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The Thing Around Your Neck
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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- Mrs A
- 06-07-23
Amazing
Highly recommended. As all her books extremely well written like the smoothest of honey. Very well narrated
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- Aisha
- 13-09-18
Gripping short stories but terrible performance
Audible keeps using this same actress for most books written by an African author/African settings but it's terrible because the accent doesn't work for every book. It's very one-note and monotonous and frankly jarring to hear. West Africans do not sound like South Africans. Almost put me off the book. I gave the performance a two-star rating because sometimes it was bearable and didn't affect the story.
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- Salma
- 30-08-21
Totally brilliant
Loved every sentence of these stories, written beautifully and read beautifully.
Can’t wait to purchase the next book by this author.
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- Naz
- 09-07-21
Beautiful
Beautiful stories, so well written. I only wished I could have listened to more of each character's life.
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- Roly
- 14-04-21
An acute and ruthless observer of character
This is the best of this author that I’ve read (and listened). These short stories are original and incisive, written in a focussed and distilled style and reflect the author’s Nigerian roots, of family and rich culture but also the loves, foibles and aspirations of her lead characters; viewed through the experiences of women. She is an acute observer, and can be pretty ruthless. Both Nigerians and Americans wind up at the sharp end of her pen, but others too, particularly in her description of the writers group.
The narrator is excellent, w great voice and versatility.
Short stories can run into one another listening consecutively, so
I tried to delay and separate them; and I missed being able to see and individualise each title, rather than chapter numbers. I wonder what Audible can do about this ?
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- Milie
- 31-03-22
Amazing
anything written by Chimamanda is just amazing. having it read by Adjoa Andoh is just gorgeous!
i have been using audible for a few years now and Adjoa's voice, her tone, everything about the way she reads makes the story come to life and captivates me.
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- LG
- 28-07-21
Incredible selection of short stories
Capturing an array of distinct human experience. Adichie's work is never lacking in anything. I loved this listen. And the narrator is perfection as always too, 🙏
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-03-21
Thought-provoking stories
Loved these stories but felt the narrator's American accents detracted from rather than enhanced the story
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- Giusy A
- 24-09-20
Amazing!!
Loved this book so much! Wish it was longer. Enjoyed each and every single story that was narrated.
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- LU
- 09-02-11
12 Powerful Stories
Chimamanda uses her excellent writing to deliver 12 powerful stories in a way that touches the heart so deeply that I was close to tears a few times.
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