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Narration Disappointing

Revisado: 12-29-24

I usually love books by Joy Ellis but I have unfortunately had to abandon this one after the 7th Chapter. I find the narrator’s performance pompous, overly affected and unnecessarily emphatic. It results in cheapening the story by making it sound like a pantomime.

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A Poignant and Necessary Tale

Revisado: 09-30-24

What a powerful story. So important for the plight of girls in rural India and perhaps the cities as well. Despite the narrator doing a great job, I longed for the Indian accent I have heard before in so many other books about this wonderland terrible continent.

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Beautifully Poignant

Revisado: 07-29-24

This story is so moving. A period piece piece that takes us back in time to experience the lives of the characters and difficult impacts of Indian independence, the turmoil and misery of the results of colonisation. Read beautifully except the narrator did not do the much needed Indian accents I’ve become accustomed to from other narrators.

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Very Important Story

Revisado: 07-04-24

This story highlights the limitations of a culture that demonise and punish women who suffer abuse by the hands of men. It is a tale of a fight for justice and hope. Unfortunately this cause has completely gone backward in the last few years. I cannot say anything positive about the narration. The narrator had the voice of a 14 year old, no distinction between the varied voices, no accents. It was the power of the story that kept me persevering. Otherwise I would have abandoned it because of the grating narration.

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Marvellous

Revisado: 06-08-24

Everything about this story, the narration, the complexity, the moving experiences were fantastic, touching my heart and soul. I now want to read everything by this incredibly nuanced and talented writer. Thank you, thank you.

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Infuriating Narration

Revisado: 05-04-24

I persevered with the story which was kind of clunky. I will never listen to a book narrated by this narrator. I found his portrayal of the characters lacking.

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Poignant, Moving and totally on trend

Revisado: 09-25-21

I absolutely loved this book. I have listened to all of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books and am a huge fan. This is not just a crime novel. It is so richly textured and multi layered. I was moved to tears at the end. I’m wondering if it’s because of the context that it is written in. It is controversial, humane, tragic and thoughtful. The narrator is superb. The interview at the end between the author and narrator is a special surprise. Thank you Louise Penny and Adam Sims. I am deeply grateful.

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Narrator destroys story

Revisado: 02-16-18

I am a big fan of William Boyd’s novels. Unfortunately I could not listen beyond the first few chapters. I found the narrator’s style intolerable. Others may disagree as I realize that whether one likes the narrator or not is highly subjective. However I wanted to write this incase others felt the same and Audible would be inspired to use another narrator.

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Great Story, unfortunate narration

Revisado: 05-14-17

This is a powerful tale involving characters who strive to comply with the demands of the cultures they are embedded in. Whilst at the same time colliding with the differing beliefs of others. The result is ongoing collision involving issues of gender superiority, fervent religious beliefs vs science to name a few. This occurs at the expense of the vulnerable main character. Dark secrets emerge which deepen the complexity of this psychological thriller. Unfortunately the narrator brings a pantomime like emphasis to the characters which eclipses the strength of the narrative.

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