English lends itself to this but context usually makes it clear. There were a couple of shocking mispronunciations that irritated me more than somewhat and made nonsense of what was being said. What didn’t you like about Jane McDowell’s performance? I enjoy this book very much so the time wasn't wasted but the narrator let the story down. Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? PLEASE restore or re-commission new readings of the Sayers books, and don't let this woman loose on any books again. The book delighted me, but the reading made me scream with frustration and irritation. Why on earth was she recruited as a reader?ĭid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? I will avoid any book she is reading - she could spoil any book! She pauses irritatingly after every few words, at inappropriate places, she stresses the wrong words to make sense of a sentence, and she frequently mispronounces words - even homophones, such as 'bow' are pronounced incorrectly (revealing that she has little understanding of what she is reading. How did the narrator detract from the book? If you could sum up Gaudy Night in three words, what would they be?Ī Continuation of the ongoing story of Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, as well as a love-letter to Oxford and a detective story. Awful performance nearly spoils good book
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