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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic. As she guides listeners through the world of munchkins, winkies, and quadlings; witches; and the humbug Oz, Hathaway’s impressive vocal repertoire shines. As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.
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Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Female, 2013
One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Alice in Wonderland, The Dark Knight Rises) lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.
Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz , where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie - and several more that never made it to the big screen - on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.
“It’s such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life”, Ms. Hathaway said. “There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it’s a story that can handle it. It’s amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well.”
Critic reviews
“Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic.... As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.” (AudioFile)
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- Manfred
- 23-12-12
Wonderful
I guess everybody knows the story about Dorothy and Toto. If not from the movie with Ms. Garland then from reading the story by L. Frank Baum. But hearing it being narrated by Anne Hathaway is another dimension. I loved how she changes her voice to portrait the different characters. The story came to life again for me. I never read the sequels to the book, but this has prompted me to start doing so. I recommend this audiobook to anyone who loves a good story. Being Dutch I also recommend this audiobook to other Dutch people who love to read and hear stories in English.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-20
wonderful
I loved this, so great to hear the actual story whilst picturing the film in each chapter.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-01-21
all round great !
Sweet story and great narration. Anne Hathaway really bles me away with her voices and engaging narration.
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- Ian Witham
- 01-06-23
Anne Hathaway is a great and powerful actress.
I prefer full cast dramatizations but Anne Hathaway uses so many voices when she reads The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz that this is as good as a play. She even has three voices for the mice. One for the big mice, one for the small mice, and one for the medium-sized mice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-19
An absolute joy
enjoyed every minute. the story is much better than the film which was good in its own right, but was heavily abridged. cannot really call it modern as it is nearly 120 years old but still has that quality and freshness that appeals to all, even today. I rarely review but this I give top marks.
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- ND
- 29-11-19
Classic
Wonderful story and lovely character built up. It is as good for my daughter 30 years on as it was for me when I was her age. Anne Hathaway did a good job narrating it too. just as if I was reading it to her.
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- Violeta
- 06-12-20
Wow
Anne Hathaway narration of the book is spot on, was a pleasure to listen ❤️ loved it
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- Brendan
- 12-01-21
Fantastic
I yern for more titles narrated by Anne Hathaway. Truely engaging and made an old time classic fresh and new.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-08-19
Best audiobook I’ve ever listened to
Anne is simply superb the plethora of voices she makes is astonishing love this little story a lot
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- Steph H
- 03-10-19
What an excellent listen
Obviously the story of Oz that I know is from the film, so it was wonderful to listen to the original tale, especially read by someone like Anne Hathaway.
To be honest the story doesn't hold up too badly, a few holes here and there, and some of those only because we are used to having a 'universe' more fully explained.
I have to say Anne Hathaway did an incredible job with the reading, much better than I'd thought it would be. So many different voices to portray and done ever so well. You could hear the occasional laughter in her voice too which showed she must have enjoyed reading it.
Not sure I'm bothered about any other stories by the same author, but this was immensely enjoyable.
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