Sue Barton Senior Nurse eBook

By: Helen Dore Boylston

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A refreshing and authentic story of a nurse's life. In this story, redheaded, vivacious Sue Barton finishes her training and goes on to the many experiences, both humorous and exciting, that a pretty young nurse can meet in a great modern hospital. Though Sue and her friends, Kit and Connie, are more mature than they were as students, they are still able to get into occasional trouble with the Head Nurse.

It is enthralling to follow Sue into new hospital experiences such as her first experience in the operating room, and the operation when she assists the brilliant but fiery-tempered doctor for whom nothing is ever right. Later she has her training in the care of newborn babies and their mothers. Deeply immersed as she is in her work, Sue struggles with the conflict of her love for her career and her growing affection for Dr. Barry, who continues to show as much interest in the pretty young nurse as he did when she was just a student.. Classic Series by Helen Dore Boylston

Story: great! Virtual voice: Meh.

The Sue Barton books have long been my favorite vintage nurse stories. This one is no exception. It is very well written for the 1930s, and is a realistic depiction of nursing school in that era.

The narration, however, is only mediocre. Virtual voice often puts the wrong emotional tone into some of the narration—especially conversation. It also misunderstands when the text spelling is altered to depict a character’s foreign accent, and is likewise clueless about sarcasm.

Still, I’ve listened to this audiobook more than once. Also works to fall asleep to.