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The Nature of Monsters
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Muppet
- 22-08-08
Not too shabby
I bought this book as I was trying to go for something I wouldn't normally buy. It is a good story and found that I could not put it down! Really wanted to know how it worked out, even though it is fairly predictable. Still a good story, ideal for holiday reading material, not too taxing!
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- Janice
- 29-06-13
Not what I expected.
Took a while to get into it, got better as the story progressed but nothing special.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. REP
- 31-07-12
An intriguing story.
This was a fascinating story, although it did take me a while to get into and Clare Clark over does the description at times. It is a gruesome listen in parts and it's hard to believe that people were ever treated in this way, but they undoubtedly were and there are plenty of monsters in various guises throughout the book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Bett
- 02-12-08
A grusome tale with a heart!
This is a compulsive story and really lifts the lid on the dirty, gritty and unwashed London of the 18th Century. It's shocking premise of "monster" children being borne to women who were exposed to excesses of emotion and imagination is hard to credit in this day and age. Unbelievably it was thought feasable in 1720 when the novel is set. The feisty heroine seemed completely of her time, so often in historical novels the characters seem to think, speak and act in a very 21st century manner. Eliza is trapped by the constraints of both poverty and loss of reputation that kept women completely controlled. Lives are bought and sold with callous indifference that makes us happy to be living when we do! I thought the novel was read beautifully, you couldn't fail to be moved by the plight of the characters as they felt completely real. If you want to immerse yourself in historical London that you can almost smell and gasp at unimaginable horrors lurking in it's dank and closed courtyards, I think you will enjoy this as much as I did!
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Elizabeth Davies
- 01-07-10
Not my "cup of tea"
I do not dispute that this author writes beautifully but the story was 'gross' and offensive to me. I could not listen beyond a few chapters .... sorry !!!
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