Interstellar_1 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWhat is the worst experience you've had reading a book?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1143
arrow-up1143message-squareWhat is the worst experience you've had reading a book?Interstellar_1 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAre you referring to how he reads Odetta/Detta’s voices?
minus-squareHelluvaKick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoDefinitely. I know it’s kinda written that way but I was not ready for that old man to fully lean into it. I was perplexed and wanted to turn it off. I listened through that over a decade ago and that’s still what I remember most from that audiobook.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI agree that it’s uncomfortable, but I do think it was true to how it was written. I’m not sure I’d call it racist in the overt sense of the word, but as I white person, I’m not sure I’m qualified to make that judgement.
Are you referring to how he reads Odetta/Detta’s voices?
Definitely. I know it’s kinda written that way but I was not ready for that old man to fully lean into it. I was perplexed and wanted to turn it off.
I listened through that over a decade ago and that’s still what I remember most from that audiobook.
I agree that it’s uncomfortable, but I do think it was true to how it was written. I’m not sure I’d call it racist in the overt sense of the word, but as I white person, I’m not sure I’m qualified to make that judgement.