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1 out of 5 stars
By
Customer J
on
10-07-07
low sound quality
Listen to this story, but be sure to get one of the other versions available from Audible. This one is muffled, as though being spoken through a thick layer of cotton. Even at only two hours in length it is a chore to listen to.
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4 out of 5 stars
By
D. Littman
on
02-16-05
Very fulfilling novelette
Daisy Miller is a great introduction, or reintroduction, to the writings of Henry James. It is short, relatively non-complex, and characterized by a beautiful style of writing & sweep of narrative. Like many Jamesian novels, at one level it is about the clash between the old world & the new, taking place on the stage of Europe with a caste of American characters. At another it is an intricate psychological love story/play among characters who don't express their feelings to one another in any direct fashion. If you like it, then you can go on to the longer & more complicated James novels. A couple of others are also available on Audible. The quality of the recording ... I am not sure whether it was the narrator herself or, more likely, the fact that the recording was originally in Format 1, isn't the best. Sometimes you have to wind the volume on the device near maximum to hear the highs-&-lows of what is being said. A small complaint, but alittle irritating anyway. That's the only reason I gave it only 4 stars.
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