A Fair Barbarian
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
(4,062 Sterne; 168 Bewertungen)
The setting is a small English village in the 19th century. When her niece shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, a quiet spinster finds her life turned upside down. (Summary by Linda Andrus) (4 hr 21 min)
Chapters
Bewertungen
Cute & Witty
Lori K
(4 Sterne)
Betty Chen was the only poor reader as she read so fast & apparently was quite congested so I had to pay close attention to her 2 chapters. Otherwise, I don't understand why it's hard for some to follow a story with multiple readers. I really liked the story. Octavia visits an aunt in England for the 1st time & was unexpected. She's always sharply dressed & wearing many diamonds which shocks the small town community. She finds a friend in Lucia. I liked these characters along with the aunt. It was fun to hear how the town matriarch got so worked up over Octavia's attire, actions, & personality.
A Great book
JackiLyn Friesen
(4 Sterne)
I would give it 5 stars but there's 2 chapters that are almost unintelligible. It's too bad because it's a very funny book and most of the other readers are fantastic.
Loved it
Byron Lee Scott
(4 Sterne)
I'm impressed with the author, and this story was terrific. I've been listening to many books, as my job involves long road trips. With these various readers, one good thing is that I discover new readers, then search for their other books. And yet, there's a price. This book introduced me to a few great readers. Their beautiful chapters were like the music of a songbird, And then the next chapter would shock me, like a shrieking crow, a honking goose, a sleepy monotone bore, and a Starbucks addict. I love the British styles, even though I'm from USA. I run the audio through an equalizer so I may quickly adjust the bass and treble as each new chapter makes me shudder at the tones. I would think that a book reader might invest a tiny bit of time and a few dollars for a good microphone and a little knowledge of sound mixing. Nevertheless, I am thankful for the readings. Hope this helps some of my fellow audiobook listeners. Cheers!
A Fair, Fun Tale
Deborah Doolin
(3,5 Sterne)
Many lovely readers with beautiful accents made this story the more enjoyable, and am grateful for all volunteers. Be ready, though, to sit and listen intensely to chapters 23 and 24! The brave reader pushed through what must have been a terrible cold, and I found it very hard to understand. Unfortunately, this and the speed with which those chapters were read disrupts the flow of the story, and left me feeling a little frazzled! The chapters are short, and the story didn't really have time to regain its rhythm for the last two. If you can expect that, and be ready for it, I think you'll enjoy the personalities and quirks of this (rather staid) little English town and it's unique inhabitants, especially as they come to terms with a warm-hearted, and very confident American girl from Nevada!
A Fair Barbarian
patipoint
(4 Sterne)
Lovely story! Thank you. I enjoyed most of the readers until i came to one that was reading too fast and the words slurred together...and i almost stopped listening. I wanted to finish the story though, so I tried to listen. Would you please encourage the reader of chapters 23 and 24 ( Betty Chan ) to slow down and enunciate for older ears like mine? Thank you to all who participated in this project. I appreciate the work involved and by no means intend to discourage.
Good Story, abrupt ending. Reader quality varies.
TLocke
(3,5 Sterne)
Good shorter book, characters and plot well drawn. A bit of an abrupt ending. Reader quality varied, C25 should be redone. It sounxs like reader had a severe head cold and words slured together just as all plot lines converged was quite frustrating.
Thanks Again And Again
Jpassservais
(5 Sterne)
Thank God for England (United Kingdom) for their wonderful gifts of culture and literature which we (USA) who are (a great many of us) their relatives. I pray we have not embarrassed our ancestors with our rough start and even with our present "cultural" position. My own ancestors are English and some are well known by all who are familiar with their literature. Francis Hodgson Burnett has much to teach us today what we will always owe to our mother country. This simple yet complex story brings vivid images to me of how our two worlds have collided but for the good in the end. we will, I believe thus, always be bound together. Thank you Librivox for bringing it to us. God bless.
Christine Swift
(5 Sterne)
Shiromi I loved the way you read the small part you did!!! I wish you would read the whole book. Your American accent is amazing!!!! You whould make the whole book come alive like you did the chapter you read. Almost all the readers were ver good though. I appreciate your labors.