terrible naration

seriously. read other reviews. cant get into book due to the terrible naration. asked for credit to be returned. Prof H , should have read it yourself

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Great book, bad voice, listen audio sample first.

Apologies to the narrator, I respect workmanship and those who do, but this narration is uncomfortable to listen too.
The book I’ve read in the past and was excited intellectually to find it as an audiobook so I could illustrate and work while listening to this educational and thoroughly detailed work on the world of the birth and growth of modern witchcraft.
In-depth and eye opening, gripping and weaves the events of history, peoples & Druids, traditions, folklore into historical practice of villages, farms and country folk with the new birth of witchcraft and how history was adopted as a magical DNA. The ancestors may or may not agree with how the modern world has claimed it’s craft as a valid inheritance true to the ancient ways. The triumph of the moon is a valid and constructive assesment of the validity of this claim, a concise and fascinating study of the reality while remaining respectful and true to Ronald Huttons fascination and respect of the occult. Academic as well as readable by the practitioner and interested alike.
Narration, I found this audiobook unlistenable due to the narrator, I have the book in the physical, I turned to a text reader to listen to the book previously and after trying with this erosion from audible I returned to the text reader app on my iPad.
As I stated I prefer not to be negative in any situation, but I have to be honest as well, I’ve tried repeatedly to listen to this audiobook and have only kept it and not returned it as I respect the work done to write this level of quality which stands above and beyond the flood of teenage witch books and weak watered down or over repeated from book to book faults and make believe magic.
I’m a practitioner of old practice, from which I studied history, from prehistory through Neolithic and up to today, remaining as close as possible to the archeological and anthropological evidence. With this I interpreted my personal experience and learning from a living country practice to enhance that academic study. So i am pro witchcraft and recommend this book as a valid education for those who want to sort the wheat from the chaff. Please listen to the audio sample first, if put off then please consider purchasing the physical book which is very much worth the price. Sorry Prof Hutton, great book but why this choice of narrator, I don’t understand it, there’s so many good voice actors out there who can add emphasis and relevance in tone in the right places, this is just terribly hard to listen to and awkward to follow, which means what is being read is lost.
Blessings to all those with goodness at heart.
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Fascinating but arduous

The subject matter is fascinating and the writing is satisfyingly precise and measured. This book is a much needed précis on an elusive topic. Unfortunately the narration is gruellingly flat. Which is a shame, and below the actor's normal standard.

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Terrible narration but good book

I can't manage this. I've tried really hard to get over the narration but it is so difficult to follow. it sounds like a computer is reading. I look forward to borrowing the paper copy from the friend who recommended it. wondering if I can get my token back?

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The reader is insufferable

Triumph of the Moon is a wonderful book, but the narrator is monotonous and makes it impossible to listen to this audiobook. I had to check it was a computer generated voice. Do yourself a favour and buy the paper version..

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Please change narrater😬

Im really trying to listen to this the narrater but its really putting me off... I can't seem to find out who is reading it! Dont know if i can finish it.

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the worst narrator.. ever.

extremely robotic voice.. ruined such a cool book for me... I've tried... really...lasted 30-40Mins... please change the narrator, for someone, who can read...
not just say words ...

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Terrible narrator

Great book. But the narrator is so bad its impossible to listen to. Try and read it because this is dreadful on audio

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Ruined by Narrator

I have no idea if this is a good book as the narrator killed it for me. This "narrator" doesn't actually narrate the book - he just speaks each word in one long monotone. Grab anybody off the street and ask them to read the book out loud and they will do just as good or better a job. I am asking for a refund as I cannot understand how audible can use such a robotic narrator.

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Draw of the story overcomes robotic narrator

I nearly didn't listen to the audiobook after reading the reviews and listening to the extract. But I am very glad I did. Yes, the narrator has a very robotic and muted delivery that is distracting at first, but the book is so engaging that after a few chapters I forgot the narrator and was entirely drawn in to the book. If you are interested in the story of the origins of modern witchcraft, this book is an absolute must.

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