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A review by sjanke2
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
I've been looking forward to this book for a while and was so excited when libro.fm offered it this month as an Advanced Listening Copy. I was also excited to see that the author himself narrated the audiobook.
Sometimes an audiobook narrator's voice is perfect, but their pitch does not translate well to listeners. Maybe their voice is too high, or their "S"es are too sharp. In this case, O'Reilly's vocal pitch was too low, and it was hard to hear his writing even with the volume turned up, especially while listening in a car.
I will probably reread this memoir in print and give it the five stars it deserves. The parts I did hear were tender, humorous, and in complete adoration of his widowered dad.
Sometimes an audiobook narrator's voice is perfect, but their pitch does not translate well to listeners. Maybe their voice is too high, or their "S"es are too sharp. In this case, O'Reilly's vocal pitch was too low, and it was hard to hear his writing even with the volume turned up, especially while listening in a car.
I will probably reread this memoir in print and give it the five stars it deserves. The parts I did hear were tender, humorous, and in complete adoration of his widowered dad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death