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Serkis truly the goat for pulling this off. I honestly cannot comprehend how he did it. He‘s got an entirely unique voice for every single character in the book (I think like 132 in total) and performs them all with so much energy and consistency, it fully transports you. The best audiobook I’ve heard.
Jan 13, 2025
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I like the version with Andy Serkis as the reader!! He‘s wonderful at every voice, not just Gollum whom he also voiced in the movies. 1.5x speed always.
This is like 3 straight days of listening so you’re covered for every ride of holiday traveling, staying entertained while doing cozy crafts with your hands by the fire (or fireplace ambience on the TV), and long walking journeys in the cold.
Dec 3, 2024
Special treat when he does the voice for Gollum in his cave. I love yelling, “what has it gots in its pocket?!” along with him. Also use Libby!!!
May 15, 2025
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Thanks y’all for the fire tips - I had a blast. Just put everyone’s rec’s into a google maps collection so you can find them at the link📍
My addition is the Empire Garden Restaurant in Chinatown. Built into an old vaudeville theater, the food is solid but the atmosphere is absurd and a must see.
Feb 14, 2024
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You trusted someone with your money or your heart or both, and then that person surprises you by fucking you over. fuck!
This sucks a lot and might mess you up pretty bad and make you lose faith in people, but on the other side there is the potential for new found strength as you now have *experience*.
Trusting people is such an essential thing, so after getting scammed when you eventually find ways to trust people again, you’ll do it with a better sense of who to give it to and how much to give and when. That’s a powerful thing, and not easy to understand until you’ve been burned.
Keep trusting, keep getting burned, but hopefully a little less so each time.
Feb 15, 2024
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🏠 decent living situation — awful roommates, deadbeat landlords, or psycho neighbors will make you super miserable so try to get this one locked down!
🫂 homies — making new friends can take a long time, but if you commit to putting yourself out there over and over you’ll connect with some truly inspiring and amazing people
🤑 income (even a little) — yes you can get by on dumplings, no Ubers, no bars, etc. but being broke here feels particularly like a prison because most things are stupid expensive. Be on your grind and then blissfully spend it all away
If you end up getting all 3 of these you’re probably gonna be hopelessly addicted to being here just like me. Welcome to NYC :)
Feb 21, 2024