The Woman in White

his famous nineteenth century novel is the perfect choice for a multi-cast reading, and this is a wonderful production. Almost 26 hours long, Roger Rees, Rosalyn Lander, John Lee and Judy Geeson create every character distinctly as the author intended. Originally published as a serial, each character tells their own part of the mystery as if they are giving testimony in a court of law. The sense of mystery, tension and horror increases with every change of perspective until the final d??nouement.

The structure of this novel seemed amazingly modern. Had it not been for the jarring racial and social stereotypes sprinkled throughout the book, I could have believed that it was historical fiction written by a contemporary author. After many suspenseful twists and turns of the plot, Collins wraps up all of the loose ends and comes to a mostly satisfying happily ever after. It only left this twenty-first century reader with one unanswered question; how could Walter Hartright possibly prefer the vapid Laura to the courageous Marian?

The Woman in White is an intriguing novel. Although it moves at a stately, Victorian pace, it keeps you guessing all the way. Although I've read The Woman in White as well, unless you really enjoy holding a hefty Victorian novel in your hands, listening is the way to go. If you enjoy contemporary mysteries, take some time to see where it all began.

It's timeless. Although it was written in 1859 it stands the test of time.

This book is written as first person accounts by several different characters. Having a different narrator for each character really made it enjoyable!

The fact that this book was originally published in 1860 was enticing. True to the time, many words were used when few would do. In spite of that, the excellent narration carried the day. The writing brought to mind the hyper-emotion of opera and could have been just too much to listen to but the narrators did an outstanding job of portraying that emotion while not wearing out the listener. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Yes - Great Thriller

The end of the book was the best, great climax.

The book and narrator were great.

Who knew Charles Dickens had a more talented contemporary. I thank Lincoln Childs and Douglas Preston for leading me to this book in their last Pendergast saga. Great book.

Marian Holcombe is the pivotal character. Without her love and devotion to her sister the plot never works.

Count Fosco - so pretentious and done so well by the narrator.

As is Dickens, this should be required reading in high school. Better characters, better story, less lengthy descriptions.

I enjoyed this audiobook. Although I got the sense it could have been condensed into a shorter, less wordy version. It was hard for me, a modern woman, to suffer through the way women of that time were being treated (as the property of their father/guardian/husbands). But sticking with it proved rewarding.

If you are a fan of mysteries, detective stories and/or British storytelling, this book is for you.

I gave it a five star rating for all categories. The performances were delicious, the story was engaging and the characters were well-crafted, and multi-dimensional:The brilliant but evil Count Fosco, the worthless Uncle Frederick Fairlie, and of course the love story between Walter and Laura.

The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very end and the performances are stellar. Every time I turned on my iPod it felt like I was getting a front row seat at the hottest show on Broadway.

Top of the list of audiobooks. Other audiobooks are boring after listening to this audiobook.

The story kept me spellbound. Stayed up late, I didn't want to stop listening. This audiobook was absolutely the best. I wish there was a sequel.

The cast of characters all read by believable and passionate voice actors. Each one of them brings back to this period.

This was the most captivating and refreshing work of 'victorian' fiction I have read in a while. While I found Dickens overly descriptive and dry, this work is fresh! It appeals to the 'sensational' style of today's movies while encapsulating the essence of the time period. I would classify this as a pure action\adventure\romance that everyone should listen to.

The story can start off slow... don't let this fool you. If you aren't captured by the end of the first narrative, you probably won't like it.