 Part of the fun is coming upon some of the more well-known names as you hear them for the first time, but I have to give special kudos to Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall.\u00a0 I enjoyed her performance the most!\u00a0 “Full-cast Audio” means there is some music, background noise\/effects, and ‘Foley’ effects like footprints or creaking doors, with many different voice actors for the characters.<\/p>\n
I got this free from Audible on a special sale.\u00a0 With all of the controversy that J.K. Rowling now stirs up, she’s joined that category of creators where you really wish they’d just keep their mouths shut.\u00a0 In hearing this audio version, it’s nice that her work still brings enjoyment.\u00a0 I’ll be looking for more sales or deals to hear the rest of the series.<\/p>\n
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