Don't Miss

• Morrison's Gift Picks
• Holiday Catalog 2009
• NYRB Classics: Save 30%
• Paperback Favorites
  for Book Groups
• Springer Math Sale!
• Subscribe to Indiespensable

More at Powell's

• Featured Signed Editions
• Rare and Collectible Books
• eBooks | Audio | DVDs | Blu-ray

---

Book News, Guests | December 14, 2009

How to Be a Vampire

4 comments By Amy Gray

Oh, hi. I'm Amy Gray. I like smoking, carbs, and words. I live in the (currently) sleek humidity of Melbourne, Australia. When not lying... Continue »

---

1. 
   $10.49 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

   How to Be a Vampire: A Fangs-On Guide for the Newly Undead

   Amy Gray

Report Comment

---

You are reporting a comment on the following title:

---

You are reporting the following comment:

Yonathan, March 2, 2009

Having recently finished the sixth audiobook in the Harry Potter series, I began my search for the next great audiobook. A colleague suggested that I try Inheart. I rushed to the library and borrowed a copy. I was hooked by the end of the first disc. Not only was the story captivating, but Lynn Redgrave's narration brought the characters to life, giving them each unique and vibrant personalities.

I finished Inkheart and rushed excitedly to the library to continue the story with an audio copy of Inkspell. As the first disc began to play, I had an unpleasant surprise: Lynn Redgrave's voice had changed. As a matter of fact, it wasn't Lynn Redgrave at all!!! Mediocre actor Brendan Fraser was attempting to read to me!

OK, I thought, I'll give him a chance. He's famous. Surely he'll do this tremendous story justice. I was wrong.

Brendan Fraser accomplished one thing: butchering one of the greatest children's books of our day. His interpretations of the characters' voices were, at best, amateurish. He succeeded in destroying the voices of some of the story's most beloved characters (Eleanor, for example).

I am giving this book 4 stars. The story itself should receive 5+ out of 5. The narration, thanks to Brendan Fraser, deserves no more than a 1.

I strongly recommend reading the book. I don't think I'd bother with the audiobook.

---

Your email address:

---

Reason for report:

---

Are you a robot? We didn't think so. But just to be sure, please type what you see in the following image into the box below.

---

Confirmation:

Are you certain you wish to report this comment?

---

Terms and Conditions

We welcome your comments and ideas, but we ask that you refrain from:

• Obscenity
• Spam
• Illegal content
• Copyrighted material
• Commercial solicitations

By posting your comments you are granting the good people of Powells.com the right (but not the obligation) to make your comments available to others over the Internet, and to copy and distribute your comments via other media, in each case on a royalty free basis. These terms govern the rights and obligations of the person posting comments and Powells.com; there are no intended third party beneficiaries of these terms.

Posted comments are subject to monitoring, editing, and removal at any time. Please see our Terms of Use for our complete terms and conditions.

---

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

In accordance with The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, you must be at least 13 to submit comments on Powells.com.