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Shakespeare's Sonnets

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: NM Few
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Shakespeare's sonnets have long been considered some of the greatest poetry ever written. It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard the phrase, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

A sonnet is fourteen lines with ten syllables per line, including a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, known as iambic pentameter. The simplest example of iambic verse is a human heartbeat, which is a small beat followed by a larger beat: da-DUM. Iambic pentameter, then, sounds something like this: “da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM."

Marvel at the use of syllables, or simply sit back and enjoy all Shakespeare’s sonnets in one handy volume.

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Loved this new rendition of Shakespeare’s classics. The poems are beautiful, the narrator makes the old English words and phrasing feel new and understandable. I particularly like sonnets 18, 27 and 55. Highly recommend!

Clean and gentle reading of beautiful classics

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I have never really cared for poetry, but I did like Shakespeare's plays when we read some in school- so much so that I took a Shakespeare class later in college. I previously listened to NM Few's narration of Pride and Prejudice and loved it. So when I saw this audiobook version of Shakespeare's sonnets that she narrated, I had to give it a try. I love the sound of her voice. It has a very soothing quality. As for the poems themselves, some I liked more than others. But overall, poetry still isn't my thing. I prefer Shakespeare's plays. But it was still an enjoyable experience.

Overall: 3.5 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 3 stars

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