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homoqueerjewhobbit · 8 months
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I tried listening to the Andy Serkis Lord of the Rings Audiobooks and I gotta say - nah, no thank you, good day sir.
Give me Rob Inglis or give me death.
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damn, this prologue is fucking long. 47 minutes on the audiobook
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Do you ever listen to book so much, that you can quote it, instantly feel relaxed listening, or make remarks at it?
Example:
Book: "And what would you do, if an uninvited dwarf came and hung his things up in your hall without a word of explanation?" - The Hobbit, Chapter 1 An Unexpected Party.
Me: Expect twelve more.
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hardisonparker · 1 month
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oooh okay fellowship went much better once i decided to ditch the audio and just read physical. slower but more enjoyable.
if i didnt have 3 weeks to read 3 books for various clubs id roll straight into the two towers
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writer-on-time · 2 years
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suffering from a bad case of Audiobook Narrator Takes Over Internal Narration >:(
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crlyhairedwxtch · 1 month
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yeah but what if you were my big spoon right now listening to the fellowship of the ring narrated by rob inglis 😌
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maryellencarter · 10 months
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Andy Serkis, of course, as *the* expert in motion-capture acting ever since he first played Gollum 20+ years ago, is a shapeshifter in ways beyond even most character actors to achieve.
He's also a high-level shapeshifter by normal character actor methods -- when I saw him in Black Panther (I think possibly the only place I've seen him wearing his own face, me not being a great moviegoer at the best of times), there was only one brief moment where an expression that reminded me of Gollum flickered through.
Recently, it turned out that a free trial of Amazon Prime which I happened to have running could be converted into a second free book credit on Audible if I should take a free trial there. I've been curious for some time about the 2021 audiobook of LOTR performed by Andy Serkis, and while trying to get my sleep schedule right way up for job-hunting purposes, I've been working on listening to his Fellowship of the Ring. (I've just reached Moria.)
It's a straight-up audiobook, not a play, by the technical definition: one performer, no music or added special effects. But *damn*, you want to talk about shapeshifting? Serkis does startlingly accurate impressions of every actor in the Peter Jackson movies, plus unique voices for characters with no movie casting, and he sings the songs that are described as having tunes.
(I don't have the ear to tell whether he's using new compositions or some kind of traditional tunes, except that I can say for certain he doesn't use Tolkien's rendition of "A fox went out on a winter's night" for Sam's "Troll Song". If anyone with a better ear than mine happens to investigate, I'd be delighted to know what's discovered.)
His narratorial voice isn't 100% Jirt, which is a Choice, but one I honestly support. The Professor had a thick Old English accent which would probably be a chore to listen to or perform for 60+ hours of total audiobook length. Serkis seems to be using something close to his natural Middlesex accent for the narration, as far as I can tell, but there are enough of the familiar Tolkienian twists (like using the "o" sound from the word "tossed" in "shone" and "wroth") that I'm favorably impressed so far.
His Elvish pronunciation isn't perfect, but it's solidly movie-quality (positive); you'd likely have to be me, with a quarter-century and counting of Sindarin as a second language, to snag on the tiny things I'm snagging on, stuff like the Finnish-style double-length "m" in Remmirath or the "eth" sound represented by the "dh" in Caradhras. (There is properly no D sound in Caradhras; the middle consonant sound should be that of the "th" in "these clothes", but I've never actually heard anyone besides myself say it that way.) He gets a lot of the tricky sounds correct, better than I do when I'm being sloppy, like the long-i-adjacent diphthong in Edain or the broad second A in Gandalf.
Also, the unique voices and the vocal effects he brings in for certain scenes are just... I don't even have words. The Barrow-Wight is as terrifying as it was when I was ten. Tom Bombadil sings about 95% of his dialogue, which I've never imagined any performance acknowledging unless it were the hypothetical LOTR opera I suggest every so often, but goddamn if he doesn't somehow make it work. For the movie-cast voices, he flips so smoothly between the mishmash of accents that I keep forgetting I'm not actually listening to a full-cast play with Billy Boyd's chirpy Glaswegian, Sean Bean's gruff Yorkshire, and Sean Astin's earnest put-on West Country all complete.
As for the lowest bar, the reason I refuse to recommend Rob Inglis's older unabridged audiobooks as an entry point -- Inglis regularly inserts contractions that aren't in the original text, turning the formal tone of scenes where "cannot" and "will not" are important signifiers into something incongruously conversational. I do not forgive that kind of alteration in a text where the formality level, and the changes between levels, are such an incredibly fundamental part of what's being conveyed. Serkis has already successfully cleared one dialogue point where it would have been easy to change "can not" to "can't" (Pippin talking nearly as fast as hobbitly possible), and I'm very optimistic that he'll continue to hit those marks.
