Jacob Shymanski

And even the names that you don't recognize give you really awesome, super fun performances that lean into the whimsy of Harry Potter.

This is not an edition that takes itself super seriously.

I think they have a really good interpretation of the text and the tone.

And that all blends into the way the sound design is put together and combined with the performances is awesome.

And we're talking big names too, like Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore.

Hugh Laurie is the guy who played House in House MD amongst other roles.

He is an interesting interpretation of the character of Abbas Dumbledore.

Very different from the movies.

And I'm going to admit to you, Rania, it's been really hard for me to compartmentalize the movies from this full cast audiobook edition.

I'm always comparing it to the movies.

But it feels like a movie, doesn't it?

It's one of those performances that has clearly not been an attempt at imitation.

Like, for example, Mark Addy as Hagrid.

He sounds a lot like Hagrid.

Annabella Stanton, the girl who plays Hermione in the first three books, sounds just like Emma Watson.

It's crazy.

She sounds almost identical.

Even Harry and Ron, the actors for them.

They sound very much like them.

A lot of the characters do have a level of imitation to their movie counterparts.