Rent The Birchbark House

This story was difficult to enjoy due to the narration. This audio version of The Birchbark House was read with an unbelievably singsong and patronizing voice, as one might use reading to a toddler. Many older characters were given strange, squawking voices especially grandma Nokomis. Male characters were insulted by being read with stiff, Tanto-like voices. The children sounded like a Dora cartoon. I have to admit that I actually skipped forward over several parts in the middle when I couldnt take it any more. The actual plot was interesting and I wanted to hear what happened, so I did finish the book, but the narrator absolutely ruined the listening experience. She reduced a decent piece of literature to a cloying and affected gag.