A Lady of Quality
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Read by Linda Andrus
Set in late 1600's England, the story follows the life of a woman living an unconventional life. The loves of her life and all of its ups and downs are included. (Summary by Linda Andrus) (9 hr 35 min)
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Reviews
A lady of quality
Stephanie
I loved this story. Had never read it before. The narrator did such an awesome job reading this. I actually teared up at the end not only getting into the story but hearing the emotion in the readers voice too. Thank u great telling of it!
Frustrated/Confused by Her Odd Inflections, et al
SopanOpe
Although Linda's voice is clear and the recording quality is clean, if you're one who pays close attention to a story (rather than listening while being distracted by doing other things, such as driving, by doing tasks, or by other commotion around you, thus getting a vague gist of things but not noticing the pervasive miscommunications), you'll likely find yourself highly frustrated and frequently confused by Linda's odd inflections, ill-placed pauses, etc., which consistently throw-off what the author actually wrote. After listening to many passages over-and-over in an attempt to make sense of them, I finally downloaded a copy of the text to read for myself, and was blown-away by how much was misconstrued or lost by Linda's strange reading style. I suspect that perhaps if she got familiar with the text first and predetermined what was actually being conveyed, then practiced how each rather lengthy/wordy sentence/portion would best flow, her efforts would greatly benefit, and many more would enjoy listening.
deaths love & romantic rondevous!
jaded_grl
i enjoyed the reader of this book. and like the other reviewer noted, she does get a little broken up & emotional sounding in sections of the book that are tear worthy & hearing her read those parts like that puts so much more emotion in it, its heartwarming. the story is captivating when learning about the girl growing up so unconventionally. a few short dull sections, but a good story leaving u to wonder what happens next! demonstrates a deep love between sisters & an example of how a person changes as they get older, that who they love when young may not be the best choice for them.
Really Enjoyed
Bodhi42
Great story, very interesting. Easy to get caught up with characters and wondering what happens next. Reader did a fantastic job.
Hard to Get Into Characters
Lori K
Darth Laurel's review is dead on. The characters drove me a little crazy since I despise truly selfish people & can't stand those that are wussies. Clorinda is selfish, stuck up, & treats people like crap physically and emotionally. Out of 3 sisters she's the only one her selfish & irresponsible father spends any time with (literally). The other 2 sisters are kept in a distant section of the house & are raised by governesses. Clorinda allows 1 to start spending time with her (not until that sister grows up) because she discovered that that sister worshipped her. She's at least honest about this. Instead of the sister being hurt, wondering why the 3rd sister isn't included, or trying to change things she just worships her even more! I literally just wanted to smack some sense & strength into her! Sure, there is some character development but I still couldn't get myself to care much about the characters or their lives. This has made it hard for me to pay proper attention to the story.
A Lady of Quality
eli g
The story is interesting but too long, too many adjectives, too many things repeated over and over again, three stars. What makes it worth listening to is the person doing the reading. She has a very agreable voice and reads clearly and distinctly. Five stars for the reader. As always, many thanks.
characters not easy to like but a good book still
Mac
Well I may have had mixed feelings about the main characters in this book, it was very engaging and captivating and I very much enjoyed it right to the end. Excellent reader.
Not the author's best
DarthLaurel
I love FHB, but this Gothic romance is an odd admixture of unusual characters and stereotypes. The language feels forced and the story a little hard to lose oneself in due to how preposterous the situations are.