Would I listen to it again: yes
Did the story keep me engaged: yes
Was I invested in the characters: yes
📖 Story comment: Good pace and likeable characters. Story was both entertaining and amusing and I was delighted with the adorable, hot mess that was Arlo’s character.
🎧 Narrator comment: Joel Leslie is one of my favorite narrators and he’s done his usual excellent performance on Merry Measure. I had no problem distinguishing characters and the rhythm, inflections and intonations all worked to bring the book to life.
—– 📌 NOTE TO FUTURE SELF —–
Social Media Polls during 2021 have indicated many listeners prefer to speed up audiobook narration … from chapter 1, the native (1.x) narration speed of this one was too fast for me (compared with pre 2021 Joel narrated titles) and I needed to drop it’s speed down to 0.9x (0.8x was too slow and lost some of the nuances in the narration).
Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn’t like the narration • 3 didn’t keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i’m in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the “re-listen” list • 8 kept me up past bed-time • 9 recommended to family/friends • 10 own it in multiple formats • 11 keep a copy with me at all times