Yes, I don't like the Speak with Dead amulet as well as the abundance of Speak with Animal potions. Their very existence and universal access makes picking those spells as class feature a waste. It also makes playthroughs feel unnecessarily samey - where is the reward for playing a necromancer or druid if their cool interactions are universally available to everyone?

I did pkaythough where I intentionally didn't pick those items - I didn't feel like nothing essential to the experience was missing. I hope Larian will take advantage of the sandbox they build and allow themselves to be more restrictive. It devalues all gr options they crafted if one doesn't need to invest to access them all.