Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer audiobook - another rant about voice actors 😔😗
All I do on this sub is post complaints about audiobooks, but I have no one in real life to talk to about these books so thank you in advance for listening 💕💖
I love duet narration audiobooks - i listen to audiobooks all day while working. My job is physical and it helps pass the time. I wish i weren’t so picky, but unfortunately I am. I just listened to Face Off by Chelsea Curto. The male VA, Adam Gold, is 🤌🏻*chefs kiss*🤌🏻. He sounds like what I imagine a male hockey player might actually speak like. He wasn’t over emphasizing or over acting.
Today I started listening to Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer. The male voice actor is so hard for me to listen to. I feel like in another context he would be great, but he does NOT sound like a manly hockey player. The voice acting doesn’t match the descriptions of what he’s supposed to be speaking like in the book half the time. He straight up sounds like a musical theatre major who is trying to get the role of a hockey player in the big production. At one point i realized he kind of sounds like Mr. Schue from Glee when he’s trying to be hip with all the students. Now i can’t stop picturing him as Matthew Morrison. Or like a guy who would actually say “m’lady” in a non ironic way.
Anyone else feel this? Like i need a gruff hockey player to sound like one. I’m sure he’s great in other books!!! His voice sounds nice… just not the right fit in my opinion.
Rant over. 💖 if you have any duet narration suggestions with really great voice acting pls let me know (pls no teddy hamilton - i will get to that rant another day!)