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Dorothy

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  • Brideshead Revisited | [Evelyn Waugh]
    Brideshead Revisited
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    Brideshead Revisited

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Evelyn Waugh
    • Narrated By Jeremy Irons
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (71)
    Performance
    (65)
    Story
    (63)

    Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family. Written during World War II, the story mourns the passing of the aristocratic world Waugh knew in his youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities; in so doing it also provides a profound study of the conflict between the demands of religion and the desires of the flesh.

    Renee says: "Extraordinary"
    "A must, must read for everyone"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you listen to Brideshead Revisited again? Why?

    I will keep Brideshead Revisited on my IPod forever. I will listen to it again and again. I love the story and Jeremy Irons tell it to perfection. The story came alive visually for me through his soothing voice. Loved it!


    What did you like best about this story?

    Although it was very hard to listen to the horrid details of life in the trenches, it was real. Going back to Brideshead was told with such emotional sadness that I have to admit I cried.


    Which character – as performed by Jeremy Irons – was your favorite?

    I cannot choose because each one had their own importance to the story.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Oh yes, however I could not do that. Could hardly wait for the next chance to listen.


    Any additional comments?

    This was a very good visual of life in the trenches which I had never thought about before. I saw this production on PBS many years ago and loved it then. The book gives a different slant on the reality and emotional part of the story which cannot be fully captured in film.
    Thank you for bringing this book back and THANK YOU Jeremy Irons for this great audio version. I want to listen to more of you on Books on Tape.

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  • Gone Girl: A Novel | [Gillian Flynn]
    Gone Girl: A Novel
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    Gone Girl: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Gillian Flynn
    • Narrated By Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (9430)
    Performance
    (8186)
    Story
    (8164)

    It is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media - as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents - the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter - but is he really a killer?

    Teddy says: "Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!"
    "what was all the fuss about?"
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    Story
    What disappointed you about Gone Girl?

    All I can say is that this couple deserved each other.....


    What do you think your next listen will be?

    A much better story, I am sure


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    ....


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    ????


    Any additional comments?

    no

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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