Persuasion

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Peta Johnson

Persuasion, Jane Austen's final novel, follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne's friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy". Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne's family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart.Public Domain (P)2009 Alpha DVD LLC

Do not get this one

words are pronounced wrong, sentences cut out and then it goes on to another chapter and could someone explain what is a pianofort

Great Story, Terrible Reader

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

NO. The reader spoke in monotone, ignored punctuation, and mispronounced MANY words. It was frustrating to listen to.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Persuasion?

Of COURSE, it's the LETTER!

How could the performance have been better?

The reader was just terrible. The whole book felt like one sentence full of mispronounced words. For one example, shew is pronounced like show, but the reader kept pronouncing it like shoe.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The LETTER, it's the LETTER from Captain Wentworth to Anne!

Any additional comments?

I'll probably buy a different audio version of this book.

Disappointing

Beloved story. Stilted narration with some awkward pronunciation mistakes. The recording had numerous repetitions and blank gaps.

Very Disappointing Narration

This is a wonderful novel full of comedy and irony, but the bland and inflectionless narration made it almost impossible to tolerate.

Terrible performance

Any additional comments?

This is a bad recording. The chapters cut off and the reader often repeats lines.