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The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
DID NOT FINISH: 36%

I've tried for several days to get into this book and failed at about 36% of the audiobook (I decided enough is enough and ordered the paperback version because I know I will enjoy reading it myself). The reason is unbelievably because of the lyrical & beautiful writing where you can quickly get lost in and I mean... lost.

The monotone of the narrator did not help. Some of her pronunciation can be a little confusing at times: 'eat' sounds like 'ek'

It is the kind of book that you need to read and take your time with it and not suitable to be consume in audio format the way many classics books are.