Sphere by Michael Crichton, read by Ed Asner, Audiobook, abridged.

Sphere - Audiobook by Michael Crichton, read by Ed Asner. Abridgment approved by Mr. Crichton.
A mysterious structure is found at the bottom of the ocean. A highly trained team of experts is sent to investigate. Is it an alien vessel or something else? When strange and dangerous things begin to happen, the Sphere becomes even more mysterious.*
Michael Crichton (pronounced Cry-ton) (1942-2008) Born in Chicago and raised on Long Island New York, Michael showed a talent for writing early in his life and had an article published in the New York Times by age 14. In 1960 he went to Harvard to study writing but was discouraged by a professor who gave him low grades which he thought were unfair. Mr. Crichton switched his major to medicine. While studying medicine he wrote several books that were published under pseudonyms. Though graduating as an MD, he never practiced medicine. You can read about his medical school experiences in his book Five Patients.
He devoted himself to writing and his books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide. The most famous book is Jurassic Park. Mr. Crichton also directed movies including the classic sci-fi adventure Westworld in 1973. Sphere was published in 1987 and made into a film in 1998. He was married 5 times and fathered 2 children. He was a climate skeptic and a believer in questioning what you read or saw on the news.
Ed Asner (1929-2021) was born and raised in Kansas City. He worked primarily in television including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant. Mr. Asner did act in films including: as the main character in the animation Up, Santa Claus in Elf, and as the bad guy in El Dorado with John Wayne. According to IMDB, he appeared in a whopping 410 TV shows and movies (though I didn’t count them). If you’re going to watch anything of his, I’d highly recommend the wonderful comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Or if you're watching with your kids, Up or Elf.
GBOT Review: Story - Good. Reading - Very Good
To see all the audiobooks on this channel click "Videos" on the home page. Check out The Jungle Book. It's one of my favorites, the reading performance is excellent and it's for adults and not just for kids. Read from the original book by Kipling, The Jungle Book is very different than the film versions. The films are good, but this is more mature, in-depth, adventurous and moving.

[@alexbernard4424]

My Grandmother loved this book and introduced it to me when I was small. She died near Christmas in a car wreck, but whenever I listen to this audiobook, I always feel like she's listening with me

[@fweepthegod-pu5nc]

That’s beautiful❤

[@sci-fyguy7767]

SPHERE is my favorite Critchton book 🔥

[@thorvaldrhysbjrnson8720]

I’m not particularly fond of Sci-Fi and this is my first exposure to a Michael Crichton novel (I’m really grateful that my first Crichton is in audiobook format. I’m 22 minutes into the audiobook and I can already say that the narrator’s voice & speech pattern are adding a great deal to the pleasure I’m experiencing listening to my first Michael Crichton novel in audiobook formatI can only hope that as some novels have done in the

[@margaretadams1479]

Thank you for this service. Always an avid reader , unable now due to deteriorating eyesight, loving discovering this service. Saner awesome reader!

[@roseannnichol2913]

Absolutely top content and narration by a fine actor Ed Asner.

[@kasey9067]

Ed Asner is an incredible narrator and he has the perfect voice for it. Thank you for posting it, I've lost count how many times I've listened to it and I love it! 👍🙂

[@gracegood3661]

Agreed, he’ll of an actor

[@ermagerhd6140]

I love audio books like this! I know someone mentioned that the ambience sound effects got grating, but I adore when audio books include them. I have aphantasia and imagining can become difficult some times. (Ironic considering the imagination speech in this) I’ve listened to other audio reading of books and the only other one I absolutely enjoyed was produced similar to this. It was a reading of Alien. Each character had their own voice actor, and each action had a corresponding sound effect. Footsteps on the metal grate floors, the ship creaking, alarms, sounds of guns firing and capsules falling, even the Xenomorphs screeched, etc. Anyways I adore this reading and it’s one I will definitely be returning to for a relisten.

[@louisbrugnoni7639]

Totally agree!

