Performance Needs Editing!

Would you try another book from Jane Austen and/or Jane Leclercq?

I love Jane Austen and have listened to others that were very good. Jane Leclercq is ok, definitely not my favorite.

How could the performance have been better?

There are so very many mistakes here it ruined the listening experience. The amount of line re-readings alone makes this a terrible performance. It is not the narrators fault these weren't edited out, but I wish I would have purchased a more expensive version so I could have actually enjoyed it.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Emma?

None.

Any additional comments?

The narrator uses exactly the same voice for every character. Even though I have read this book many times, it made it difficult to follow.

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Bad recording, not edited

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Better reader, actually editing it. There were many, many repeated lines and the reading was so rushed that it made me anxious while I listened, not just through parts but the whole book.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The story was typical Jane Austen, who's other books I have thoroughly enjoyed. I don't think it was the story but the presentation. I'm going to look for another recording.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jane Leclercq’s performances?

Definitely not. I have written down her name so that I don't make that mistake again. I am usually a very easy person to please but listening to this book was so painful that I want to warn others.

What character would you cut from Emma?

Doesn't apply

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Of course a classic, but poorly read

Any additional comments?

This is one of my favorite Jane Austen novels, but I almost can't stand to listen to this version. The narrator's voice is annoying, she uses the same voice for all of the characters, and the recording is not edited at all, so you will often hear the narrator reading then re-reading the same passage, as if she thought her mistake would be edited out, but it never was. Very poor quality -- I thought Audible had some standards, but perhaps I'm mistaken in that.

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Needs Editing!!!

This really needed some editing, the narrator would often repeat lines, at one point she tried a line 3 times then went blah and tried again. At one point the turning of pages was audible, and she would call Mr. Elton Mr. Elliott instead.

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Needs editing

Any additional comments?

There were so many instances in which lines were repeated and had not been edited out that it made listening to this very confusing. I am disappointed to have paid for this. This needs editing ASAP.

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Always loved the story ...

But the voice of Jane Leclercq (by the middle of the 1st chapter) began to drone into a monotone with no inflection and when she read from male to female dialogue it was impossible to distinguish the changes in characters ... Didn't last into the 4th chapter !!
My fault for NOT listening to the Sample before buying !!!

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reading not edited...

I guess you get what you pay for. lots if mistakes not edited out. at one point she flubbed the line and then said blablablabla...not edited out. some lines read couldn't distinguish who was speaking. not good at all.

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Terrible editing

This edition of Emma is the worst audiobook I've purchased. It's abysmally edited, with so many repetitions of phrases I lost count, sometimes three or more in a row. Additionally, Jane Leclercq repeatedly mistakenly called Mr Elton Mr Elliott, which made me wonder if she forgot she was reading Emma and thought she was reading Persuasion.

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Audio is below par

Would you try another book from Jane Austen and/or Jane Leclercq?

Yes, I would try another by the author but probably not by the narrator.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Emma?

The realization that Emma loved Mr. Knightly and that he loved her!

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jane Leclercq?

Kate Beckinsale

Did Emma inspire you to do anything?

Be kindly and non-judgmental.

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horrible!

don't buy this audio book. I love austen, but the narrator was horrible. it was not edited overall a painful experience

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