Martina Copelman
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The Fraud
- A Novel
- By: Zadie Smith
- Narrated by: Zadie Smith
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 423
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 382
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 381
It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper—and cousin by marriage—of a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests: literature, justice, abolitionism, class, her cousin, his wives, this life and the next. But she is also sceptical. She suspects her cousin of having no talent; his successful friend, Mr. Charles Dickens, of being a bully and a moralist; and England of being a land of facades, in which nothing is quite what it seems.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
- By Happy purchaser on 09-10-23
- The Fraud
- A Novel
- By: Zadie Smith
- Narrated by: Zadie Smith
Not good audio narration for the non-british public.
Reviewed: 03-11-24
Very difficult to understand the accents. It made it hard to follow. The character of Mrs Touché is very interesting.
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A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
- By: Vikram Seth
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 347
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 277
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families: the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans, and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married. But not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with.
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2 out of 5 stars
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would prefer unabridged naration
- By Tamshine on 07-07-11
- A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
- By: Vikram Seth
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, full cast
Completely incomprehensible.
Reviewed: 03-04-22
I have had people highly recommend this. I can’t understand why. The background noise is distracting and way too loud so that I was constantly turning the volume up and down to hear the voices.
The plot, if there is one, is very difficult to follow. Too many characters that are difficult to identify and their stories connect in very mon-linear ways. I found the whole book/ play very confusing and had to stop. I would seriously not buy this book.
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