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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

By: Jules Verne
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Summary

Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of literature’s earliest works of science fiction. It vividly animates a fantastical subterranean world as an intrepid crew, led by the eccentric Otto Lidenbrock, traverses the planet’s core and its various bizarre obstacles: giant mushrooms and insects, a herd of mastodons, prehistoric humans, a treacherous pit of magma, and more.

Tim Curry, narrator of the customer favorite A Christmas Carol, returns for an encore performance that delivers a range of distinct character voices and captures the energy and enthusiasm of a time when scientific exploration was a brand new adventure.

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Noted geologist Professor Liedenbrock discovers a cryptic message hidden in the pages of an ancient volume purporting to show the way into the center of the earth. Liedenbrock determines to make this fantastic journey, insisting his 16-year-old nephew, Henry, accompany him. Tim Curry handles the verbal pyrotechnics of Verne’s classic adventure, capturing the sardonic wit and droll observations of 16-year-old Henry. Writing in 1864, when explorers such as Burton, Stanley, and Livingstone were charting the earth’s geography, Verne created the fantastical geography of the world below based on current scientific fact. With breathtaking surety, Curry’s performance takes listeners from Germany to Iceland to the bowels of the earth and back, providing humor and clarity.
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The book was reasonably well performed, I did unfortunately find the voice used for the main character a little bit challenging at times. But it did not significantly detract from the book. As for the book itself, a rather descriptive tome, not to my usual taste, but interesting.

Interesting choice of reader

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I heard Tim Curry probably for the first time but what a great work. I was not entirely sure on the very beginning, however I want to listen this again.

Great purchase, truly excellent cellent choice.

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I really enjoyed the BOOK...just not this version of the audiobook. I tried (very hard) to follow this version along with my printed copy (different version though) and found it almost impossible. This audiobook is more modern with it's text I'm sad to say and that makes it harder to listen to. I nearly gave up early but held out to the end for want of hearing an improvement. Sad to say it never did in my opinion.

I'm not sure if the audiobook was spoilt by the narrator or the adaptation of the book. I wouldn't recommend it personally but each to their own.

Meh.

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Totally gripped by this story throughout. Great pace, characters and story. It really will be one of my all time favourites. Plus, Tim Curry brings the characters to life. Outstanding performance!

Outstanding!

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Unlike 20,000 leagues under the sea this has much more of a plot and (once it gets going) really rattles along. It's also really very funny. The POV character is much more fun and likeable then 'leagues' and the always wondaful Tim Curry really brings him and all the other characters to life. That having been said the book dose often fall into the same format as 'leagues' that is a walking tour of the authors fantasy world.

In short its more fun and funny then 20,000 leagues but the world is less interesting, personally I would have liked more dinosaurs and less pretend science.

Well it is funnier then 20,000 leagues.

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