A review of the AUDIO version of the classic series
If I were reviewing the books, which I adore, I would be giving this work a far higher rating. I am, however, reviewing the audio version, and unfortunately Amazon hasn't bothered to seperate the book and audio versions of various written works, so this review will end up in with the reviews about the actual work. I like to read and listen to books at the same time when they are especially long and invovled, as Mr. Foote's books are. However, the narrator is anything but pleasant to listen to. Imagine the nasally twang of a early radio reporter's voice, the sort of voice which might have been talking about baseball scores, quick and harsh, and you've got it pretty close. This is not at all the right voice to hear about the trials and horrors of the Civil War. Why this voice was used I can't begin to imagine. It is just so disappointing. I hope with all my heart that someone rereads this at some point.