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Originally Posted by Rob4  Completed She. The Hammer film version, notwithstanding the change of location from East Africa to North Africa, is very close to the book. The slight changes that were made I would say were mostly an improvement in dramatic terms, although they could possible made a bit more of Ayesha's supernatural powers which I think were absent from the film.
I've now been through two audiobooks and must say enjoyment depends a lot on the narrator. The Monk's reader was quite expressive and kept me in the zone even when he was reading female parts. UNfortunately the narrator for She was a bit stilted and read the novel mostly with a mid-atlantic accent which I thought was inappropriate for a English novel. Also his female voices were laughable at times especially when he was trying to sound evil.
Oh well, on the whole I enjoyed it and doubt I would have gotten through it if it wasn't on audio.
Next up is Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
Twice Told Tales was a bit of a slog so gave up halway through. Swapped to the
The King in Yellow by
Robert W. Chambers which is partly made up of some loosely connected horror stories and some unconnected romances. I enjoyed most of the stories but a couple of the romances dragged a little (guess I'm not very romantic
).
However, if you can only read one of these I'd recommend
"The Repairer of Reputations" which is a doozy. No spoilers, just enjoy.
I've not yet decided on my next one...