Compliments
A place for the kind words that people have posted on my blog pages from time to time. New additions welcome, of course!
I haven’t moved any comments attached to blog posts; but plan to keep my permanent pages a little more dynamic, so have moved here the older comments posted on the “About Me” and all “Listen for Free” sub-pages. Plus, it’s inspiring and encouraging to read about so many appreciative ears in one place.
Thankyou all!!
March 4th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
You’re very welcome, Tigershark!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:03 pm
You have a calm soothing voice when reading dantes inferno, very very nice to listen to! I listen to it while surfing the internet. Thank you! – Tigershark
February 9th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Thanks, Josh! I had a Porta-Booth-style arrangement set up (made out of acoustic foam tucked inside a canvas drawer, around the back & sides of the mic) for most of my recordings in the last year or so … but as of last month, I now have a ‘real’ sound booth (formerly known as a hall cupboard) though I’m still working on making the sound nice for that. I noise-clean anyway, but it does help to have a nice quiet place to start with!
No opinion on the AT2020, as I’ve not tried it (I’m a happy Samson C01U user.) I think it’s been discussed a few times in the forums, though … do you have one / are you considering it?
February 9th, 2010 at 5:43 am
Greetings! I enjoy your recordings both for their accuracies and clarity. Your librivox recordings sound very professional, and I’d be interested in learning whether or not you read in a sound booth. (Also, by chance, do you have any opinions regarding the Audio-Technica AT2020 Microphone?)
Anyway, I enjoy your recordings and appreciate the time you’ve spent in service of the common good!
January 30th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
You’re very, very welcome, Naomi … and what a brilliant mental image I’ve got of your newly-Englished daughter. :) Will certainly check in with you once I’ve finished the ever-growing backlist of Forgotten Gems that I Must Record (which seems to be strangely lacking in Nesbit, must fix that, as she is one of my favourite authors ever.)
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:32 am
Cori,
I listened to you read Nine Unlikely Tales by Nesbit with my children and we just love, love, LOVE you! I am a homeschooling Mom in California and there are a group of us out here who love your voice and your lovely accent. Your reading is excellent and I had to smile with delight when my eight year old daughter was swirling around in her room imitating your lovely accent after listening to your audio that day. In case you aren’t sure what to record next, please do consult with us as we have a full list of books we’d love for you to do, starting with Pilgrim’s Progress and Our Island Story :) Thank you!
January 12th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Just to say Cori that I agree with all those who have set messages I have listen’d to Mysteries of London and was so captivated that I purchased the book which was not easy as it’s not in print I continue to admire what you do and can hear that it helps to enjoy it. Thankyou so much pray carry on doing it!
December 17th, 2009 at 4:01 am
I’ll put in my word. “Tender Buttons” was what led me to this site & to the voice of Cori Samuel (or was it first the poem by Rochester––”Ancient Person of My Heart”?). I’d written a few things about Tender Buttons on my web-log & clicked the tag & here I was.
Anyhow, Tender Buttons is a book so often so poorly read aloud, that I was, well, delighted. And now carry around that recording on my Kindle.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Goodness, Amy — I hope they inspired more than they did anything else. I’m just me, with a microphone to mutter into, just like every other LibriVoxer. :)
November 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I found your recordings through Librivox. I found them to be both crippling and inspirational. It changed a great deal in my life! I know they renewed my interest in podcasting.
August 17th, 2009 at 7:03 am
To add to the long list of fans, I have to say you have the greatest voice I’ve ever heard. I recently did a 1000 mile ride on a sportsbike and your reading made it fly by!
Thank you!
August 12th, 2009 at 4:33 am
when im not sitting down and reading or meditating… im listening to an audio book while gardening or something else. after listening to your section in The Divine Comedy, i wished you had done the rest of it.
i think your voice and enthusiasm is amazing and captivating, and i hope you continue.
Have The Best Day Ever ^_^
July 26th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Cori, I have just listened to you reading the “Paradise Lost”. Your voice delights me, which is quite distracting while trying to concentrate on Milton’s sophisticated English.
Greeting from Poland.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
You’re very welcome, Ashley! I hope I’ll never stop reading too … it’s so much fun.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Dear Cori,
English is my second language and I have looking for a great British reader like you. The first I heard you reading on http://www.librivox.org I was completely amazed by your gorgeous voice. I will listen all of your readings I can find and hope you will never stop reading! Please keep reading. :-) – Ashley
May 25th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
thank you !
May 25th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I am really indebted to you for all the good recordings I ever heard in my life. I am a student learning English. Good stuff.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
It was a pleasure to record, Joel, and I’m so glad y’all enjoyed it too!