Wow, that got longer than I expected, but I'm *really* enjoying this rendition. Unless it majorly blows up in my face somehow, I fully expect to have a new go-to recommendation for How To Experience LOTR for people who can't get through it by reading the text. (And even for people who can. I've said on many occasions, that book is written to be read aloud.)
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middleearth-polls · 2 months
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cacodaemonia · 8 months
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I also just finished listening to lotr (I do it every summer) and was wondering which audiobook you are listening to. Highly recommend Rob Inglis.
Ah, nice! I'd say I used to read LOTR and The Silmarillion about once a year, so I understand :D
Lemme check... Yup, that's the narrator for the recordings I have. My only 'complaint' is that he sings all of the songs, and because they have such simple, repetitive melodies, I've had the damn Tom Bombadil song stuck in my head for 24 hours. *eye twitch* I may not survive XD;;;
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arwainian · 1 month
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Reading This Week 2024 #6-8
sits here. i have been behind on this.... once again... i think i just have to accept that i do these when i do these.
Finished Week 6 (Feb 4-10):
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (skimmed/read the spark notes for class discussion, won't be reading more)
Undoing Gender by Judith Butler (read Chapter 6 "Longing for Recognition", currently won't be reading more)
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Rob Inglis (started the same week, audio book was lots of fun)
i love Tenar...... i think it's really cool that the way the Earthsea books are working is that even tho Ged is a reocurring character, we get a new child perspective for each one
Orange, Vol. 4 by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis (started same week)
truly TRULY the love triangle/rivals in this are so primed to be read polyamorously it had driven me crazy. just form a triad, you all like each other
about 10 other smaller things (articles, short stories, excerpts) that i shall not be naming individually bc this post is already too long
Finished Week 7 (Feb 11-17):
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (started in Week 6)
this book flips is like reading a multigenerational family drama with each section involving the slowly growing tension of knowing what horrific historical event/conditions they are about to live through
Venus by Susan-Lori Parks (started same week)
The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono, translated by Amanda Haley (started same week)
“Experiential Gender” in Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano
“Black (W)holes and The Geometry of Black Female Sexuality” by Evelynn Hammonds
"Unsexed: A Zero Concept for Gender Studies" by Kath Weston
"Of Catamites and Kings: Reflections on Butch, Gender, and Boundaries" by Gayle Rubin (these four i read for a class that i lead the discussion four so while they fall under the category of articles i'm not mentioning right now, i felt they should be included for that reason)
a shit ton of student papers
6 smaller things (articles and abandoned books that i'm skipping for same reason as above)
Finished Week 8 (Feb 18-24):
Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam (started same week)
very in-depth descriptions of bowel movements in this
Orange, Vol. 5 by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis (started same week)
so cute! once again i am advocating for them to just form a poly triad
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (started ages and ages ago...)
you've already seen my frantic reblog spam about this. i'm glad i finally finished reading this. the quarter 3 of it was kind a low point but i think it really captured me again by the end (however, i think the like... FINAL two pages are really scream "remember! that this is technically inspired by some real history!" in a way i found unneccesary and kinda too me out of the satisfaction of the end). i think the ending worked for me because Ma was really underused (i know it would have made the book kinda bloated but i would have loved a chapter or two of her perspective holding down the fort and dealing with internal politics while Zhu was away doing war things....), so her role in the finale was what really solidified it for me. this book drove me crazy in a great way, i think so many people should read She Who Became the Sun and then this sequel
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 11 by Kamome Shirahama, translated by Stephen Kohler (started same week)
the panelling in this manga is simply so fucking good. read this. its so cute
Orange, Vol. 6: Future by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis (started same week)
i don't think this volume was necessary lol... i did not need to know how Suwa and Naho got together in the future where Kakeru died, it was better as implications
Ongoing Reads:
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (read another chapter)
i am so sorry to my girlfriend who has to deal with me complaining about this book i am reading to her after every chapter... i am glad she is enjoying it regardless
The Farther Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Rob Inglis (about halfway through)
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (basically read the preface material so far)
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rohirric-hunter · 4 months
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1, 20, and 22 for Léonys? :3
What is their go-to comfort food?
Lady Hackberry had a recipe for honey-cakes, later modified and perfected by one of the other kids, a hobbit named Gareth, and that's Léonys' favorite food and favorite comfort food. She especially likes it with fruit baked in, but plain is good too! It's good on warm days, it's good warmed up with a hot drink on cold days, you really can't lose with it.
20. What is their hidden talent? Is that a skill they’ve been practicing since childhood or just something they happen to know and never had the chance to show? Besides, was it something forced upon them, taught by someone close, or they picked it up themselves?
