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This is an audiobook that would be good for the family to enjoy hearing together. I liked Michael York's narration, although another reviewer is correct about his toning down of descriptions that might be frightening to young listeners. I preferred The Magician's Nephew, the previous title in the series, because the religious imagery of this story seems a bit heavy-handed to me; it sounds somewhat like a children's Sunday School story. I have read that C.S. Lewis denied that he intended this as a Christian allegory, but almost everyone else sees it quite clearly as such.

The other reviewers point out what a fine novel this is. It does take a while to get comfortable with the large number of characters introduced at the outset, but Galsworthy does an excellent job of helping his readers keep them straight. However, I never did get used to the narrator, who has a good enough voice but a dreadfully dull, nearly monotonous style.

If the other two volumes of THE FORSYTE CHRONICLES (A MODERN COMEDY and END OF THE CHAPTER) are ever recorded, I hope they use a better narrator.

This is a very well read version of a well-written, lean short story. Both the narrator and the author capture the feeling of loneliness and desperate longing for something greatly desired and tragically just out of reach. This is a tale that will fascinate you and haunt you as you think about it for days after you hear it. Highly recommended.

This is a very well read version of a well-written, lean short story. Both the narrator and the author capture the feeling of loneliness and desperate longing for something greatly desired and tragically just out of reach. This is a tale that will fascinate you and haunt you as you think about it for days after you hear it. Highly recommended.

The narrator does a fine job, and the writing is lean, but how many thrillers do we need that deal with the CIA (or other Acronym-ed government agency) being villains (or are they?) and with people you think you know well turning out to be not who you think they are (or are they?)...

The relevations and plot twists seem all-too-familiar and ultimately not very interesting.

However, if you really like fast-paced suspense spy stories, you should enjoy this.

This book is Michael Connelly "lite." It lacks the narrative complexity of some of his Bosch or McCaleb novels. However, that makes it an excellent candidate for an audio book; you probably won't have to rewind to catch up on a missed plot detail as you drive home in rush-hour traffic. Mickey Haller is a fascinating new protagonist; rather than being Connelly's typical tough detective out to clean up the city's mean streets, Haller is more interested in the money than in a client's innocence. This is a very enjoyable listen.

Kenneth Branagh does a great job narrating this first volume of the Chronicles of Narnia series. It's an intriguing fantasy for youngsters as well as for adults who enjoy children's classics.

Brown knows how to write a good page-turner. This one is typically far-fetched and intriguing at the same time. I found that it got tiresome after a while and wished it would have ended sooner, but it is an easy and entertaining listen.

Ruth Rendell is at her best when she writes psychological thrillers that take the reader inside the mind of a tortured, frightening character. This is one of the earliest novels in which she accomplishes this. We rarely leave the mind of our tormented protagonist, Gray Lanceton, during this novel, and it is unlikely that Gray will ever leave our memories once we've heard his story. The book is out of print in the U.S.; fortunately this beautifully-read audio book is available.

This series continues to be fun after all these years. This is a bit of a departure for Stephanie, who takes a break from being a bounty hunter and tries to find a new career for herself, with often hilarious results, as we've come to expect.