thatstupidthing

so it seems that audiobooks have really taken off lately, but the majority still seem to be one person reading the book.

some folks are great at having different "voices" for different characters, but it can be jarring (thinking of roy dotrice reading a sex scene as daenerys targaryan).

my question is: why don't we see more productions that are set up like plays, one person narrates and a cast of people read the dialogue as individual characters? (his dark materials did this with the author as narrator)

thanks!

don't call her junior

thanks for the reply, i don't think i've heard sound effects in an audiobook since a few star wars legends novels from back in the day (but those sounds are so iconic, i was thinking them in my head anyway)

i would imagine that the cost of a full cast might be mitigated by the volume of reading each person has to do. a minor character with a few lines might pay less, since it takes less time to record them.

are you typically paid by volume or by the job? does a longer book pay more? would you welcome a job with fewer lines, less time reading, if it meant less pay?