
The Witches
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Narrated by:
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Miranda Richardson
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By:
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Roald Dahl
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Rock!
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.
Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on Earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories - but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!
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Critic reviews
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian...[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” (The New York Times)
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How could the performance have been better?
The voice performed for the Grand High Witch is almost impossible to understand. It's too much. My kids and I were all confused as we listened on our commutes to school. Other than that, it was great.poor character voice
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THE WITCHES
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my kid loves it
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Pretty good
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Wow
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Good but the voice
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Even better than the movie I grew up being terrified of!
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Miranda Richardson does a good job reading the story and acting out the different characters. There has been some criticism about how she reads for the Grand High Witch (she does a bit of screaming) and while I see where they’re coming from it wasn’t too bad. The character only appears in a few chapters regardless.
One issue I had was the use of sound effects throughout the story. They aren’t overwhelming but they are unnecessary and even distracting at times. The stock audio of a woman screaming is particularly annoying.
Caveats aside this is a great novel with a strong performance from the narrator.
Great story and performance, unnecessary sound effects
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Where does The Witches rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The highest this is one of my most enjoyed books, so farWhat did you like best about this story?
The way the person narrated it.Which scene was your favorite?
When Luke sees the Grand High Witches Face.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, I read it at school separate days.Any additional comments?
Yes, This book is Amazing.This Book Is Amazing!!
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Great reader!
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