Vixen
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This is an exquisite and heartbreaking love story. Violet Tempest and Roderick Vawdrey, otherwise known to each other as Vixen and Rorie, are childhood sweethearts. However, Rorie's family wants him to marry elsewhere. You may think it is the old story all over again, but nothing in this novel is what it seems. It is far too realistic for that. Many books talk about falling in love. This book starts after that stage, and speaks about the harder stage of a relationship: loving earnestly but understanding that love - even in the truest and purest sense - is not everything in life. There are duties to fulfill, and they might have nothing to do with love. Family life plays a large role in this novel, and it is not always warm and good. Many of the characters are strong and complicated. The novel has some feminist ideas, but they have boundaries, and are presented side by side with the conventional ideas of the times. But the signs of change are there... loud and clear. (Summary by Stav Nisser) (18 hr 38 min)
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could have been so much better.
A LibriVox Listener
this could have been a great audio book. however I had to skip chapters 9-12 because the readers were so horrible I couldn't stand to listen. the guy who read chapters 9-10 read so slowly I could only endure a few minutes of the torture. English is not his first language. I had thought chapters 7-8 was read badly by a nasal sounding woman but it only got worse. I will have to read the book myself do I can find out what happens. I'm glad all books are not read so horribly. save yourself the torture and read the book yourself.
Ugh These readers...please quit
mslovesbooks
Kandice is annoying sounds like a nasal robot. Bala has a very thick Indian accent. This book is really good but horrible readers ought to know that they are terrible and they really can ruin a book. I agree Elizabeth Klett should read this whole book. Also for some reason the worst readers always read the most... PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY...STOP READING FOR OTHER PEOPLE!!!!
Big T
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Too bad,yes its volunteers but they should realize they can't be understood. Are they reading for practice?
poor reading
A LibriVox Listener
Ugh!!! We need a version 2 with Elizabeth Klett reading it! It's so upsetting because it is such a wonderful story. Only two readers were decent enough to hold my interest. I'm on my last reader who pretty much finishes this story and trying my best to pretend she is not reading it like a ROBOT!!!
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Lizzie
Th8529102270077901 Sp 06507539AA 4eae story is rather predictable and tame, so narration plays a large part in enjoying this book. Some of the readers were talented, but understanding what you're actually reading and pronouncing words correctly is quite important to the listener's experience.
Great book. poor reading
Lynette
I concur with the others most of the readers made it hard to get through. but the book itself is great and worth 5 stars. Elizabeth klett should read every book. she is ny favorite although there other good readers like Karen savage etc.
omg the read is torture.
francine
The readers keep changing and the accents get thicker. I am listening to an Indian man now and I'm considering throwing in the towel. Too bad. It seems like a good book. I wish I had warning about so many readers.
oh no
FBL
a wonderful story, but if I heard Candace mispronounce " invalid" (e) one more time .. . such a labor of love by these volunteers...but why not 1) slow down your reading, and 2) look up words for their pronunciation. please...