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An Old-Fashioned Girl
- Narrated by: Anne Johnstonbrown
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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- Mandalyn
- 03-04-14
A favorite story, read horribly!
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It's a wonderful story, but this was painful to listen to.
What was one of the most memorable moments of An Old-Fashioned Girl?
I have always loved this book and even own a first edition of it. I have read it countless times and thought having the audiobook would be a treat. Boy was I wrong. All the fun moments that I loved reading myself were butchered by the narrators over dramatized reading.
What didn’t you like about Anne Johnstonbrown’s performance?
The reader, Anne Johnston Brown read the story with over exaggerated accents that completely distracted from the story. Her attempts at a country accent for Polly came across as uneducated and unintelligible. Same with Tom...not quite sure what she was going for there. There was no need to overdramatize such a simple, wonderful story. Very disappointed with the audiobook.
Any additional comments?
So saddened by this performance. If this was someone's first exposure to this lesser known Louisa May Alcott treasure they would turn it off and not finish - missing out on the sweetness of wonderful love story.
8 people found this helpful
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- Hollace
- 12-07-16
Sadness
I was so excited to find one of my favorite girlhood books available on Audible. Imagine my disappointment when the main character is made to sound more like Tammy Tell Me True. This is NOT a story about a hillbilly girl. I hope at some future time Audible will redo the book with a better narrator. Louisa Mae Alcott must be turning in her grave!
2 people found this helpful
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- Margaret
- 07-09-16
Narrator used inexplicable accents
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I had to keep fighting against the fake accents; southern drawls for people who live on Beacon Hill?! Please.
What did you like best about this story?
Louisa May Alcott is the master.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Anne Johnstonbrown?
It may not be ther fault; as a narrator she's fine. The accents must be someone else's dumb idea.
Do you think An Old-Fashioned Girl needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
I strongly think it should be re-done. This version is a disservice to a lovely classic.
Any additional comments?
Listening to this is like reading a book with terrible illustrations.
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- Lisa
- 08-04-15
Love the story, don't care for the narration
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I absolutely love this story and have for years. I was disappointed in this narration - the reading is very mechanical with over-done drawls for the character voices that don't seem to fit the characters. I would absolutely recommend the story, but not this narration. I'm hoping to find a different narration that I like better.
What other book might you compare An Old-Fashioned Girl to and why?
Little Women. It's a comparison of an old-fashioned life of work and character compared to a frivolous, giddy "fashionable" life. The conclusion is similar to Little Women - showing the value of work and purpose in life.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I don't like the character voices. The drawling tones don't match my mental images for the characters. The narrator is so focused on enunciating every sound that the prose comes across as very mechanical. It's hard to get into the story because the reading is so measured and enunciated.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
I love the story, so I would go see it and hope that the dramatization lived up to my mental images.
Any additional comments?
Love the story. I'm hoping to find a different narration that I like more.
1 person found this helpful
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- Mary A.
- 04-13-15
A Revisit of a Childhood Favorite!
I was excited to find this childhood favorite in Audible's catalog! I enjoyed listening to it. I enjoyed the narrator's regular reading voice, but didn't like the southern accents she put on for the characters voices. It wasn't how I imagined Polly, Fanny, Tom or anyone else talked. Sometimes it was a stronger accent than others and I even became so irritated at times that I stopped listening and switched to a different book for a while to give my ears a rest. I did finish listening and still love the story very much!
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-08-22
Was great
This was one of my favorite stories growing up.
Not my favorite style of readers voice. But she did great and I loved all the characters.
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- Meg
- 08-09-21
Great story!
I love this story! It is so well written. It’s just a shame that the reader was so bad. She did a southern accent for the kids which didn’t seem to fit at all. Save yourself the money and just read the book.
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- Steve Loertscher
- 06-13-21
Love the book!😍
Exalent book! I love it!
The n
arrator gives them all a southern accent,but it's great!
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-29-21
Upbeat and Wholesome
A light-hearted book with a positive outlook on life. Always good to read Louisa May Alcott books when chaos is happening in the world.
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- Christina
- 08-22-19
Excellent story. Beautifully narrated.
How can one go wrong with Louisa May Alcott? She's a master storyteller. I admire her ability to share nuggets of wisdom with the reader/listener without making them feel preached at.
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Oblomov
- By: Ivan Goncharov
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A member of the landed gentry, with a seemingly guaranteed income from his estate in the country, Oblomov lives in Petersburg, uninterested in the business that provides his living and barely aware that the revenue is diminishing. Not that he leads a dissolute life of extravagance, balls and entertainment. Instead he is a dreamer, a sybarite, content above all to spend most of the day supine, in bed. The novel opens with Oblomov thus ensconced, attended only by his dirty, grumbling, indolent servant Zahar, who has looked after him since childhood, catering to his every need.
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funny and smart
- By Bennett Weiss on 07-29-20
By: Ivan Goncharov
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The Cricket on the Hearth
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The holidays are upon us, and this year Audible is very happy to present to our members one of Charles Dickens’ most popular Christmas stories, The Cricket on the Hearth. This holiday classic (original subtitle: “A Fairy Tale of Home”) tells the innocent, picturesque, and charming story of a poor family and their would-be guardian angel; in short, a delightful vision of Victorian Christmas. As always, a great story calls for a great voice, so we’ve brought in legendary actor and record-breaking Audie and Grammy award-winning narrator Jim Dale ( The Night Circus). Happy holidays and happy listening!
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Last Paragraph Missing?
- By T. Brennan on 01-01-16
By: Charles Dickens
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High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- By: Angela Thirkell, Alexander McCall Smith - introduction
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son, Tony, set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbor, George Knox, has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village.
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Beginning of a journey
- By Jerri C on 11-04-16
By: Angela Thirkell, and others
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A Daily Rate
- By: Grace Livingston Hill
- Narrated by: Susan O’Malley
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Life held little joy for Celia Murray. Forced by poverty to leave her aunt, who had been her only source of love and warmth, Celia goes to the city to find a job. There she tries to make the best of her new home: a dreary boarding house. Then everything changes!
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A Daily Rate
- By S l b on 08-21-10
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Mother Carey's Chickens
- By: Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Narrated by: Anne Hancock
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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The sudden death of the father of the family results in the drastic reduction of the Careys' income and they must leave their comfortable home in Boston. Nancy Carey, the eldest, recalls a vacation in Maine when they all picnicked in the garden of a big, vacant house that her father loved. She discovers that the house is available, the rent is cheap, and persuades her mother that life in The Yellow House in Beulah, Maine is the perfect place to begin their new life.
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A very cozy book =)
- By Camilla on 03-01-17