D.W.

Excellent Narration, very Cliched storyline

Revisado: 09-02-24

While the narration was excellent, the plot was really cliched. the sex scenes were a bit repetitive. If the central character, Scotty had been a decent friend to either of the others and respected his alleged best-friend's wishes, there would be no story to tell. Instead, he chooses to interfere and causes even more pain and trauma to everyone. You Don't heal someone else's trauma by taking away their choices and their agency. I returned this title.

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Too much sex...not enough story

Revisado: 04-09-24

This book opens with sex and never really stops. It comes at the expense of plot and there isn't enough story. This is the first C.R. title I am probably going to return,

I was bored by Chapter 3 because even with the over-abundance of sex, it gets to be REALLY repetitive. So repetitive I was fast forwarding through the seemingly endless sex scenes just to try and find some story, There isn't much of it in this book,

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A good story, but very hard to listen to

Revisado: 12-19-23

I couldn't finish audiobook, its very hard to listen to. The alternating readers each has a difficult time narrating a stammer and it was hard not to be constantly pulled out of the story. This is one of those times where it would be best to read the print version.

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One or the other, but never both.

Revisado: 08-28-23

Some of the stories are good but badly narrated and some of the stories are just plain bad but well narrated. None of the stories were anything like the genuine article. Authors who did incorporate small details from the original stories seemed to go out of there way to get them wrong, and the whole thing felt like a pale imitation.

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NOT UNABRIDGED

Revisado: 12-17-22

This is only a little over half of the stories in the printed Anthology - many of the titles/authors mentioned in the introduction are NOT included in the audiobook. Don't purchase this based on the sample provided either, the narration is very un-even (some readers are MUCH better than the others. Its the same with the audio quality.

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A well-written story, that goes nowhere

Revisado: 11-07-22

Well-written, interesting characters, and a great setting. So much potential that just never really went anywhere. I got bored, stopped paying attention and had to re-listen to chapters.

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Grateful for an unabridged reading, bad narration.

Revisado: 08-05-21

Georgina Sutton did such a great job with "Diary of a Provincial Lady" that I was thrilled to see she was doing my favorite series. Sadly the narration is flat, and rather monotonous. She either didn't understand the stories are satirical, or didn't get the jokes, because this was a joyless rendition. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwen both did SO much better.

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Grateful for an unabridged reading, bad narration.

Revisado: 08-05-21

Georgina Sutton did such a great job with "Diary of a Provincial Lady" that I was thrilled to see she was doing my favorite series. Sadly the narration is flat, and rather monotonous. She either didn't understand the stories are satirical, or didn't get the jokes, because this was a joyless rendition. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwen both did SO much better.

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Long, disjointed ramble that went nowhere

Revisado: 01-30-21

This is the only novel by Hollinghurst I have not enjoyed. While he usually takes his time telling a story, he has (until now) eventually gotten there. Hollinghurst novels do as a rule change perspective and shift in time, and it usually works out. This novel's parts don't really hang together, there is little chance for story or character development as everything shifts as soon as the reader begins to figure out who the new characters and places are, and how they relate to the previous parts of the novel.

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Horrible Narration - Won't finish listening

Revisado: 11-24-20

The Narrators own voice is fine, but the voices used for the books characters is very harsh. It somehow manages to be grating, shrill, gruff and squeaky all at once. The women's voices all sound dry and raspy as well, both Precious and Grace sound like they are over one hundred years old. Its just too much of a distraction to focus on the actual story.

Audible should refund everyone who purchased this book. The narration is beyond unacceptable.

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