Would you consider the audio edition of The Game and the Governess to be better than the print version?
I liked the audio version so much that I just bought the Kindle version.
What other book might you compare The Game and the Governess to and why?
Nothing comes to mind.
Have you listened to any of Beverley A. Crick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I thought she did a great job with all the different characters - and there were a lot of them.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There were a lot of laugh out loud moments for me, especially with the children, Rose and Henry. The governess, Phoebe Baker, uses their love of horses throughout their lessons to keep them engaged. Some of the frantic plot development towards the end reminded me of a screwball comedy- which I liked.
Any additional comments?
I liked the story, the character development of Ned and John, the class snobbery, and the teacher's approach to getting the children to learn by building their lessons around what interested them, e.g., horses. I also think there's a valuable lesson here that is expressed by several different characters: happiness is a choice; but if your happiness is conditional on what happens to you in life and how it affects you, you may never be happy.