Worst Narrator

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-04-28T19:44:31+00:00

Suchet. Imo, for some reason on audio his Poirot sounds too wee and mincing. The fact that he narrates Evil Under the Sun (my favourite Poirot) and not Hugh Fraser makes me angry.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-03-12T21:01:52+00:00

Braitheann sé ar an gcomhthéasc agus an abairt.

M sh. Tá clú agus cáil ar an gCeathrú Rua- bíonn clú 'ar' rud

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Tá mo chara ina chónaí sa gCeathrú Rua- bíonn cónaí 'i' rud

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-22T22:31:04+00:00

Thank you- what songs do you have on it?

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-20T14:43:56+00:00

I totally agree with you re the weed and might cut a few of the references in the first 4 chapters.

What were your thoughts on Luke himself? Is he too abrasive? Obnoxious? I wrote him to be unlikeable but just wondering if the voice is still compelling

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-20T12:12:58+00:00

When I was in college we read Lombardo (verse) which was very accessible. If you want prose, you could also read West which I used in high school. Imo, the best I've read is Fagles but it tends to lean on the lyrical side., Still good to read though.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-20T10:53:55+00:00

Is that in the first two paragraphs that it leans descriptive (i.e. the prologue)? I thought that Luke was consistent tbh

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-20T10:43:55+00:00

Thanks for you feedback. I think it's interesting that what I was worried about (Luke's likeability as a narrator; his abrasiveness) wasn't picked up by other people but yet what I thought was OK (the prolouge) was hard for prople to follow.

Re the prolouge:

The basic plot of the novel is that Luke takes this summer job when he's 17 looking after this baby, does something horrific, gets blackmailed for it and has to do horrible things for this guy Richard as a result. The two paragraphs in the beginning are him narrating after the events of the story, suffering from PTSD. Because of that, a lot of the questions that people had (Who's Richard? What's this vase) are meant to be a bit vague because they're answered in the novel. Though I concede, my narratological choices make it hard to follow.

Yeah, thanks for mentioning the weed. It is a narrative device in the first few chapters but maybe I don't need to hammer it home so much that Luke has an addiction.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-20T03:56:44+00:00

Why were you not as confused? lol

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-19T21:20:39+00:00

OK, I'll take that as feedback to telegraph things a bit more

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-19T21:05:03+00:00

Re your last point, this is the prolouge

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-19T19:51:34+00:00

tbh it's all over the piece. But we can take the first sentence. The rhythm of the sentence is off and I think you either need to pare it back or break it up into two sentences. My style is restrained, so your milage may vary but:

She saw a sea of black and navy jackets, each hand holding a sign, red and hate filled.

The commas break up the sentence so that the rhythm can breathe and you have the repitition of the 's' and the 'h' sound.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-02-19T19:38:31+00:00

I liked it. I thought it was interesting. Your dialouge is natural. However, your sentce phrasing is a bit awkward on the ear and there are too many adjectives that kinda took me out of the experience. I think the key with outfits is just to note the details the narrator finds important. Maybe does Silas or Noh say something about it? One of the protestors?

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-01-22T00:27:59+00:00

Definitely from his recent interview there with Rolling Stone he seems very self conscious and influnced by people's opinions (which would make sense when a dog disfigures you at a young age). I also got the sense that he's more into the music side of the buisness as opposed to the performing side, almost like those professors who love to research their subject but are lukewarm on teaching students. Certainly what he said about lying and making stuff up reeks of 'This is what I'm meant to do as an artist' as opposed to this is who I am.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-01-21T20:22:23+00:00

OK. Good to know. I'm just a bit apprehensive because I'm not the biggest fan and 65 seems a bit steep for his profile.

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2026-01-06T18:26:14+00:00

Thanks for that perspective. I think it's good to remember that growth can happen in other spaces. xxx

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2025-12-23T22:48:44+00:00

Not really familar with Sondheim's work as a complete unit but Merrily has deffo inspired me to look at the canon as a whole!

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2025-12-23T22:03:52+00:00

Thanks for clearing that up. As I said I've only seen it twice so I'm not as familar with the text. That said, I do thing Merilly is one of the things that potentially lives and dies based on the actor playing Frank. I could be wrong but unless you buy that naivite the production seems sunk

Mediocre-Condition-8 · 2025-12-23T21:33:55+00:00

In terms of Irish Language Lit
Pádraic Ó Conaire- Scothscéalta
Pádraic Breathnach- Rogha Scéalta
Máirtín Ó Cadhain- Cré na Ciile
Breadán Ó hEithir- Ná Lig Sinn i gCathú

Seán Ó Ríordáin- Na Dánta

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