April 27th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hello,
Our whole family thanks you for your recording of Nine Unlikely Tales by E. Nesbit! We had an eight-hour car trip from Baltimore to New York and back and all of us were captivated: grandparent, parents, and children.
Your fans,
The Bader family
April 26th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Yes, it’s happened a few times, Jim. Quite a number of Gutenberg texts (especially the earliest ones) have mistakes, from the transcription process — I just ignore those and read what I think it should be. (There are quite a few arid/and substitutions, for instance, that’s the classic example of a transcription ’scanno’.) The cahn/calm is probably one of these, as you say!
Printer’s errors and author’s errors are different, and can be harder to resolve. If the meaning is ambiguous, I go back to a copy of the book, either a physical one or a scan of the pages (archive.org has many, so do Google and a few other places online.) If none of those help, I call in friends who have a lot of experience in the bizarre world of book errors and see what they think.
April 25th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Cori, Thanks for the suggestion about Ruth Golding. I have a question about how to handle problems or errors in a text that I want to read for LibiVox. In the first sentence of “The Miraculous Pitcher” there appears to be a mis-transcribed word. It appears in the Gutenberg text as “…enjoying the cahn and beautiful sunset.” and after some hunting I believe it was incorrectly scanned or something and it should be “…enjoying the calm and beautiful sunset.” The notes for LibriVox say you shouldn’t change any words and I certainly understand that, but this appears to be an error that should be read correctly. Have you run run into this sort of problem in your reading?
Thanks,
Jim Sib (Grandpa Sib)
April 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Good to hear from you, Jim! I’m recording as fast as I can. :) May I recommend my colleague Ruth’s readings, too..? Another huge Nesbit fan, she’s had great fun with these: http://www.archive.org/details/magic_world_rg_librivox
April 16th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Cori,
I just listened to your recording of Edith Nesbit’s Nine Unlikely Tales for Children. Your voice is absolutely perfect for those stories. I look forward to listening to some of your other recordings.
Jim
April 15th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Thankyou so much for your comment, Anthony. I hope your treatment goes quickly and very well, and am glad you’ve found LibriVox to pass the time.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Dear Cori,
I am following a treatment for a serious desease with interferone. I feel too tired to read or watch tv, so I have downloaded lots of books from librivox. Your wonderfully soothing voice works wonders for me and helps me through this difficult time. keep on the good work, with all my wishes to achieve the success you deserve.
Anthony
March 15th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I long for the sound of your voice.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Thankyou, Robert! I had a long pause in recording it, because I lost confidence with ‘doing the voices’ and also because the next chapter is quite violent. But I do love the overall story, and will be back to it pretty soon, I think. :)
February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Thankyou, David!
Walter, I’m signed up with one agency (Action Audio) and have finished one (as yet unreleased) audio book with them … I think I prefer longer readings to shorter VO work, but I hadn’t thought of wma.com, and with my last solo being his namesake, I think that might be a good omen. :) Need to work on the ol’ demo …
February 24th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Thankyou, Lorna, it’s a favourite of mine too, and I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 am
just wanted to say how much i love your reading. after a lifetime of consuming books with my eyes they are giving out and i have had to turn to audio books. i have mathilde on my ipod and listen to it frequently. for me it is one of those perfect marriages of book and reader which do not often take place in the audio book world, commericial or otherwise. it is a gift to be able to read in the same voice a book is written. and the joy to the listener is that the reader does not intrude on the experience. thank you ! Lorna
February 16th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Cori – I followed the the links here to say how enjoyable it is to listen to your voice only to notice with suprise how beaten the path is. Good luck with your aspiration in VO.
all best regards,
david in brooklyn
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
If, as you say, you’re interested in doing professional VO, why not send a sample of your work to some of the big professional talent agencies? You can start with William Morris (wma.com). They have an extensive portfolio of VO talent.
Good luck!
December 10th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Cori I have fallen in love with the sound of your voice!! I can’t express in words how listening to you read just makes my day.
Thank you for all you do for us listeners!
Danny
December 9th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
hi cori,
I’ve been listening to the stories you’ve read in LibriVox, and I must say i really like your voice. I’ve heard different stories being read by different people and you are the best! :)
It is so nice listening to book read with an english prononciation, I must say that books being read in english instead of american are best.
And you read with an insight and you use your voice so that the books get more “vivid”, but at the same time you don’t exaggerate it. :)
I have one little question… Are you planning to read Jane Austen some time? i am a little fan of her stories, but I haven’t found any reader with a good english pronunciation and pleasant voice as you have. :)
December 8th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
What a marvellous resource! You are a shining example of what can be achieved on the web for the benefit of all. Thank you.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Ah, Walter, my mum says I *am* as pretty as my voice. So there’s that. And I’m contemplating the Inferno, but have a irresistable queue of things before I could get to it, so, we’ll see. :) Thanks for your comments, though!
