Comments on: Northanger Abbey: Naxos AudioBooks (2006) Read by Juliet Stevenson: Day 11 Giveaways

By: Ida

Ida — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:01:06 +0000

You know, whenever I read any of Jane Austen’s books, I always imagine her sitting in front of me reading out loud and giving all those delicious snarky comments.

By: Janeen

Janeen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:12:08 +0000

I love audio books and I’ve heard a sample by Juliet too. She has the best voice for Austen books. Her rich, velvety voice can read the amazingly long sentences with ease and makes it sound so effortless! It has been through her style that I have improved my own ability to change my speech (in my head) when I read and it has really made a difference in how much more I enjoy reading! It was so difficult in the beginning not knowing how to speak the english language in that manner of speaking! To everyone out there, even if you don’t win, I encourage you to invest in one of Juliet’s adaptions, you won’t be disappointed! I hope I win though! :)

By: Sylvia M.

Sylvia M. — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:15:35 +0000

Listening to audio books often gives one a different take on something. The narrator will put a different emphasis on wording by expression, tone, etc. then what I was doing when I read the book. It also helps if you were not certain on archaic or foreign word pronunciation. One often picks up on new things that one didn’t notice before as well.

By: ren

ren — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:36:27 +0000

i’ve never really gotten into audio books and i suspect it is because i only try the cheap ones with not so great readers. juliet stephenson, however, is a wonderful actress and i bet she’s amazing!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:00:03 +0000

It’s always good to have someone say which are the good audiobooks-there’s very little worse than a bad reading of a favorite novel.

By: IUJanite

IUJanite — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:19:03 +0000

Audio books are a great addition to reading the text, it can give you sucha different perspective. This one, by Juliet Stevenson should be super!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:26:28 +0000

I never understood the lure of audio books until I gave them a try on my commute to work. The downside to that is not wanting to get out of the car when you get there! I think I could only listen to NA if it was a road trip or else I’d never get out of the car.