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The most satirical and witty of all her novels.she builds a wonderful picture of a over imaginative naive seventeen year old Catherine Moreland stumbling through her first adventures in society

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Worth listening a second time

I should probably listen to this audiobook again at some point, but what frustrated me about this book is that so much energy was spent on the mannered comedy (and yes, I realise that it’s supposed to be satire) that there didn’t seem to be that much in the way of plot. Or, at least, by the time we got to any kind of plot I’d lost interest. However, the narration of this particular version is excellent, and is worth repeating for that reason alone, and I do feel I should give it another chance, because the writing is excellent, as you would expect Austen to be, and the humour is apparent from the start.

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A good reading of my least favourite Austen novel

Where does Northanger Abbey rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This isn't Austen's most sophisticated work, but May gives a quietly spirited reading all the same. She brings out the irony without over-emphasising it and has a sympathy for the text. An enjoyable listen.

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Better than reading the book!

Although an Austen fan this was not one of my favourite books, however the audio was free with the ebook, and I have to say the narration made the story so much more enjoyable. Would listen to this narrator again. She did the Thorpes very well. Good range of voices for the different characters.

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A Gem of a Book

Force fed Northanger Abbey for O-level at a time when I was wholly unable to appreciate its genius and resentful of having to reproduce explanations and rationales to suit examiners questions, I have waited far too long to revisit this book. The narration is exquisite, perfectly drawing out the irony of Austen’s writing. At 15 I viewed Catherine Moreland as a silly empty headed girl, whose fortunes I had no interest in and having no knowledge of the history of the novel approached the task of assimilating it as a boring necessity. Now I am blown away but Austen’s skill, her lightness of touch and economy of words. An absolute joy.

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Moralistic romance

I enjoyed the story and the narrator, it was fairly obvious how the story would unfold.... But a good romp any how.

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If you like period pieces

It was good and Cathrine was a good heroine and her love story was interesting

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