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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6,942
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6,035
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Story3 out of 5 stars 6,032
2017 has been a monumental year for Audible, having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, a milestone that would have never been possible without our wonderful and loyal listeners. One of our major commitments is bringing new and diverse audio experiences to our members, so this year, as our gift to you, we pulled together a collection that reflects a little bit of everything we’ve been up to recently.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don’t waste your time
- By Leslie on 12-10-17
- Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, Simon Callow, Dan Starkey, John Banks, Vern
Perhaps an acquired taste for some, but I loved it
Reviewed: 11-02-23
Today is November 2nd, 2023. Moments before writing this review, I browsed Audible for holiday content. Audio-dramas, podcasts, a Doctor Who Christmas audiobook. I'm normally one of those people who waits until Santa (the real one, not one of those fake bar crawl Santas) has reached the front of Macy's before celebrating Christmas, but 2023 has been A MOOD, and I'm ready for some levity.
I first listened to Gather 'Round the Sound when it was released as an Audible freebie maybe six years ago. I used to look forward to these holiday freebies. The Blue Carbuncle with Alan Cumming, the Christmas Hirelings with Richard Armitage. Just good good stuff to add to my annual listen to A Christmas Carol and various Red Skelton Radio Show holiday specials.
Gather 'Round the Sound plays a bit like a podcast presenting various holiday stories like an audio variety show.
I would agree with other reviews that there are stories that don't feel particularly festive, but I also value the idea of ghost stories as perhaps an older Christmas tradition and the Indian folk story as being in the holiday spirit even if it doesn't feature any flying caribou.
The wild card for me is the improv group. Improv doesn't always work for me, and this group is borderline annoying. That said, taken as a part of the whole, I'm still okay with it. It would be like if A Muppet Family Christmas ended with an I Think You Should Leave sketch. It would be very very odd, but it probably wouldn't ruin the special.
That's all I really have to say. I know this is a lot of words for "I liked this!" I wish the Audible staff had done more of these!
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The Neddiad
- By: Daniel Pinkwater
- Narrated by: Daniel Pinkwater
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
When young Neddie Wentworthstein is accidentally left behind by his family at a train stop in the Wild West, he suddenly finds himself at the center of a whirlwind adventure involving sinister villains and extraordinary new allies - all seeming to revolve around a little jade turtle given to him by a mysterious shaman.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lots of Chuckles
- By Anne Toslosky on 08-28-07
- The Neddiad
- By: Daniel Pinkwater
- Narrated by: Daniel Pinkwater
The Narration is the Secret
Reviewed: 11-13-17
I'm not really into kids books, but Daniel Pinkwater writes his stories in the tone of a person writing out a journal. The Neddiad is a great example of his style. Short, quirky, loaded with odd names, vintage references, fantastical events and at least one character named Melvin.
Daniel Pinkwater himself is the perfect narrator for his stories. Something about his voice and delivery is so fun and endearing. Check out The Pinkwater Podcast for some examples of this if you don't want to jump straight to a purchase. He reads Borgel and Yobgorgel on his podcast, and they are also fantastic listens.
I'm a fan!
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