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Title: Wonderful book, AWFUL voiceover
Review: A caveat: this is a marvelous book -- I adore it. However, the actress reading it delivers the worst performance of a children's book I've ever heard. For reasons known only to her and her director, she chose to voice Austine as a geriatric New York male with a learning disability. Every time Austine spoke, it completely ruined the book for my family. Even my KIDS noticed how incongruous the voice of Austine was: "Mommy, why does Austine sound like an old man? What's wrong with her?" Truly, truly awful. So be warned -- a fabulous story, a horrific read.
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