Sorry you’re having issues with the screen reader in the command line version! Does it sound like the ends of some sentences are being cut off?
Some players have reported the screen reader works perfectly with Upheaval, and some report lots of issues with it. I think it might be a screen reader configuration problem, but I’m not really sure how to fix it yet.
You can check with other players on the AudioGames forum to see what configuration options have worked for them. Otherwise, I’m adding text-to-speech to the graphical version in the next update (no ETA yet), which will hopefully make for a more consistent experience between players.