Needs Proper Dialects

This is an interesting story, a brief encounter, but it really needs the proper dialects to give it substance and yes, sensuality, romance and sex appeal. The main narrator is meant to be Eastern European, of Slavic descent, and this is referenced repeatedly early on - I couldn’t stop thinking how sexy this would be in that dialect. For a story that is very much about language, nationality and origins, nailing the dialects would seem to be key to this production’s success. It would also be nice if the narrators could at least pronounce “Edinburgh” properly since one of them is meant to be teaching in a university there - you wouldn’t last one day in the city pronouncing it with a hard “g” (like “iceberg”). For such a short audiobook, it would’ve been nice if they’d gotten these details right, as it would’ve been worth seeking out and returning to for a multi-lingual character speaking in an Eastern European dialect, it would’ve really brought the character to life. The story is all right without that, it just lacks the authenticity that the author is obviously striving for. Needed a better producer.

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