We hold 7 readings in this voice, on 14,552 ratings of the narration. Every one of them is rated by enough listeners for us to say where the reading stands. What follows is a record of recordings and not a verdict on a narrator. The stamp belongs to the book, the standing belongs to the reading, and neither of them belongs to Matthew Macfadyen.
Earmark judges books and recordings, never narrators. A verdict says which format deserves your one and only first encounter with a book, so it belongs to the book; where a reading stands is a claim about one recording, measured against every other book on our shelf, and it belongs to that recording. Neither of those is a claim about a working life, so there is no score here for Matthew Macfadyen and there is not going to be one. We also say nothing at all about a reading fewer than 250 people have rated. That bar is published on House Rules, and it is the same bar whether we would be praising a recording or criticising it.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · with Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,286 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.85Audible’s performance score, on 1,286 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.94Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 1.5%19 of 1,287 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · with Hugh Laurie, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Gomez and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,758 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.80Audible’s performance score, on 1,758 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.90Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 2.6%46 of 1,758 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · with Hugh Laurie, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Gomez and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 5,431 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.58Audible’s performance score, on 5,431 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.84Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 6.6%360 of 5,433 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · with Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,588 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.75Audible’s performance score, on 1,588 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.90Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 3.1%50 of 1,588 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · with Hugh Laurie, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,355 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.80Audible’s performance score, on 1,355 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.89Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 1.8%25 of 1,355 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · with Hugh Laurie, Ruth Wilson, Bill Nighy and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,143 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.87Audible’s performance score, on 1,143 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.92Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 1.3%15 of 1,143 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.
J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · with Hugh Laurie, Kit Harington, Riz Ahmed and 11 more voices
An alternative reading we hold · 1,991 ratings · Read by 15 voices
- The performance
- 4.76Audible’s performance score, on 1,991 ratings of the narration in every shop we count.
- The book as told
- 4.85Audible’s story score for the same recording: the book, as this recording tells it.
- How often it goes badly
- 3.3%65 of 1,991 listeners gave the performance one or two stars.
Our verdict on the run is Listen to it, decided on a different recording, not on Matthew Macfadyen’s.