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The Magic Skin
- Narrated by: John Bolen
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Welsh Mafia
- 13-09-08
The Chagrin is in the listening??.
Balzac is a loved Parisian companion of many a jaunt to a g?te. Give the guy a break, you need the absolute of the French countryside to enjoy this one fully. Not to everyone?s taste, but then you pass many caravans on Le Franciliene and though bound for campsites we?re all still on holiday, aren?t we?
What a poor production of ?La Peau de chagrin.? One of the true French greats really grates here ? having to turn my speakers right up to get any sort of reasonable delivery. ?In-audible?, I think is more appropriate.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Jeannie
- 14-05-07
The Magic Skin
This is, I think, the worst read audiobook I have ever listened to. It is so badly read that it is not possible to follow or understand the story. Pauses in all the wrong places, pseudo-French accents (as if one needed this) for the dialogue, and the said (un)French accents make it almost impossible to hear, much less comprehend, what is going on. Had I known in advance, I should never have bought it. Pity, as I understand it's a great novel!
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- Aisling Reid
- 10-02-19
Terrible audio. Headache inducing
All direct speech is read in a faux French accent and is completely unintelligible. The pronunciation of French words and places is incorrect.
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- artful
- 27-10-24
Worst narration ever
The narrator does ALL the dialogue in an execrable French accent. Like inspector Clouseau- except this isn’t a comedy.
An insult to Balzac.
Avoid.
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