Mary Lynn Richardson

Stop while you are ahead

Revisado: 03-13-22

Some interesting and useful information in the first few chapters. Found narration uneven at best, like chalk on blackboard much of the time.

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This is narrated by the "Queen of Dialects"?

Revisado: 09-21-15

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I'd recommend the Maisie Dobbs series in print, but where on earth does Orlagh Cassidy come up with all these awful phony (and largely pathetic) accents and "unique" pronunciations.

What other book might you compare Elegy for Eddie to and why?

Although nothing like Elegy for Eddie, for the sheer pleasure of listening to a spectrum of British, African, Caribbean and American accents done superbly well, without a single inflection out of place, listen to the Ghanaian-born actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

Would you be willing to try another one of Orlagh Cassidy’s performances?

Never

Was Elegy for Eddie worth the listening time?

Somehow, years ago, I managed to get through listening to the previous audiobooks in this series. But with this one - no doubt being spoiled by recent great narrations - I was ready to scream half an hour in. Returning it.

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Listening spoiled by phoney prounciation

Revisado: 03-14-10

A brilliant book well acted by the narrator I cruicringed at each phoney pseudo Brirish pronunciation .

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How did this narration pass editorial review?

Revisado: 08-10-09

Despite the far-fetched action plot, Crichton's research into the climate change issues here seems sound. But unless you can stomach someone else's swallowing, burping and dispeptic rumbling directly your ears I recommend the print version. Surely other narrators swallow, but of the hundred of books I've listened to, I've encountered only about 5 audible swallowers. Most of the interruptions in this audiofile could readily have been edited out, and the dispeptic sections could have been re-read when the narrator's stomach was more comfortable. Shame on Harper Audio for releasing this. George Wilson has been added to my blacklist of narrators.

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Brilliant story, pitch perfect narration

Revisado: 03-20-09

This is an epic surely destined to become a "cut in stone" classic, a gem so perfectly cut that it sparkles from every facet. Best of all, the story is filled with characters so human and alive, even in death, that I for one wish to keep them close by me forever. And Sunil Mulhotra's mastery of narration for both sexes, over a large spectrum of age and accent, is so good I am grateful my first exposure to Cutting For Stone is through his voice.

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If there were seven stars available...

Revisado: 03-10-09

Everything I want it a book, doubly enhanced by having it read so convincingly. Usually I treat myself to books as I do physical work; this one kept me awake at nights concentrating on listening with laughter and tears.

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Sophomoric

Revisado: 07-22-08

So awful it was nearly funny -- and might even have been amusing with a better narrator. But despite frequent cringing, I somehow managed to get to the end: I was trying to determine whether the heroine ever opened her mouth without the listener being informed that "she lied."

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Painfully amateurish

Revisado: 01-16-08

Painfully amateurish in both the writing and the reading. With unbelievable paper doll characters in stereotypic settings that can barely stand up.

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Appalling narration

Revisado: 08-08-07

This is a perfect example of how a good book can be ruined by almost unbelievably awful narration.

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Narrator's voice unconvincing...

Revisado: 07-07-05

The narrator, George Guidall, who seemed perfect reading "Niagara Falls All Over Again," reads as well here but never sounds convincing with this work.

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