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Narrated by:
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Eleanor Bron
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Anita Brookner
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Magnificent writing perfectly read.
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A Companionable Loneliness
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The narrator
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The reader, Eleanor Bron, is outstanding - albeit humorless. But so (humorless) are the characters in the story. For the longest time, I had a very hard time distinguishing one sister from the other (something that wouldn't have happened, I suppose, if reading the book on one's own). What is totally unclear is what motivates these women's choices. There are lengthy, decadent descriptions throughout, but, despite the third-person narration, no real view of the protagonists' inner character: only their thoughts, but not where these thoughts come from (from where do they originate in the psyche of the person?).
The story is painted in such a way that the reader has the impression of it being set in the 1920s or earlier... until, out of the blue, cell phones are mentioned. It completely threw me off. At that point, certain choices of the main characters and their manners (or mannerisms) truly didn't make sense anymore.
I don't regret listening to this Audible, but I don't think it is a book worthy of praise or worth remembering.
AMAZING READER; FAULTY PLOT
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I am a big fan of Anita Brookner and have read all of her books. This is one of myfavorite. She writes of the lonely, constrained lives of two sisters, both of whom have
ill-fated romances. No one describes loneliness better than Anita Brookner.
The narrator is excellent. This book is not for every taste, but it is an
involving and well told story.
One of her best stories
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They are splendid to listen to (although there are passages and epigrammatic lines you want to underline) and Eleanor Bron is ideal as a reader.
This isn't one of my favorites, but who cares? It's still more effortlessly intelligent and beautiful, more deeply satisfying than 90% of what's out there.
A True Artist
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