And thankyou Kate, too. Virgil was read, ohhh, at least a year ago – in fact, I think it might be on my old headset mic. So I’m glad it sounds okay still … I’m always chary of going back to hear old things, ’tis odd enough listening to myself, without worrying about the equipment and technique I had too. Thanks too for the feedback about LibriVox … it’s impossible to know what effect the simple act of muttering into a microphone can have in general, so it’s fun to have it here, in specific terms. Hope you find your own way to contribute, too … it’s a lot of fun, and the project needs people doing all kinds of things.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Hi Cori –
You do have a wonderful voice. I’m sure, if you chose, you could become a professional reader for audio book recordings. I’m brand new here and librivox, and was listening to different voices to hear how people read for these sort of things, and was so enchanted by your reading of Virgil that I kept listening as I read through the site. I almost never do that – and I’ve never read Virgil, either. So there you have it – you made a difference in my life today, and I’m better for it. How’s that for the importance of projects like librivox!
Anyway, I just wanted to find more of your works, and found a place to say thank you. So there it is:
Thank you for your efforts and for your contributions here. I can see that I have a lot to learn!
Take care, and watch out for all those boys and their “pretty” comments…! ; )
–Kate
October 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
By the way, I pretty much agree with John’s comment about the Inferno. After hearing you lead it off, listening to the other readers was a trial.
And, yes, Denny Sayers *is* unbearable. It was hellish traveling through the infernal circles over which he presides. In other works as well, he often reads passages without regard to their meaning, and almost as often reads them as if he was laying eyes on them for the first time.
Thanks for listening – and reading!
October 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Are you as pretty as your voice?
October 16th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Thank you for your lovely readings! I just listened to your chapter in Mansfield Park, and you really stood out. As another listener remarked, you should be doing this professionally!
October 13th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Just a note to thank you for your Librivox work – I loved The Hunger Artist, The Dead and Howard’s End.
September 29th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Thank you so much for making your recordings! Of all the readers I’ve heard on Librivox your voice and all aspects of your reading are the best and most captivating!
September 27th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Cori, you have the best voice I’ve heard on LibriVox. Keep up the good work. It’s marvelous to listen to.
September 7th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Thankyou, Justin! That piece was requested by the starter of the project, Peter Why … I’d never heard of Nesbit’s adult stories before. She’s very good, though, a creepy pleasure to read.
September 7th, 2008 at 1:23 am
I just stopped by to say that I listened to The Ebony Frame from Librivox today and it was absolutely fantastic! Your reading was outstanding.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Cori, how are you doing? I left you a PM on LV.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Thanks, Matt! It’s such a great piece of literature.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Thank you so much for your work on Paradise Lost. Out of the contributors, I like yours the most.
July 9th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Cori,
Thank you so much for your message of encouragement to me on my post about the difficulties I am having recording for LibriVox. You have given me the motivation to continue!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Thankyou Stephen, I really appreciate your comment. Tender Buttons is an odd little piece, but I loved reading it. It was also released on my birthday, a tiny gift back to the world.
I’ve been having problems getting to TB and the ‘babies at archive.org, Simmon, their servers do get busy for days at a time. More solos on the way, I’m finishing one at the moment, and another, long-term one’s starting up. Or hop across to the future page and make suggestions. *grins* Best wishes for your own emmigration and the eventual reincarnation of your bookshelves.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Hi Cori,
Your voice is beautiful and you read beautifully. My first librivox book was your reading of “The Water Babies” and I have been hooked ever since. Please do more solos! Weirdly, I had also accidentally emigrated to Australia and have since given away most of my vast home library. The digital (portable) realm provides some solace, hence my desire to encourage you to continue your good work.
Cheers,
Simmon
(I tried to download Tender Buttons, but there was some problem with the file.)
May 1st, 2008 at 9:44 am
I never reach out, and perhaps I should thank readers more often, but, your Tender Buttons is as important to me as anything else and it has been that way for some time. Thank you.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:14 am
It’s a fair point, Richard, well made. In proof-reading a book by the sometime-pirate Alexander Esquemeling, I definitely came to sympathise with the non-pirate side. The pirates were SO VILELY ANNOYING, pillaging and destroying communities already fighting an unequal battle against a harsh living environment. On the other hand, much like the ninja (without being too frivolous) — the notion of piracy and the associations of freedom and “fortune favours the bold” are pretty appealing. This is more a library for the concept-lovers than those armed to the nines with Kalashnikovs and with serious designs on innocent shipping.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:01 am
Pirates aren’t all that cool, generally speaking. A few specifics, and most of the fictional glorifications.
