Do you read books in different voices?

[y4j1981]

One good thing about books, I heard someone say a long time ago, is you can really make the voices anyway you want in your imagination. I might used to do that but these days its like I just read straight through in my head in one tone. Does anyone actually give the character different voices in their heard when reading?

Also, when a book or comic book movie comes out, if you do give the book character his/her own voice does it become the movie version voice? Like if you red a "Wolverine" comics now do you do it in Jackman's voice or just your regular tone?

[Hit Girl]

Yes. It was one of the techniques I was taught by my high school English teacher, who also told me to assign faces to characters, to help visualise them.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

YEs.

With Wolverine I usually use the 90's cartoon voice which is how I usually hear all of the X voices honestly.

Ditto with DC and the Justice League... well depending on the version... like silver age I usually think of Adam West... Miller's stupidity I usually read in like Bale voice....

[Hit Girl]

When I first read the Hunger Games, I envisioned Emily Browning as Katniss.

So sorry Jennifer Lawrence, but your version of Katniss sucks compared to Emily's.

[Fundertaker]

I do that with books and non-voiced videogames all the time (hence why I have to be careful when playing the GBA Super Robot Wars. My voice would give out in one or two missions).

Heck, if you're European chances are you've heard about Football Manager. I imagine a couple of guys running the commentary that passes as text there (I also had some tidbits of my own in my head). I also visualize Vin Scully doing the commentary in Out Of The Park Baseball.

[arrogantmodel]

Mar 7, 2017 11:48:41 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

Yes. It was one of the techniques I was taught by my high school English teacher, who also told me to assign faces to characters, to help visualise them.

Yep. They say the best way to get through a boring or bad book is to talk back to it/do voices.

I think of what a character would sound like when reading, so it's like I'm reading a movie script instead of a book.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

Comics, for sure.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

for novels I tend to think of myself and various friends/family/people I know as the different characters. not sure why but it's how I do things.

for comics, pretty much everyone I read has a specific voice. usually if there was a particularly good animated example (e.g. Kevin Conroy as Batman) I'll use that but if not I pull one fro whatever cartoon/anime/actor I think fits. this leads to some odd sounding combos. for example I always read Bruce Banner sounding like Jason Lee for some reason (with Hulk sounding like Nathan Explosion).

[SmashTV]

If I'm reading an autobiography then I'll always read it in the voice of that person. It makes it 'their' story as opposed to just someone else writing text.

If I'm reading a novel then I also tend to visualise the character and apply a voice to them. It just enhances the whole experience for me.

[karl100589]

Mar 7, 2017 11:54:41 GMT -5 Fundertaker said:

I do that with books and non-voiced videogames all the time (hence why I have to be careful when playing the GBA Super Robot Wars. My voice would give out in one or two missions).

Heck, if you're European chances are you've heard about Football Manager. I imagine a couple of guys running the commentary that passes as text there (I also had some tidbits of my own in my head). I also visualize Vin Scully doing the commentary in Out Of The Park Baseball.

Not only do I commentate when I'm on football manager, I play the Champions League music before European matches.

[Starshine]

Yes.

I also hate it whenever I lose or forget a voice I already had.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

Mar 7, 2017 14:52:30 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

for novels I tend to think of myself and various friends/family/people I know as the different characters. not sure why but it's how I do things.

for comics, pretty much everyone I read has a specific voice. usually if there was a particularly good animated example (e.g. Kevin Conroy as Batman) I'll use that but if not I pull one fro whatever cartoon/anime/actor I think fits. this leads to some odd sounding combos. for example I always read Bruce Banner sounding like Jason Lee for some reason (with Hulk sounding like Nathan Explosion).

Conroy is the voice I associate the most with Batman internally. It depends on how big a fan I was as a certain performance.

So my Rocket pretty much always sounds like Bradley Cooper Superman sounds like Christopher Reeve and Wolverine sounds like Cal Dodd in my head.

[Jiren]

with comics I always read characters in their Animated Series/Game voices (My personal fave if the character has multiple voices).

Except Judge Dredd, I always read him with Clint Eastwood's voice (He was kinda inspired by him anyway)

[Fade]

Most authors, if good enough, has a voice (multiple) that protrude through.

When I used to write essays I'd do it in a British tone. Makes it flow much better.

[theironyuppie]

He do the police in different voices.

[agent817]

When I read comics, it varies. When I read a Punisher comic from MAX or Marvel Knights, it is always Thomas Jane's voice. If it's the long-sleeve/white belt, boots, and gloves version or the Greg Rucka run, it can either be Dolph Lundgren or Ray Stevenson. I still need to see Jon Bernthal's version to see if I should really use his voice.

For Deadpool, it's either Nolan North or the voice from Marvel vs. Capcom 3. I know that Ryan Reynolds played the role well, but I had experienced the other two voices beforehand.

[Andy Martin]

Mar 7, 2017 11:54:41 GMT -5 Fundertaker said:

I do that with books and non-voiced videogames all the time (hence why I have to be careful when playing the GBA Super Robot Wars. My voice would give out in one or two missions).

Heck, if you're European chances are you've heard about Football Manager. I imagine a couple of guys running the commentary that passes as text there (I also had some tidbits of my own in my head). I also visualize Vin Scully doing the commentary in Out Of The Park Baseball.

I'm Canadian and I'm guilty of the Football Manager thing. Must be the broadcaster in me.

[Urethra Franklin]

I read the Norm MacDonald "autobiography" in his voice and holy hell, it just made it even funnier.

BTW, go read that book. I was crying laughing.

[Deleted]

Yes.

[bibboid]

My twelve year old son still likes me to read books to him. We are currently going through the the Harry Potter series. The toughest thing is keeping all the voices consistent. I try to base each character on a certain actor so I can just visualize the actor and slip right into the voice.