harry potter and the deathly hallows audiobook

Just remember the “Carry on …” TV series if you are old enough to do so and you shall know that Jim is as British as they come (funny that he played an Albert Potter in “Carry on Screaming”).ĭeathly Hallows and iTunes: I just checked their store and no signs of an option to pre-order it like on other well known on-line book stores. Some criticized Jim not being English, which is not the truth. While Stephen Fry’s Dumbledore is great, Jim Dale’s is (for the lack of a better word) perfect! Never have I felt an imaginary figure come to life in any audio-book (and I have many hundreds thanks to subscription services) like Jim’s Albus. I don’t really know if teenagers these days always talk this way but Jim Dale’s interpretation seems to much better capture the actual situation and the mood of the person. Stephen Fry has the habit to end sentences (especially of the trio) in a higher voice, giving them a sense of urgency or making them sound as questions rather than statements and that even when no opal necklace is involved.

I bought all the versions second-hand on CD and compared them directly, not just excerpts. )Īs much as I admire Stephen Fry as a comedian and actor, Jim Dale is the better reader of the Harry Potter books. It can’t be any more silly than standing in line for an iPhone. Then again, maybe I’ll run down to my local bookstore and get a copy on release day. With the volume of products they deal with, I think they’re more likely to handle the logistics of the shipment, and get me the book closest to actual release. Personally, I haven’t decided what path to take to getting my copy, but I think is probably my best bet. I assume you mean orders of the physical audiobook, on CDs? I am not aware of any store that is allowing pre-orders for a downloadable version of Deathly Hallows… I’m not sure what online stores you’re talking about allowing pre-orders. I don’t know if they will manage to improve that lead time for this very special occasion.

(Then again, I don’t check that often, as I prefer for the better prices.)īut in the past, it has taken a week or two past the official release date for audiobooks to appear on the iTunes Store. Regarding pre-ordering Deathly Hallows at the iTunes Store: I’ve never seen them allow pre-ordering audiobooks.

Harry potter and the deathly hallows audiobook