Customer Reviews

captivating - By: Mrs. W. Henry, 23 Sep 2003
elizabeth Bennet is a wilful, head strong girl, & when she first meets Mr Darcy she thinks him to be an arrogant, conceited man who dislikes her as much as she does him. when she later discovers that darcy has involved himselfin the love affair of her sister jane & mr bingley, & the awful treatment of her newly discovered friend mr wickham, she is determined to hate him even more.
the story that follows is a delightfully funny & well observed tale of the dating game. & Austen's wonderful way of writing characters & there behaviour is absolutely captivating, before you know it you're drawnin to the story, willing Mr darcy & lizzie to realise how they truly feel!
for a casual reader who has not got the time to listen to the entire thing, i would recommend this as it runs at a quite comfortable 5 3/4 hours on 6 CD's. Joanna David's lovely honey voice carries you through & it draws you in, her voicing of Mrs Bennet is especially good.
however i would not recommend this for students as the book is abridged on these CD's, though the editing is done skilfully & the story lines carried nicely through the bits that are left out.