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"Acclaimed Dickens interpreter Miriam Margolyes does an unabridged reading of Oliver Twist that is a revelation. Margolyes forced me to see a book I hadn't read since high school in all its complexity. With her voice, she conveys Dickens' fury at the suffering of children, his seething contempt for well-fed adults, his rage at corrupt officials. Margolyes' performance is so magnificent that she doesn't so much read Dickens as inhabit his people." (USA Today)
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- awgoodkitty
- Colorado
- 10-07-05
Excellent!
One of the better audiobooks I've purchased. Ms. Margolyes is a wonderful narrator and she is able to create believable voices for all the characters.
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- M Kaner
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 05-01-12
Great story, very bad quality recording
This is a great story and the narrator is very good. Unfortunately, there is a lot of background noise. I did let the Audible.com people know. Hopefully, the quality issue will be resolved.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Joachim
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 05-26-10
One of the best narrations on audible
Miriam Margolyes is fabulous in the reading of this great Dicken's novel. If there are ten great audible reads this is one of them!
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- Felicia
- Chicago, IL, USA
- 12-14-05
Audio Newbie
Miriam Margoylis is an amazing reader. It is difficult to believe that it is only one person reading - considering the voices and characatures. As far as Dicken's Oliver Twist - his anti-semitism offended me and found that the book goes on and on and on - probably because it was written in monthly installments and he needed to stretch it. To enjoy the writings and tolerate the cartoonish characters and not dismiss the novel as a children's tale - it is important to remember that his writings were a landmark for his time and his depiction of poorly treated children were meant to and succeeded to incite public reform.
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- Candida
- Oakland, CA, USA
- 06-26-07
Can't Hear It
Can't review the performance because the tape is barely audible.
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