Oppression makes lawlessness a bit too romantic. I doubt it would be as fun as it sounds from the security of the couch or armchair, all the despicable activities.
I would like to thank you for reading.
(PS I’m a pirate)
April 19th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I loved reading the first part of Inferno, John, and I’m glad you enjoyed them too! I don’t have immediate plans to do a solo recording of it, but it would be wonderful for a future project, I will bear it in mind!
April 18th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Please, if you do nothing else with your time, I beg you to complete Inferno. Cantos I-V were simply beautiful.
The rest are unlistenable.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I never have done professional VO, John, but I’d be interested to. *smiles* Thankyou for stopping by and commenting!
Thankyou ever so much, FW. Tender Buttons is the least loved-on of all my solos, and in fact, yours is the first comment I’ve had on it, apart from the original proof-listeners. I know a strange few are listening to it at archive.org, just from the downloads, and it’s been sold on eBay a number of times … but … I’m glad to hear that it’s actually enjoyable too!
April 4th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Aww, thankyou, Alana!
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Just sending you some fan mail, Cori! :)
Alana
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I think your reading of Tender Buttons must be perfect. Your voice and skill gave voice to Stein’s work very well.
February 27th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your work, you really have a perfect voice. I think I first heard your chapter in Lost World, and then tracked down your other recordings. If you don’t do professional VO work I think you should.
Either way your work in the public domain is both impressive and laudable. Thank you.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Nevertheless you did an excellent job!
I just wish more people could see the value in literature, modern as well as classic and that, despite excellent TV shows and other entertainment, they could experience the works and opinions which these excellent writers have to offer.. and of course, could experience what you and the rest of the LibriVox people have to offer.
Also, thank you for your reply.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Thank you Cori, I will do my best!
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Thankyou both, Bernd and Jay! I’ve added some text to this page finally, though I’m still hiding behind my voice to some extent.
I’m glad you liked that poem, Jay — I had a cold I thought would never end when I recorded it, and I certainly felt awfully Poe-like at the time.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Cori, you rock! I didn’t know you’d read so much – you’ve got such a great voice. If you’re not doing some paid stuff too then you’re nuts!
Really enjoyabe!
February 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Thankyou ever so much, Michael — that was a joy to work on … I was so lucky to get a section (it had been picked by someone else, who was later unable to record it.)
Jay, I’m so glad you’re writing your own works too … I’m very happy to be expanding the public domain, but sometimes I do wonder about those who come after us, and what there’ll be around for them to read. Make sure you leave ‘em a good choice!
February 8th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
You bring literature to life! You not only inspire me to listen (and read) works of great writers but you also inspire me to write my own – I only need to think on how you would present it and then then next line of my work pops into my head! Thanx a million. I plan on listening to all your projects!
Regards
February 8th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I have always had a taste for the work of Edgar Allan Poe but I never thought I would actually feel his words in such a remarkable way in which you read it (with reference to a Dream Within a dream). Thanks so much for you contribution and I need to say- I now am a wholehearted fan of yours!
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 am
Currently listening to Divine Comedy, thank you for doing such a great job.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
you have such a nice voice. It sounds so perfect. A no nonsense person. So you got me really smiling when i started listening to your ’sucking’ podcast.
Thats why I came here to see who’s hiding behind this voice.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Thankyou! I certainly hope to …
January 4th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I’ve just finished listening to “The Troubadour”. I can’t say I thought that much of the story, but I absolutely love your voice, I could just listen to it all day. In fact maybe my opinion of the story was caused by the fact that my attention was on your voice rather than the content. I hope that one day your voice earns you great riches. Keep up the good work!
December 16th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
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November 19th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Thankyou GM!
And no problem, John … I’ll be blogging here when the second collection is done — but you’d also be welcome to sign up for an automagic email when it’s complete, through LibriVox (email addresses deleted once sent, and not used for any other purpose.)
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11273 (click-me link at top of thread.)
November 19th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Just downloaded the Librivox SF Collection Vol 1
Thanks for compiling these!
Please advise when Vol 2 becomes available.
- John
November 19th, 2007 at 6:07 am
Your voice captivates me. I could listen to you all day and night. My MP3 Player is full of nothing but you, which I use when I can’t sleep. I just wanted to say thanks, you and one other old gentleman are my favorites.
November 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
What a great ‘record’. You are a LibriVox superstar…
In case you did not know, you are making the world richer (read this)