Claudine (Just Jane 1813)

Great companion to the book!!

Revisado: 01-26-19

“A Gentleman in Moscow” is the kind of story that will be read by generations to come. This Audible interview with the author, Amor Towles, illuminates several compelling points from the text and brings the author himself to life in a way that can do be done through audio.

I highly recommend listening to this talk after you have read the book, when you will probably find yourself longing for more connections to this masterful story!!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

A story that examines life and its evolving meanings...

Revisado: 01-23-18

I had to read this story with a pencil in my hand the entire time... there were so many poignant and thought-provoking passages... I want to fill a jar with each and every kernel of wisdom nestled within these pages. Tereza and Tomas are my favorite kinds of characters; vulnerable, flawed, and striving for that “Es muss sein” that makes our lives worth living... This is a book I will return to again and again not only for its haunting story but mainly for the reflections on our own relationships that this story allows us to explore through these characters.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Go back to Chawton w/Jane Austen & Caroline Knight

Revisado: 07-13-17

If you could sum up Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage in three words, what would they be?

Heartfelt, emotive, and unique.

What other book might you compare Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage to and why?

Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley because they both connect stories of Jane's time period to the places that she lived in.

Have you listened to any of Alison Larkin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first audiobook experience listening to Alison Larkin and she was wonderful; upbeat and expressive in all the right places!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Return to the Great House at Chawton and experience for yourself how this magnificent estate played such a significant role in shaping Jane Austen's legacy as an author and her descendants' lives, as told from the perspective of her fifth great niece, Caroline Jane Knight.

Any additional comments?

I think this book is such an important contribution to the legacy of Jane Austen and the Knight family, who played such an important role in her life. Readers will learn how history really does stand still in numerous ways when your family has lived in the same house for over four centuries.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

There's nothing better than listening to Colin Firth's narration of this sorrowful reflection ...

Revisado: 07-23-15

This was a heartbreaking and poignant story of a man who is grieving the numerous losses of his former lover. The story offers us an inside perch into his sorrows, his struggles and his attempts to reconcile and understand the roles that God plays in our lives. How fascinating that we all walk this Earth together and yet we all follow such dissimilar paths towards happiness and peace as we attempt to create what can only be for each of us, an existence of personal meaning and salvation... I won't forget the grief and the lessons endured through this story as I travel the path of my own life!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Good story but the narration is disturbing...

Revisado: 06-29-15

The narrator's voice drove me crazy. I'm sure if Colin Firth read this book, it would be wonderful!!! But he didn't and the terrible voice made me quit the book once for several weeks before going back to it...

I'm glad I did, as the story became more interesting and the last several chapters were sweet peeks into the Darcys' lives after the wedding...

I have bought the audiobook version of this sequel because it's a nicely paced book for listening to while I drive, cook and clean... I am looking forward to it!!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Another great piece of the Darcy puzzle!!!

Revisado: 05-07-15

If you like Jane Austen's P&P, I can't imagine you won't love this series... If you're obsessed with understanding Darcy and his station in life, this is a great read... I have to say I was only able to get into this series through these audiobooks and in so happy that I did!!!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

The only way I could get into this series...

Revisado: 05-03-15

I tried to read these books for a long time. I bought ebook copies and paperback copies and I just couldn't get into the series. I figured my last chance to listen to the audiobook and boy am I glad that I did! While it's not the most exciting or like twisting story ever written, it is the Darcy side of P&P; therefore, I just had to know what it was all about.

The story kept me listening for more. Within 6 days I was done with the book and glad I took the time to do do. I did not suffer from the complaints of disliking the narrator. I felt that the time passed nicely while listening to this book was done primarily as a pleasure.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona