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Sense & Sensibility
- Narrated by: Rachael Stirling
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
Joanna Trollope's much-anticipated contemporary reworking of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility will launch The Austen Project and be one of the most talked about books of 2013.
‘It's hugely exciting to attempt the reworking of one of the best novels written by one of our greatest novelists. This is a project which requires consummate respect above all else; not an emulation, but a tribute.' Joanna Trollope.
The Austen Project is a major new series of six novels teaming up authors of global literary significance with Jane Austen's six complete works. The pairing of Joanna Trollope and Jane Austen received global coverage, from the New York Times to the Times of India.
The Austen Project continues with Val McDermid's reworking of Northanger Abbey in Spring 2014 and Curtis Sittenfeld's Pride and Prejudice in Autumn 2014.
Critic reviews
Praise for Sense & Sensibility:
“Jane Austen's story and Joanna Trollope's voice make the perfect marriage. I loved every page. It's witty and fresh, whilst completely respecting the original, timeless story. What a delight!” (Sophie Kinsella)
Praise for Joanna Trollope:
“Supremely sure of her material and purpose, compassionate but never sentimental” (Sunday Times)
“Joanna Trollope is the most emotionally intelligent of contemporary British novelists” (Amanda Craig, Independent)
“As ever, Trollope writes about family life with wit, intelligence and verve” (Guardian)
“Trollope is brilliant at swooping in on a modern dilemma and showing it from every angle…Inventive, surprising and fascinating” (The Times)
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- Jan
- 01-12-14
Disappointing twist on an old favourite
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No. I did not think it translated at all well from the original even with the touch of an author like Joanna Trollope. I thought it was slow and the characters tedious where originally it was written as a witty take on life.
Would you ever listen to anything by Joanna Trollope again?
Yes. I am a fan which is why I was so disappointed.
Have you listened to any of Rachael Stirling’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No
Do you think Sense & Sensibility needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. The original is better left alone.
Any additional comments?
Perhaps Joanna Trollope was trying to be too careful in how she updated a classic but updating the classic was the whole point of the exercise. All she really did, in my opinion, was translate like for like without taking into account the real social changes and attitudes of modern times so the main characters came across as tedious, weak and not credible.
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- Gill
- 09-03-20
Almost tops the original
We know this is a good yarn, but the contemporisation works brilliantly and the narration is superb.
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- LSS
- 21-02-15
Excellent modernisation of a well loved classic
Would you consider the audio edition of Sense & Sensibility to be better than the print version?
Equal, they enable you to experience your favourite books in different formats
Any additional comments?
If you enjoy Jane Austen and are not put off by variations of her classic novels then this is definitely for you and well worth a credit.
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- Miss Amanda P Whittingham
- 02-07-19
Engaging!
I loved this from start to finish and carried my phone everywhere to listen! It's perfectly written for its purpose, and Rachel Stirling brings it to life with such humour and energy.
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- Ffranses
- 14-10-20
Another winning novel
Trollope's adaption of Sense and Sensibility is absolutely wonderful. If you are a Trollope fan then you will enjoy this one. While this book can stand alone it is best if you know Sense and Sensibility. The narrator portrayed all the characters so that they were all real to me . Austen herself came through this story. A great listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-05-18
Not good
As I found it it is not rethinking, but retelling of S&S. Practically no correspondence with realities just putting exactly the same story in our time with slight adaptations and occasional nodding to women's position nowadays.
Performance is overdramatic and unnecessarily screechy.
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- R
- 29-07-22
Could have been better
This was an enjoyable enough read but I think Joanna Trollope could have done a better job of modernising the story. Choosing to keep the stately homes and old fashioned characters in a 21st century setting actually made it feel less relatable than the original.
Rachel Stirling has a beautiful voice and is very talented but she does read a little too fast. Easily remedied by adjusting the playback speed though.
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- Judeartist
- 22-02-24
The faithful adaptation
Loved the reader’s diction and timing, and varied voices. Great listening, one of Joanna Trollope’s best.
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- E. J. Darmody
- 06-06-17
Sensational
Yes. Like Eleanor, I am not given to overstatement but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Knowing the original story I was interested to see how Joanna Trollope used the structure to weave a very current tale. She updated the events and characters but nothing was strained. I am sure this become a modern classic.
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- Rosemary
- 12-07-15
Good reworking
Quite hard to make the values of Jane Austen's time translate to current times but this works fairly well. Sense and sensibility is really just a modern romance. It is beautifully read by Rachel Stirling but is not a great classic.
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