[@princekagato]

It was just too loud to be enjoyable. Needed to bring it down a little

[@fweepthegod-pu5nc]

Same! I love readings with sound effects!!!!!!! I can close my eyes and feel really immersed ❤

[@spiderhssstt]

Ed Asked did such a great job narrating this! 👏👏👏👏

[@pj1909]

Ed Asner did ok too

[@michaelburke750]

@@pj1909Ed Asked and they let him… 😂 Ok, I see the door.

[@kleojay8886]

This takes me back to my teenage years. Fantastic book and author. For some reason my favourite Chrichton book has always been Timeline. Very underrated imo.

[@Teknophobe]

Personal choice for me is, Prey.

[@MikoMoJo]

Timeline was excellent. ❤

[@JeffSerrano1]

I loved Prey and I loved Timeline so much I read it twice.

[@davidgeorge000]

It's 2 hours and 40 min. long. I'm glad it's the abridged version 😂

[@mini_worx]

Absolutely amazing work.

[@thomasmolyneaux3700]

I always think “suck it Spotify” when I listen to audiobooks on KZbin

[@fweepthegod-pu5nc]

🙌🙌🙌

[@margaretgoodheart4167]

Rarely enjoy sci-phi but anything with Ed Asner, I'll go for.

[@nathanexplosionn]

WTF is "sci phi" Science "phiction?"

[@slpmaterialgirl1]

​@@nathanexplosionnwhy so nasty? Who hurt you? You know what they meant. No reason to be an a-hole.

[@nathanexplosionn]

@slpmaterialgirl1 why the hell are you out of the kitchen

[@fweepthegod-pu5nc]

Nasty Nate calm down sweetheart ❤

[@lizangel72]

I just love Michael, start reading after Stephen King talk about him in one of his books

[@davidgeorge000]

I get about an hour into this and I start freaking out. 😮

[@fweepthegod-pu5nc]

Why?

[@MrTweetyhack]

science, engineering, physics, chemistry. plenty of things to share with each other

[@rainnordrum-im4ms]

🐱📖☕👍 Good story thank you for sharing❤

[@reginamurray722]

Great story thanks

[@Balder-gb4eq]

I enjoyed this video props to all involved

[@slpmaterialgirl1]

The narrator/reader is Carl from Up 🙂

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

Poor audio, but Ed Asner shines through, as always.

[@feralbluee]

I listened to this for a while and also checked out the comments. someone said the whole book was on YT, so I went to listen to that instead. it was interesting and I got to where they discovered the sphere, but there was so much bickering and everyone was doing what they wanted to with no one really in charge - and it was so stupid, I just got incredibly bored and came back to this version. and began where I left off. it was just great! Asner does a great job and this abridged version was so much better! sometimes a writer needs an editor, whether he or she likes it or not!! :) 😛

[@arman757]

You should listen to the the full book, this abridged version is basically the movie script read by one person

[@Mark-Mcloud]

⁠@@arman757who are you telling to listen to the book? I am only asking because the comment you seem to be replying to said they had already listened to the full version and found it hard to listen to and this version better. Is that easier for you to understand or are you just wanting people to stop listening to this one and support your version. Also I have never known a book improve the more people that read from it. What I do know is he does a good job of reading a good book.

[@Mark-Mcloud]

@@arman757 must be nice to be able to give up 12 hours of your day to listen to a audiobook. I have kids so I don’t have the time. This version is under 3 hours and very well read and easy to listen to when going to sleep

[@anaderol5408]

@@arman757 😂I'm relieved to note that I'm not the only one who ends up on the receiving end of weird replies from individuals I've not addressed.

[@anglosaxonbreed]

Good story. I injoyed it

[@yorkshiredreamer443]

My concentration level makes reading a struggle so grateful for YT audiobooks . Thankyou

[@Thirza.]

A great story, and an excellent actor to narrate it, but the publisher has so little faith in both, that the plot is disemboweled and the audio is stunk up with ridiculous special effects.

