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Deserving of real voice actors

Revisado: 05-29-24

The story flows beautifully with situations resulting in reactions and dialogues that are believable. Elizabeth is very much the sensible version of herself, and the entire tale is refreshingly without forced misunderstandings and absurdities. This work deserves more than a Virtual Voice.

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Funny find…

Revisado: 11-17-23

This is a fun story. The humor is sparkling, almost as much as the wit. It’s been a long time since I came across a story with so much easy humor working ceaselessly in the background - uplifting and completely unforced. Now that is a rarity. In addition to being well-written, it is also narrated beautifully. Enjoyed every minute of it. One little caveat - it felt more like lessons in espionage rather than a narrative about an absorbing mystery. That said, it is absorbing in every way of its own.

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Now, how about the rest?

Revisado: 10-11-23

Very well narrated, small town mysteries. Finally, a detective with a penchant for tea. Uncomplicated and fun. Would like to be able to listen to the others in this series.

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Immersive story, beautifully narrated

Revisado: 08-26-23

I am surprised to see that there are not more reviews commending this book/series or author. This is the first book by this author I have had the pleasure of listening to, and I am delighted, because the narrator is lovely. She breathes life into this absorbing, highly atmospheric story written (refreshingly) in the third person … so much so that it really sounds as though the narrator and the author are one and the same, and they are speaking with you directly.

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Police procedural with a chase

Revisado: 01-05-23

I like the writing style of Tey very much. I wasn’t overjoyed with the denouement, but the process of reaching it wasn’t without relish. I do think that the chase or hunt for the fugitive from (presumably) justice was too protracted, rather stretching the point of being a red herring too far for plausibility. Even so, as I said before, she certainly had a way with words.

P.S. I would have liked a male voice detailing the loads of introspection by the main male investigator. There are so many audiobooks with this sort of clash (both ways). That said, the narration is good.

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Ladies of a certain age…

Revisado: 12-31-22

I liked how this series of plays/ dramatizations seemed to be so much about older women. It’s a space often ignored, and A. Bennett keeps it center stage with consummate finesse. There is humor with understanding, and I think the playwright’s affection shines through quite movingly.

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Start here…

Revisado: 12-31-22

If you’ve never read/ listened to Anthony Trollope, you can start here. A lot is made of his other novels (The way we live now) but I feel if you’re going to visit only one Trollopian space then the folks of Barsetshire will provide you with sufficient range of emotive entertainment. With this one production you get more than a glimpse, and it is still enough of a teaser.

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One is simply weird

Revisado: 11-17-22

The first dramatization - A Shilling for Candles - is as far from a Tey as I cannot even imagine. I truly don’t know what it is but to be fair, if one were not thinking of Tey, it could be considered entertaining (facetious comedy) in its own right, because like all the other dramatizations or readings, it has wonderful performances by fine actors. I agree with the others that The Franchise Affair is read very well (but of course, it is Edward Petherbridge after all). On the whole, it is worth listening to.

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Sweet, slow romance

Revisado: 07-11-22

No surprises here. This is really a romance. I came for the mystery but that was sorted in my mind quite early on. So I stuck around for the romance. It’s that lovely, slow romance of sweet manners and so much left unsaid. It is a very particular kind of narrative that has a strong undercurrent of romantic attachment yet does not languish in that realm. Certainly not 21st century style, simply because we don’t do it this way anymore, nor do we talk or write about it as such. For that very reason it is a tender, uplifting narrative.

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Surprisingly good shorts

Revisado: 07-11-22

As expected of a BBC production the narration/voice acting is excellent. The thing that stands out is the prowess of W.Collins in his short stories, and I was quite taken with the humor in some of these. I can’t remember the last time I was laughing in sheer frustration with anybody the way I did whilst listening to Mrs. Badgery. Mystery novels is what W.Collins is known for, and since I had read those before coming across this production, all I can say is that the dramatization of all of these novels has been done superbly. But Mrs. Badgery and her ilk seem to be underrated. So I am glad I got this one.

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