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The Virginia Woolf Collection
- Narrated by: Tilda Swinton, Jessie Buckley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vanessa Kirby, Adetomiwa Edun, Andrea Riseborough, Tracy Ifeachor, Samuel Barnett, Johnny Flynn, Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 30 hrs and 13 mins
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- mareepsasja
- 07-22-21
Absolutely sublime for fans of Virginia Woolf
I note with sadness that some of the reviewers here were disappointed because they were 'waiting for something to happen' - among other complaints. Such a shame that those reviewers clearly are not familiar with Virginia Woolf's works and her writing style ('stream of consciousness'). It is true enough that her books could be described as 'not an easy read' with perhaps the only exception being Orlando, which is not represented in this audio collection.
As a devotee of Ms Woolf myself, however, this was a glorious experience. I wasn't fully engaged by Jessie Buckley's narration of To The Lighthouse, but Kristin Scott Thomas' rendering of Mrs Dalloway was wonderful, perfect, and the ensemble cast for The Waves made what is indeed a challenging reading experience a rich journey into the thoughts and lives of six friends - it was easier to keep in your head who was telling their story, because of the different voices.
But I was most delighted and surprised by the always superb Tilda Swinton's reading of A Room of One's Own. Of course I've previously read this essay and found it enlightening and interesting but... I had to work at it. Hearing Ms Woolf's words in Tilda's thoroughly soothing and expressive voice meant I absorbed it better, and what an insightful, witty and still entirely relevant essay it is.
I thoroughly recommend this audio collection to anybody who appreciates Virginia Woolf's works. I can't imagine these books being narrated any better.
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- Janet Bartlett-Trombouki
- 05-01-21
Depressing......
Not having read any books by Virginia Woolf before I took a chance. The narrators did a wonderful job, but the stories were just so depressing. But if you are a Virginia Woolf fan then I am sure you will enjoy them.
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- KGroves
- 05-09-21
Kept waiting for something to actually happen
The only audiobook in years that I haven't finished. There didn't seem to be a story line just lots of description of characters and setting.
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- Crocker
- 07-14-21
Utterly Sublime
Kristin Scott Thomas, Mrs. Dalloway was worth the Credit alone, this is probably the definitive performance of Virginia Woolf's work, utterly sublime.
9 people found this helpful
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-04-21
Virginia Woolf collection
Sadly this is deeply depressing. The author eventually committed suicide and some of her sadness is mirrored in her works.
9 people found this helpful
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- windy in wales
- 11-15-21
To the lighthouse review only
Absolutely loved chapter 17, going round the table into everyone's thoughts as they shift through the meal. It's a perfect standalone piece of pure mastery.
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- B
- 09-06-21
Much ado about nothing
Endless blah blah blah, except for A room of one's own, which is a gem.
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- Tone
- 12-23-21
No chapters, No bookmarks Hopeless
why can't Audible get their act together and provide the contents and chapters?.
here you have 4 books all merged into one chapter.
Impossible to find the beginning of each book let alone each chapter.
this is not how the author wrote it.
sloppy
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- Anna Ujvari
- 12-16-21
Pure and beautiful
Not an easy listen, took me several months to finish (I needed to take mental health breaks between each book), but it was worth it. Carried out in extremely high quality, beautiful performances. Worthy to the works of Woolf.
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- tn159
- 05-30-22
Hard to get into, Skip Mrs Dalloway
I didn’t get Mrs Dalloway at all. There’s no plot to speak of, and I never felt like I cared about any of the characters.
To the Lighthouse was also tricky to get into but I enjoyed it once I got the hang of it.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-21
Poor sound quality but excellent literature
I was very disappointed by the poor sound quality of this recording - some of narrators sounded so fuzzy I ended up not listening to those sections. This is unusual for Audible but I recommend the recording is revisited and fixed up.
