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Bleak House

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Teresa Gallagher
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A complex plot of love and inheritance is set against the English legal system of the mid-19th century. As the case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, it becomes an obsession to everyone involved. And the issue on an inheritance ultimately becomes a question of murder.

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I love Dickens however with Bleak House I had struggled to get into it.... but with the amazing voices of Sean Barrett and Teresa Gallaghher I found I was right there...in the foggy streets of London feeling angry with the court system. As usual the Dicken's characters are diverse and vivid. They make you laugh, move you, anger you or inspire you alternately.

(One warning though...if you don't like 'too good' characters and get annoyed by that then you may find Esther, the heroine, hard to swallow. If you have read ' Little Dorrit' and found Amy irritating then it may be a similar scenario for you here. Personally I really like Esther and, if she is too good to be true, I don't mind...it is a story after all. )

I enjoyed this audiobook so much I'm listening to it again even though I only just finished it....there is so much detail, so much sly humour that I keep finding things I missed the first time around.

A very good buy.

Completely draws you in.

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This is a wonderful web of life lines that Dickens weaves with sublime expertise. At the back of it is his loathing of the corrupt and inefficient legal system, but the dual narration constantly leaves you wondering just who knows what. It has prompted me to revisit the wonderful BBC series of 2006, where Gillian Anderson plays Lady Dedlock. Having recently enjoyed Little Dorrit I was apprehensive that Bleak House might not have been as good, but I need not have worried.

Intriguing Masterpiece

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Loved the narration. Dickens needs no further introduction. A beautiful, albeit wordy and slow paced story of devotion, loyalty, and obsession. Oh, and orphans. There are always orphans.

Classic Dickens

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These two narrators brought this book to life. I find Dickens a bit difficult to read but this was a great listen especially Teresa’s ‘Esther’.

Dickens at its best

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Generally richly narrated. The full unabridged version is certainly long but worth it with patience.

A great story

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