Léonys can play the fiddle! She's not, like, amazing at it, and probably a bit rusty after the war due to lack of practice. She learned it from Lady Hackberry, who is a talented fiddler and taught her some things. It's a fun an relaxing hobby for her, and she does it often when she's at home. It's not really hidden from anyone in and around Bree, but since there are no real opportunities to do it during the war, it probably comes as a surprise to the Rangers and other friends she made!
22. If they had to pick up an instrument, what would they choose?
Ahgohgalghagj I answered 20 before I looked at what 22 was. But in terms of, like, other instruments of the slightly less musical variety, I think she develops a strong respect for people with horns. Like, war-horns, trumpeters, etc. Lot of things contributing to that, but also that bit from RotK --
And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the City, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns. In dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the North wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.
(The audiobook I grew up with had such a great narrator who had such a cadence to his voice when reading that bit -- the Recorded Books version narrated by Rob Inglis if you're wondering. Maybe I'll post a clip at some point, as I can't seem to find this version anywhere online and I believe it is out of print now.)
I think while this is happening it sort of goes over Léonys' head. She's not in a great headspace. Very Darkest Hour for her. But later, hearing accounts of the battle from other people, especially Hathellang, it strikes her how much of a turning point and moment of hope it was for many people. And she was a part of it. A small part, just one soldier in Rohan's army, but a part of it -- despite how hopeless she felt at the time.
War-horns become a reminder to her that your own darkness doesn't stop you from doing good, and no matter how hopeless things look, you can still change things for the better.
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homoqueerjewhobbit · 2 years
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Borderline dissociated yesterday listening to 11 chapters of RotK on audiobook. Only cried a teeny bit "here at the end of all things."
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bookloure · 1 year
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Here are the books I finished in March, ranked from lowest-rated to highest-rated! ✨
2.0 ⭐
📖 Time is a Mother, by Ocean Vuong (Audiobook read by the author)
3.0 ⭐
📖 Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, by Amanda Montell (Audiobook read by the author)
3.5 ⭐
📖 Woman Without Shame, by Sandra Cisneros (Audiobook read by the author)
4.0 ⭐
📖 Act Your Age, Eve Brown, by Talia Hibbert (Audiobook read by Ione Butler)
📖 The Pisces, by Melissa Broder (Audiobook read by the author)
📖 LOTR: The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien (Audiobook read by Rob Inglis) - I highly recommend this Audiobook version!
4.5 ⭐
📖 Noli Me Tangere, by José Rizal (tr. to English by Charles Derbyshire)
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concerningwolves · 9 months
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Thank you for the tag @h0liests! (You are going to notice A Theme in most of my answers uh oh)
Last song: According to Spotify, it was 'Don't Swallow the Cap' by The National, but I actually think it was 'The Ents' Marching Song' by Clamavi de Profundis
Last movie: The Two Towers (I'm rewatching the films with a friend who's never seen them; played her the ents' song after the film finished).
Currently reading: Re-listening to The Return of the King audiobook read by Rob Inglis.
Currently craving: I was craving pasta, but I had it for lunch :D
Last thing researched for writing purposes: when do hazelnuts ripen, and how long do hazelnuts keep without refrigerating them.
Leaving this as an open tag, as usual
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unsolids-your-snake · 2 years
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Hello! Hope you and baby blue are doing OK! I can't remember if it was you or someone else that was listening to a Lord of the Rings audio book that was apparently really good. If it was you, do you remember the name of the person reading it? I really wanna start listening to it since I don't have time to read lol
It was me! Rob Inglis is the narrator. I need to finish listening lol
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insanityclause · 2 years
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Original Music Arthur Sharpe, Landscapers Carly Paradis, Line Of Duty Jonathan ‘Elevated’Olorunfemi, The Outsiders Natalie Holt, Loki
Sound: Factual Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James, Andy Payne, The Funeral Of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh Doug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, Hugh Dwan, James Evans, Formula 1: Drive To Survive Kate Hopkins, Jonny Crew, Paul Ackerman, Graham Wild, Earth At Night In Colour Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Nas Parkash, Dan Johnson, Tae Hak Kim, Claire Ellis, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Photography: Factual Doug Anderson, Alex Vail, Tiny World (Reef) James Incledon, Liverpool Narcos John Shier, Dawson Dunning, Earth At Night In Colour Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years In Afghanistan
Special, Visual & Graphic Effects Adam Inglis, Tom Payne, Sam Livingstone, Silja Momsen-Livingstone, Earth At Night In Colour Dadi Einarsson, Gavin Round, Aleksandar Pejic, Oliver Cubbage, Stefano Pepin, Jet Omoshebi, The Witcher (Episode 1) Jean-Claude Deguara, Milk Vfx, Egg Vfx, Gareth Spensley, Real Sfx, Intergalactic Rob Harvey, Rasik Gorecha, Sam Reed, Alex Marlow, John Kennedy, Katherine Jamieson, Black Holes: Heart Of Darkness
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