[@Teknophobe]

My sentiments also. Some background sound's just felt inappropriate. Though the story & narration are outstanding.

[@barbarahanson210]

Music is too loud.

[@naturalbrunette07]

Hi Jerry

[@lisacorradini803]

Good narration, but I dont like the sound affects.

[@amystand7799]

Was this a narration from the screenplay rather than the book? It certainly is highly edited .

[@jameswebb4593]

Space and time travel possible in the future , unlikely with the way the universe is set up. I am going to put on my Sci Fi hat , which I have just discovered I have, Image that our Cosmos is computer generated and controlled by an outside agency. Then anything becomes possible , something sitting down playing the ultimate game . What fun you could have , throw in a UFO or two , and watch the turmoil.

[@veronacoleman4604]

This is what happens when we don’t mind our own business!!

[@jayphilby795]

Great read by Ed Asner of Crichton's story. This audio book is better than the movie. The film wasted its actors and potential with inept direction and convoluted script. This audio book is far superior.

[@migarsormrapophis2755]

ye

[@Norfolk250]

ED ASNER!!!!!?!?!???!?!?!!!!!!!!?!?! ?

[@HuplesCat]

Lou Grant

[@catherineshoemaker9106]

Please kill the distracting background music and sounds.... It's unneccesary

[@user-jl8mp6lg4i]

Made it

[@mostlynew]

Entertaining, but . . . ‘Jerry’ is repeated so often I’ll not listen to this audiobook again.

[@DD-sl2mr]

Sorry. Too much noise. Give me the beauty of stellar narration alone. Not thrilled with Asner's voice.

[@twt3716]

Abridged ? Lol

[@Visitor2Earth]

Yup, it’s SEVERELY abridged (I’m not a big fan of book abridgements)….the full book read by Scott Brick is a hundred times better.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Yeah, I read the whole book before listening to this. It is severely chopped up, and it's not just abridged, but they cut out parts and then replace those parts with one or two sentences that sound like something written by a 'Cliffs Notes' writer. They dumb it down and simplify it very noticeably.

[@eugenemegatron2210]

Butchered would be a better term

[@slpmaterialgirl1]

Why are you here then? Some people just want a short story

[@scratchdog2216]

Great rendition however those corny musical montages are annoying and unnecessary.

[@rustycann6887]

i could not listen to this because of the screeching background drowning out the words of the actors and the voice effects ruined it for me

[@GWorxOz]

Keeps playing stupid music over narration.

[@BAKEDPOTATOLARDYASS]

Boring movie i actually snoozed at the cinema 💤 💤💤💤

[@BAKEDPOTATOLARDYASS]

@@EmitOcean20 Good cast Sharon stone Dustin Hoffman 1998 etc but I found it rather dull

[@Boogie_the_cat]

This is a good reading, but I can't stand Jerry's voice. It's like listening to a 1950's sci-fi movies' idea of how a robot should talk. With terribly long stupid breaks in each syllable. It's painful to listen to. It almost kills the whole story. Thanks for the upload.

[@JohnDoe-sp3dc]

It's supposed to sound like a text to speech synthesizer from the late 80's early 90's

[@slpmaterialgirl1]

Then read the book instead of listening. Or, find a different version. Happy trails!

[@gordondean2165]

badly written drivel.

[@niceguy6969]

This comment is dumb

[@michelleeden2272]

Your comment is a phrase, not a sentence. Also, it's generally considered correct to begin a sentence--if you can write a complete sentence--with a capital letter.

[@slpmaterialgirl1]

To say something is "badly written" using profoundly bad grammar is very funny. I'm no grammar expert but that's so silly.

[@robinpreese]

Because he didn’t put a capital letter on a sentence in KZbin? Wow. It’s KZbin. I’m sure he knows when to insert capital letters, ass

[@robinpreese]

And btw. I didn’t put a period at the end of my sentence. Call the police.