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David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
I first read this book when I was 16 years old. I thought it would be a good summer read but neglected it for most of the summer. I went to visit my grandmother in Delaware for a week and on my second day I had a terrible allergic reaction to the sun and had to stay indoors for the rest of my stay to avoid re-exposure. What got me through and distracted me from the pain of the hives was this book. I'll never forget it -- “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” I'm still trying to be the hero of my own life. This book encouraged me to read other Dickens novels: Little Dorrit, Nicholas Nickleby, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Martin Chuzzlewit, and Great Expectations. David Copperfield has remained my favorite.
This review is for the recent audiobook version released by Audible in February. I will not comment on the book itself but rather on the performance by the reader. I've wanted to re-read the book for some time but never have. When this audiobook became available it was too good to miss. The reader, Richard Armitage, is excellent in his performance. I've listened to many audiobooks performed by him and haven't been let down yet. So many characters each with his/her own voice, I don't know how he managed it. The performance is so heartfelt and true. I didn't agree with all the voice characterizations (Betsey Trotwood with an Edinburgh accent took some time to get used to), but the performance allowed me to really enjoy the leisurely pace of the descriptive passages as well as drama of the action scenes.
It's 36.5 hours long but I enjoyed every minute of it and was sad to reach the end. Kudos to Audible for getting Mr. Armitage to give such a grand and glorious performance.
This review is for the recent audiobook version released by Audible in February. I will not comment on the book itself but rather on the performance by the reader. I've wanted to re-read the book for some time but never have. When this audiobook became available it was too good to miss. The reader, Richard Armitage, is excellent in his performance. I've listened to many audiobooks performed by him and haven't been let down yet. So many characters each with his/her own voice, I don't know how he managed it. The performance is so heartfelt and true. I didn't agree with all the voice characterizations (Betsey Trotwood with an Edinburgh accent took some time to get used to), but the performance allowed me to really enjoy the leisurely pace of the descriptive passages as well as drama of the action scenes.
It's 36.5 hours long but I enjoyed every minute of it and was sad to reach the end. Kudos to Audible for getting Mr. Armitage to give such a grand and glorious performance.