Negative Positive
Title: Fun book, TERRIBLE reading
Review: I saw an earlier review that complimented Barbara Rosenblat's reading of this book for its German pronunciations. Unfortunately, the version I got was read by Susan O'Malley, who seems to have no knowledge of German and no interest in learning any. What started as a minor annoyance ("RAWthenberg," "GROFFin" for Graefin, "Groose" Gott) reached the point of obscuring meaning when Ms. O'Malley read the German word Feuer as if it were spelled Fuehrer. Fire, not leader; it's important to the plot. It might not annoy people who aren't familiar with the way the words are actually pronounced, but don't try out any German phrases based on anything you hear in this audiobook.The book itself is fun but has not aged well, and Vicky's 1980s-era feminism feels almost quaint.
Is the review positive or negative? 