P. Johnson

Fascinating story: still relevant

Revisado: 09-10-20

Juliet Stevenson is my favorite reader, so i found this book by searching on her name. So glad that I did. This is a compelling true story, as gripping as the best fiction. Had it been fiction, I would have been sceptical about the achievements of the heroine. But the author provides ample evidence from multiple sources to support her account of the achievements of Virginia Hall, a woman of great talent, grit, determination, courage, ingenuity, humanity and great organizing ability who succeeded despite the mediocre and/ or reprehensible men sent to be her nominal bosses. She is credited with having a major impact on the outcome of WWII, was honored by the French, Brits and USA and yet still post war was discounted and made subservient to lesser males. But for her, the mission was all. She served and went above and beyond to protect her teams. i am so glad that I learned about this wonderful woman. Share it with your daughters - and sons!

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Was this recording edited? so many errors

Revisado: 06-07-20

There is some faint background music playing on repeat - never had that with any other audiobook. The reader sounds like an amateur, Lots of stumbles, self-corrections and many mispronunciations and peculiar phrasing as though he is seeing the text for the first time. I've persisted so far only because I don't have another unheard title either in Audible or from the public library. But the poor performance and the annoying background are making it hard to concentrate on the story.

This is my first disappointment from Audible. I bought it because I loved Parade's End by the same author , but sadly, not the same narrator.

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Engrossing, a delight in so many ways

Revisado: 06-28-16

Would you consider the audio edition of Middlemarch to be better than the print version?

I might not have had the patience to read this long book and with only short periods for reading, I might have lost track of characters and multiple story lines. The audiobook accompanied me while driving, gardening, cooking, walking, so i was taking it in over sustained periods.

What other book might you compare Middlemarch to and why?

Any of Jane Austen's books: George Eliot brings the same direct but compassionate perspective to even the flawed characters. The mores of the time are exposed to gentle ridicule and there is much subtle humor and use of irony.

What does Juliet Stevenson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Juliet Stevenson brought life to all the characters, using an impressive array of voices - sometimes it was hard to believe it was her. She elicited the subtle irony in some rather long passages that I suspect I might have skimmed had I been reading. She has made me eager to try more classics.

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

Goodness will out

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a bit too far fetched for me

Revisado: 12-16-15

not my favorite reader... a rather forced style.. but it mostly kept my interest... some plot twists were fairly obvious and I got impatient waiting for the hero to catch up

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3 wimpy women

Revisado: 02-07-15

what a trio of losers. I could not empathize with any of them. so full of cliches about women and stupid actions. could see the 'revelation' long before it happened. how could this have become a best seller .. must be great narketing.

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