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What IвЂ™ve found is that this debate tends to be more about popularity and country pride rather than the actual performances. For any British people reading, though, IвЂ™d say we got the best option in Stephen Fry, and itвЂ™s not worth the effort or expense of seeking out the Dale recordings for anything other than curiosityвЂ™s sake. IвЂ™d say that if youвЂ™re an American who is unfamiliar with English regional accents, then Dale will suit you just fine, and might be the much better option for the more light-hearted early books.

For the more subdued scenes, though, Fry has a slightly more dignified approach, which suits the dark subject matter of Deathly Hallows in particular. I would say that, when it comes to reading the basic prose, Dale is more energetic, which is certainly suited to the high-tempo parts of the book. But then as soon as I heard DaleвЂ™s reading of Fred and George, neither of whom have an accent at all like RonвЂ™s, or really any distinctive kind of accent at all (despite growing up in the same household!), it was kind of a deal-breaker for me. It struck me as odd at first, having never really imagined Ron with that voice, but I was prepared to roll with it. The most egregious example, for me, is the way he portrays Ron with some mix of generic Northern English working class and a more specialised kind of broad cod-Yorkshire accent. This may not be perceptible to an American listener, but the way Dale voices some of the characters is extremely peculiar. What it largely boils down to for me is the accents. I have just finished listening to Deathly Hallows narrated by Jim Dale, having previously listened to the first six books read by Stephen Fry. Obviously IвЂ™m very late to the party here, but thought IвЂ™d throw my opinion into the hat anyway. That awe that i feltвЂ¦ lets be honest it came from JK Rowling. Stephen Fry in many ways is the voice of my childhood! I remember laying in bed when i must have been 8 to the second book with the flying car. Having started to listen to the tapes when i was about 7, it would be deeply hard to imagine any other person read to me at night (I dont mean that in the creepy way it appears!!). There is not a вЂbetterвЂ™ voice, its really who you enjoy better. I think it comes down to what you are used to.

I havent listened to Dale enough but enough to know he is extremely talented also. Honestly i absolutely love Stephen FryвЂ™s version, he has the talent and understands the wit exeedingly well. You might prefer Dale if thats what youвЂ™re used to but Fry has an extremely distinctive clear voice and does the charactersвЂ™ voices extremely well.ДЄs far as credit and awards go because it appears Americans only are aware of the Jim Dale version and considering the enormity of America it makes perfect sense for Dale to be voted higher where sheer numbers are concerned. I have noticed the US and the UK front covers are different, does anyone know if the words themselves are different, if only just? But seeing as heвЂ™s English I dont understand why there are two people. I expected Jim Dale to be American as I can totally understand an American audience wanting a person with an American accent to read. I got the first Harry Potter on tape years ago when i was a little kid (im 17 now). Hi can I just say that Jim Dale is English!! I only recently (today) found out that there even was another version of the audiobook as I have only ever listened to Stephen Fry.

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