Comments on: Sea chanties http://www.stabenow.com/2004/03/12/sea-chanties The Official Dana Stabenow Web Site Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dana http://www.stabenow.com/2004/03/12/sea-chanties#comment-48231 Dana Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:27:42 +0000 http://localhost:8888/stabenow_wp/?p=20#comment-48231 Ana, I'm not kidding. I have absolutely no say in who does the narration. There has been so much positive fan feedback about Marguerite Gavin and so much negative feedback about her replacement that I have complained through my agent and my editor, to no result. Ana, I’m not kidding. I have absolutely no say in who does the narration. There has been so much positive fan feedback about Marguerite Gavin and so much negative feedback about her replacement that I have complained through my agent and my editor, to no result.

]]> By: anavdelgado http://www.stabenow.com/2004/03/12/sea-chanties#comment-48199 anavdelgado Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:57:11 +0000 http://localhost:8888/stabenow_wp/?p=20#comment-48199 Ms Stabenow you write with such clear conviction and stength yet your respond, "Had anyone consulted me on the change, I would have argued most strenuously against it." seems more then lacking. on the replacement of Ms Gavin. We your public and band of loyal readers look to you for guidance and leadership. So i ask you what can be done to get Ms Gavin back reading for the audio Kate Shugak books thank you ana Ms Stabenow you write with such clear conviction and stength yet your respond, “Had anyone consulted me on the change, I would have argued most strenuously against it.” seems more then lacking. on the replacement of Ms Gavin. We your public and band of loyal readers look to you for guidance and leadership. So i ask you what can be done to get Ms Gavin back reading for the audio Kate Shugak books thank you ana

]]> By: Dana http://www.stabenow.com/2004/03/12/sea-chanties#comment-2534 Dana Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:45:09 +0000 http://localhost:8888/stabenow_wp/?p=20#comment-2534 I am so right there with you, Amy, and you are not alone. I have received many, many comments on how displeased fans are with the new narrator. Marguerite made Kate's voice her own and made the world of the Park and everyone who lives there come to life in a way you always hope narrators will. She is also a joy to work with, personable, professional and very conscientious. Had anyone consulted me on the change, I would have argued most strenuously against it. I am so right there with you, Amy, and you are not alone. I have received many, many comments on how displeased fans are with the new narrator.

Marguerite made Kate’s voice her own and made the world of the Park and everyone who lives there come to life in a way you always hope narrators will. She is also a joy to work with, personable, professional and very conscientious. Had anyone consulted me on the change, I would have argued most strenuously against it.

]]> By: Amy Karatz http://www.stabenow.com/2004/03/12/sea-chanties#comment-2529 Amy Karatz Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:29:59 +0000 http://localhost:8888/stabenow_wp/?p=20#comment-2529 Dear Ms. Stabenow, Here is the comment I just sent to Books on Tape. Your Kate Shugak series has been one of my favorites. I'm not sure why, but Kate and surrounding characters touch me in a way other book's characters don't. When listening, rather than reading, much of the responsibilty of an author's skills rests on the shoulders of the narrator. Ms. Gavin was spectacular. Bernadette Dunne can read, but she has none of the expressive character of Ms. Gavin. More importantly, she doesn't give Kate any characteristics that the listener expects. It doesn't matter who reads your stand-alone books, but for the Kate series, please bring back Marguerite Gavin. Thank you, Amy Karatz (comments to BOT: I am a great fan of Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series. Imagine my delight to see her newest on the shelves at the library, only to discover that Kate, as I knew her, wasn't in the book! You have switched narrators after 14 fabulous readings by Marguerite Gavin. Why in the world would you do that? Not only is it disruptive and unnerving to listen to a character become someone different, but the narrator you chose to use, Bernadette Dunne, is your most melodramatic reader--completely unsuited to the circumspect Kate Shugak. Where's the hoarsness in her voice? Where's the difference in the character's voices? You have ruined the series for me.) Dear Ms. Stabenow, Here is the comment I just sent to Books on Tape. Your Kate Shugak series has been one of my favorites. I’m not sure why, but Kate and surrounding characters touch me in a way other book’s characters don’t. When listening, rather than reading, much of the responsibilty of an author’s skills rests on the shoulders of the narrator. Ms. Gavin was spectacular. Bernadette Dunne can read, but she has none of the expressive character of Ms. Gavin. More importantly, she doesn’t give Kate any characteristics that the listener expects. It doesn’t matter who reads your stand-alone books, but for the Kate series, please bring back Marguerite Gavin. Thank you, Amy Karatz (comments to BOT: I am a great fan of Dana Stabenow’s Kate Shugak series. Imagine my delight to see her newest on the shelves at the library, only to discover that Kate, as I knew her, wasn’t in the book! You have switched narrators after 14 fabulous readings by Marguerite Gavin. Why in the world would you do that? Not only is it disruptive and unnerving to listen to a character become someone different, but the narrator you chose to use, Bernadette Dunne, is your most melodramatic reader–completely unsuited to the circumspect Kate Shugak. Where’s the hoarsness in her voice? Where’s the difference in the character’s voices? You have ruined the series for me.)

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