Clio

Narrator

Revisado: 04-05-18

What didn’t you like about Sartaj Gerewal’s performance?

The ordinary narration is okay, but all the character voices are done in a whining melodramatic warble, as though reading a children's book (or on the Simpsons). Distracted from the story and tone.

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Cartoonish narration

Revisado: 01-22-18

Would you be willing to try another one of Sartaj Garewal’s performances?

I really don't like this narrator, whom I try to avoid, and who made this novel sound like an episode of South Park. It's a satirical novel, not an idiotic one. Are there no other South Asian voice actors?

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Worth it just for Dylan Baker

Revisado: 02-27-16

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The novel is just okay. However the middle section, which deals with a troubled marriage and is read by the incomparable Dylan Baker, is brilliant -- worth hearing just on its own. There's an abridged version of The Corrections also read by Baker: highly recommended.

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Great main narrator, great novel

Revisado: 11-19-15

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Loved the main narrator -- felt annoyed with the "interludes," because they were not narrated nearly as feelingly. The novel is dense, a bit over-written, but beautiful. It's light on plot but I enjoyed the slow ride.

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Phenomenal

Revisado: 08-25-15

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

The female narrator was spectacular! The Irish male narrator was much weaker (3 stars), less nuance and more sing-song-y. The American voice was great also.

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Nearly didn't get this because of the negative reviews. This is easily one of the best books I've read this year. Literature for adults! My previous read was "The Marriage of Opposites," which is much more highly rated on Audible, but not even in the same league as this. Wish it had been longer.

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Terrible production quality

Revisado: 03-09-14

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Audio is fuzzy and static-y. More annoying is the constant sound of people talking in the background, very distracting if you're listening on headphones. There are no pauses between chapters, so it feels as though we launch into the next chapter seemingly mid-sentence! Different sections of the audio sound markedly different, so different it seems like a different narrator has taken over. The narration itself is fine but the sloppy production quality made this very, very hard going for me. Do not buy.

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Not a successful work

Revisado: 07-17-13

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A personal account of devastating set of events, but not a well-conceived book. The author's grief is overwhelming but not a cathartic reading experience. There's no story, and not much of a compelling emotional arc.

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Adichie + Andoh = Pure Pleasure

Revisado: 07-17-13

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A brilliant writer matched with my favorite Audible reader. I wish Audible had someone like Andoh for its South Asian selection.

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