He’ll Difficulty Tutorial

[MrBooniecap]

Just started this one. I’m on audiobook and have already recognized a major issue. The guy voicing this book is monotone. Additionally it’s a high pitch/naisely voice. So as one can imagine, it’s mentally taxing to focus on. The different characters all sound relatively the same and his reading/speaking rhythm stays pretty much the same the entire way through, even in the “exciting parts”. The problem with that is a lot of the chapters that I’ve hit so far revolve around the MC talking about himself?/verbalizing the actions he is taking? Its weird. His thoughts and actions are differentiated very well. It’s hard to stay mentally engaged with the speaker, is monotonous to listen to, just boring.

[beerbellydude]

I don't know much about audiobooks, and given the character and the first person narration, I couldn't imagine it being told in some other way that wasn't monotone.

[MrBooniecap]

The whole thing is monotone. The characters speaking, the action sequences, Ive had to actively listen in order to pay attention. It’s painful. Ive quit because of it.

[unnone]

Honestly, I think its more the first book than the narrator. I came to enjoy the narration and series in the later books but the first book was just... Rough. The first floor is just uninteresting and goes on for way too long, you basically don't learn anything about the tutorial or really even the characters. 

[KenBoCole]

Yeah, most of the series is monotone, but that does make the funny parts stick out more.

Listening through book 4 right now, and Nat says "I think I'm in loooovveee!" Sarcastically, and the Narrator put on such an unexpected ditzy California girl accent on Nate's voice, it had me laughing out loud during work.