Speaking of Russian, you know how I almost never read in Russian, right? But I discovered a Russian voice artist who is the most talented dude ever. I know I say this a lot but really, this voice artist is totally out there. His name is Ivan Litvinov, and he’s so popular, he’s done over 400 books.
I’m completely addicted to this guy’s voice to the point that N has started to get jealous. I have no idea what is it that has such a hypnotic effect on me in the actor’s reading. It’s not anything from my childhood because I never knew anybody with this kind of pronunciation. But I’m listening to one book after another.
If you are a Russian speaker, do check out his books. He’s done every genre, and I’m sure you can find something to your liking. I’ve listened to his recording of Mikhail Veller’s novel An Island for Whites. Now I’m ploughing through the Jo Nesbø series, and enjoying the books grandly because of the voice artist’s talent, even if the translation is sometimes clumsy. I’m quite confident that the translator was translating from English based on the mistakes I catch.
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“I have no idea what is it that has such a hypnotic effect on me in the actor’s reading”
My guess is that for some reason he activates your autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR).
Lots of people have individualized responses and what works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for others.
ASMR – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
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