The "good guys" all have flaws and occasionally do some unpleasant or unflattering things the "bad guys" all have reasons for what they do that make perfect sense to them. What I've always liked best about them is that they aren't black-and-white. On one level, they are quite simple, but there's some complex ideas floating around at deeper layers. While it's true that his accents shift around a bit, and not all of his interpretations match what I had in my head, by and large I find his reading excellent, for one key reason: it sounds very much like these are stories Mr Beierle truly enjoys, and understands, and wants to share and not just like something he's reading as a job. These audiobooks (for I've listened to the whole series, now) do a remarkable job, for me, of bringing the stories to life in a new way, having read and reread them over the years. Some people love Mr Beierle's interpretation some really don't. First, I want to say that, reading others' reviews, it becomes clear how very subjective preferences in narration style and voice can be.
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