Gripping

Not only one of Dickens’ masterpieces, with original characters and fascinating interweaving plot-lines, but so beautifully read by Troughton. Pure joy!

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David Troughton’s narration is unparalleled!

David Troughton’s narration should be made a universal target for all Audible narrators to aim at! What a tour de force. Brilliant characterisation, flawless diction, deep understanding of the text.

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Great performance of a great novel

David Troughton has a wonderful range of voices which brings great gusto to his performance. This is a long work, and you have to hang in there to get the benefit of Dickens's extraordinary imagination. The scenes with lower class characters, criminals and police are usually brilliant. The scenes of virtuous happiness are probably the least engaging to a modern audience (could the Victorians really have been so sentimental?). The story of the golden dustman develops a great symbolic power, which illuminates many aspects of class-based, materialistic society.

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Wonderful narration the characters voices were credible and entertaining.

I have never read Our Mutual Friend so I was pleasantly surprised by the story.

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A delight throughout

What a brilliant reading of the many and complex characters created herein by the inestimable Mr Dickens whose legend lives on, brought vividly to life by the talent of Mr Troughton. Not simply a fascinating historical insight but people and traits we come across everyday are detailed wittily and observantly, sometimes painfully, the whole rolling along in this rich story, I could hardly have enjoyed it more, and will buy more Dickens from Audible to brighten my days.

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Absolutely excellent

I am halfway through this book at the moment and I am absolutely loving it, the narrator is the best one I've yet heard. this book has made me laugh out loud many times. I was completely unfamiliar with this book and people who think the only thing that Dickens wrote was Christmas carol should have a listen to this:-)

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A wonderful story read beautifully

A wonderful story read beautifully by an extremely talented actor. Mr Troughton brought the characters to life.

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Wonderful Dickens read with real spirit

I swapped to this narrator half way through having struggled with another narrator's voicing of Bella and I'm glad I did, this one was excellent.

My only quibble would be with Dickens himself (!!!) as some of the later plot twists involving the Boffins just seemed contrived and silly to me.

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Well written and brilliantly read

The last novel Dickens ever completed and he’s absolutely on top of his game. Quite apart from the plot, sub-plots, and a huge cast of characters, he sticks it to politicians, the Poor Law boards, anti-semites and ‘Society.’ Yes, our Charlie was ‘woke.’

The cast is adroitly managed by the reader, David Troughton, who gives a pitch perfect performance, sustained over 35 hours of listening. Superb!

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Slow to start but well worth persevering.

This story is hard to settle into but it is well worth the wait. After a few chapters, the plot lifts off and is carried along by Dickens' wonderful characters. A brilliant reflection on capitalism, masterfully narrated by David Troughton.

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