Title: Audio book - wrong reader
Product review: There is no doubt but that this is a magnificent new translation, and Lydia Davis is to be congratulated.But who on earth decided to let Leelee Sobieski read it? The book was so ruined for me that I had to buy a hard-cover copy to get the most out of it. The book is read in a gruff, teen-speak monotone with even the most basic English words being mispronounced - not to mention horrendous versions of the most basic French vocabulary. Even the place names of Rouen and Tostes are mispronounced. Could someone not have given her some simple French pronunciation hints? And we do not get even the slightest indication of characterisation. The reading just drones on and on. Listen to Claire Bloom reading of Balzac's "La Cousine Bette"....absolute magic. I'm tempted to ask for my money back.
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