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fun story, annoying narrator, but its fixable!

The story is nothing out of the ordinary in this P&P genre, but still good fun. Imagine Elizabeth as a doctor! Or at least an apothecary. Not really a spoiler but be aware Mr Bennet is the villain of the piece, so there are quite a few character licenses to be had.
The story has a lot of great historical background, for the time. and the tone is generally light and fun. a few of the plot twists made me think more of a Charles Dickens impersonation, ala Nicholas Nickleby, than Jane Austen. It pokes fun at the times, the characters occasionally feel like caricatures, and event generally feel either too good or too bad to be true.
Now about the narrator, I'll just say listen to sample. If you don't mind her, great! If you do get as annoyed as I did, be aware that if you listen to this at 1.25 to 1.5 times speed she becomes completely tolerable.

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Such a waste

I LOVE this story, and have reread it many times. I finally thought to look for it on Audible, and I wish I hadn’t. The English accent is gratingly bad, and the voices for the characters (particularly Darcy) are a form of punishment.

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Unique Variation

I enjoyed the story, although it was hard to have Mr. Bennet acting the way he did. Of course, it allowed Lizzy to grow into the accomplished woman of this story. Loved this Darcy, as well as the Gardiners. Definitely a worthwhile listen!

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Elizabeth's family

What was up with the Jane? I can not beklive the way she was portrayed in this!

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Great story and awesome narration.

Love the story and the narration was wonderful to listen to. I highly recommend this book. I love Elizabeth's spirit.

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  • Anji Dale
  • 02-18-17

A lovely debut novel

I'd half-forgotten how much I enjoyed Ms. King's debut novel (sorry Joy!). Her Mr. Bennet is far from canon and a truly detestable character, and her Wickham is lot worse too.

On a lighter note, I loved that Elizabeth got to travel far and wide with the Gardiners after being cast out by her father. Now that's not really a spoiler as it happens quite early on. Some of the things she learns on her travels come into good use when she's called upon to nurse Jane after she's taken ill at Netherfield and in another situation which I won't mention - spoilers this time! A good deed she did whilst away also has repercussions for later in the story.

This is a sweet re-telling of Darcy and Elizabeth's story, suitable for all ages, and Catherine O'Brien's narration is pretty good too.

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  • TheNameless
  • 07-03-18

Enjoyable story, poor narration

Not for JA purists, but an entertaining JAFF. Unfortunately, Catherine O'Brien's narration is flat and stilted and her voice quickly becomes grating.

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  • Julia
  • 03-05-15

Enjoyable

Well very little similarity to the original story but character names are all there with a few extras. Nevertheless it was a great story to listen to and I didn't want to switch it off. Mr Bennet's character was most unbelievable and the consequences too but suspend all you have already read in the past. Accept its a variation on a brilliant novel and just enjoy.