A lot of prose sucks to read aloud, because the author didn't try it. Philip Roth, to pick one of many, doesn't work well spoken. Tolkien read chapters in devel

A lot of prose sucks to read aloud, because the author didn't try it. Philip Roth, to pick one of many, doesn't work well spoken. Tolkien read chapters in development aloud to his kids every night, and it shows in the way it flows. Pick a good author and keep practicing!