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Amateurish

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-18-25

Not bad but not by a pro either. Wanted a more perfect version. If you are fine with new comers attempts then no problem as this is cheap.

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Superb

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-02-25

Superb translation and narration. I hope all of Kenji's works are available in English soon.

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Great narrator and history

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-28-25

The narrator is wonderful. He should certainly read the following books that don't have audiobooks yet.
1. India: A Sacred Geography (English Edition) By Diana L. Eck
2. The Impossible Indian By Faizal Devji
3. The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967 (Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society Book 15) (English Edition) By Joya Chatterji
etc. etc.
Last but not the least, John Keay's own highly readable book, The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named, also deserves a wonderful narrator and audiobook. Eagerly waiting for the audio versions.

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Better editing required

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-12-24

This virtual voice is excellent. I hope many audiobooks are created using this voice. However, although the voice is great, this audiobook has been marred by poor editing. In fact, it seems as if no one bothered to edit at all. Isn't there a way to program the virtual voice to pronounce Indian words and names better? Virtual voice has a lot of potential if edited properly. Then, five stars could be the norm.

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Excellent biography

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-08-24

The author and the narrator are both wonderful. They have brought alive Noor, a remarkable human being. She should never have been sent as a spy though, in my opinion. I'm delighted to have listened to this for `free' with my Audible membership.

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Best so far

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Reviewed: 05-18-24

The best Bengali audiobook so far. Finally Audible has done it. I hope this is the beginning of the golden age of Bangla audiobooks, both original works by famous authors, as well as translations into Bengali. Looking forward

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Breathtaking

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Reviewed: 03-17-24

An absolutely fantastic book on debates. He does not require the adjectives. Mehdi is the top class Dronacharrya of debating. And, I want to be his disciple, Arjuna, rather than Eklavvya. I fervently hope that this wonderful audiobook is also available in Japanese and Bengali, although the chances may be slim, both the above languages being minor ones, with not much prospects in terms of sales for Audible...

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Superb❣️

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Reviewed: 03-10-24

Simply wonderful. Great narrator. I wish Jim Dale's renditions of Harry Potter were also as easily available on Audible. And, would this narrator care to narrate favorite books from other countries? I wonder...
Wish list for Mr. Jim Dale.
1. Folk Tales from India By A. K. Ramanujan
2. The Select Nonsense of Sukumar Ray By Sukanta Chaudhuri
3. The Land of Cards By Rabindranath Tagore

Cheers, Audible!

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Narration and history

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-18-24

Great book that I first read on Kindle. The narrator of this audiobook is surprisingly very good. He is very suitable for books on Indian history, and would perhaps be a great and suitable narrator for the following fascinating books that haven't yet been recorded as audiobooks, except the last one whose existing narration is quite poor.
1. India, Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs by Santanu Das
2. The Spoils of Partition. Bengal and India 1947-1967 by Joya Chatterji
3. Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century by Joya Chatterji
4. The Blood Telegram by Gary J. Bass
5. 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh by Srinath Raghavan
6. India's War by Srinath Raghavan
7. Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire by Janam Mukherjee
8. Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh

I hope Audible makes audio versions of these precious books, soon.

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Fantabulous

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-14-24

This is an absolute jem, and the narrator, Ms. Jill Rolls, is a treasure. Everyone in my family loves her voice that bubbles with a lot of delightful energy. Audible should request her to narrate similar books on learning vocabulary and grammar in a fun way for teaching both children and adults. She will make a fantastic narrator of stories, novels and poems, too.

And, last but not the least, I hope this narrator records a fantastic collection of tongue twisters for Audible!

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