' The Spoken Version Of Polly Anderson's Christmas Party

Personally, I prefered the spoken version of “Polly Anderson’s Christmas Party” over the written version. I find that Stuart McLean has a way of bringing the story to life by using several storytelling techniques which makes the narrative far more enjoyable to listen to and much easier to understand.
First of all, Stuart McLean is the author of this story and undoubtedly knows the characters very well; that is shown mainly by the way he alters his own voice to suit the personalities of each individual. Specifically, he will use a soft, female-like voice that sounds at times, annoyed, for Morley yet more of a clueless and ponderous voice for Dave. In the same fashion, McLean reshapes his voice for the children of the family (Sam and Stephanie) by using more of an innocent and youthful tone. By doing so, he allows the audience to get as close as possible to having an accurate idea of how each character would really speak, which, to my way of thinking, is almost impossible to do by reading the dialogue itself straight from the book.
For instance, while simply reading the story I did not completely understand the joke behind Dave putting the rum in the wrong bowl at the party and the children getting drunk until I heard the way Stuart McLean explained it. Along with that, the author knew exactly how to modify and incorporate small details to the story to make it more relatable to the audience and to really get them involved. In particular, McLean included a reference from the first story from the book, “Dave Cooks the Turkey”, by having Ted Anderson ask Dave if he is going to cook the turkey once again this year which also goes along with the aspect of adding humour to the