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Title: Disappointing audio book tie-in version of a good movie
Review: I have watched the movie several times and enjoy it. But Mare Winningham's narration of this book is disappointing, to say the least. She reads much too fast, does not enunciate and there is little or no modulation or inflection. It's as if she is reading a very dry speech or a term paper. The audio quality is also bad, too low to really hear and understand, complicated again by the too-fast reading of the narrative. It is listed as "abridged," but I cannot find a novellization or a full-version of it anywhere. Would have enjoyed reading the book or a good quality audiobook to get some in-depth understanding of the whole situation. I am an avid audiobook fan, as well as written word, but this one comes up lacking. Save your money. Rent or buy the movie, with subtitles turned on - it adds volumes to Jodie Foster's and Liam Neeson's and Natasha Richardson's performances.
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