
The Turn of the Screw
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Narrated by:
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Penelope Rawlins
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Ben Elliot
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By:
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Henry James
Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons that she believes possess their souls....
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A good listen for the most part
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19th Century English Ghost Story (and much more!)
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As for the narrator's they were good and their voices were enjoyable and definitely fit the time period, but the only thing is when the voice of the Governess was being narrated she always seemed panicked even when the story was saying she was laughing or surprised. Then sadly the ending itself was just so abrupt and left open because it was hard to follow through the whole story and the reasoning behind everything. I think I was just born in the wrong time frame to enjoy this book fully. It did keep my interest though and I did rate the story 3 stars which is average for me. I just would have liked a little more creep factor and a little easier time understanding the authors prose.
A classic mystery and suspenseful story.
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great reading for an ambiguous story
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I was originally looking at the Emma Thompson version but was dissuaded by a reviewer who mentioned they preferred Penelope Rawlins because Emma Thompson reads the main character as the older woman telling the story despite the fact that the most of the events of the book occur when the main character is young and naive such that the more mature rendition comes across as unnatural and distracting. Despite no reviews of this version that I could find, I decided to take a chance on it and I'm glad I did. Penelope Rawlins was fantastic, handling multiple characters with ease and delivering nuanced emotions and reactions, always adding to the suspenseful, eerie atmosphere. As with the best narrators and actors, she became invisible so that the story shone through. This version also does an excellent job handling the complex frame narration style by having an additional male narrator - Ben Elliot, who is also fantastic - read the introductory framework. The effect is a seamless transition.
I listened every chance I got over the span of 3 days and was fully absorbed each time I listened and disappointed when I had to press pause - a feat many audiobooks fail to pull off. Highly recommended!
Excellent all around!
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Spooky, but not scary
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Not sure what I expected
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I am confused..
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What did I just listen to?
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