Unabridged Audiobook
Really enjoyed storyline, although roughly historically correct, left out a lot of details of the young Catherine. Would have really enjoyed the parallel lives of Catherine and Tanya; would like to read the book. The narration killed it for me. I kept checking my phone to make sure it wasn't on 1.5 speed, although there were parts the narrator slowed down. Occasionally she read expressively but most of the book was in the sing song read aloud voice of one not accustomed to choral arts. The beauty of an audio book is the savouring of the wordsmithing of the author in a way different to reading in the mind. The pace of the narration did not allow for this
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