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The Turn of the Screw
- Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Richard Armitage - introduction
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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The Turn of the Screw
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Publisher's Summary
Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner Emma Thompson lends her immense talent and experienced voice to Henry James' Gothic ghost tale, The Turn of the Screw.
When a governess is hired to care for two children at a British country estate, she begins to sense an otherworldly presence around the grounds. Are they really ghosts she's seeing? Or is something far more sinister at work?
Having performed in films based on some of the greatest works in literature - including Sense and Sensibility, Howards End, Much Ado About Nothing, and Henry V - Thompson is no stranger to the classics, and she lends a graceful eloquence to this moody, macabre story. Joined by listener favorite Richard Armitage, who performs the prologue, Thompson reinvigorates this psychological thriller of life, death, evil, and the unknown.
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- Michael
- 03-06-2022
Classic
Emma Thompson gave an amazing performance. I was enthralled by the dialogue and left deep in contemplation over the events that transpired in this book. Loved the use of an unreliable narrator.
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- LC
- 17-07-2017
Emma Thompson is perfection!
This was my first read/ listen of The Turn of the Screw and Emma Thompson's narration really made the story come to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-2023
confusing rating
No one wants to admit to being a Moron, but it was just too hard work for my brain. I understood the words and the story, but it was hard work. if your able to keep up with the story, then I would recommend this book. Interesting story and a great performances.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-12-2023
Amazing
Wonderful gothic story with superb performance from Emma Thompson. Loved every minute of the narration
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- V. J. Hutchinson
- 14-02-2018
Typical James
The narration was excellent but the author, as always, finished weakly. It is always disappointing when a strong story has no real ending.
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- Emperor Duck
- 16-02-2021
Thompson is Electrifying
Enma Thomson's reading of this horror classic is possibly the best reading of a book I've ever had the pleasure to hear. Richard Armitage's narration at the beginning is also malifilous and intoxicating but it is Thompson who is something to behold.
A creepy tale told with flowing, languid prose that had this listener rapt and sighing with both the beauty of Jame's words and the horror of his story as with all the best horror tales this is left largely to your imagination and with that, there is no limit but the one you impose on yourself.
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- Daryl
- 21-04-2022
An outstanding performance by an iconic actor
I really enjoyed this audiobook of James's novella. Emma Thompson gives a great reading in a very iconic voice, bringing all of the characters to life and adding the emotion required flawlessly. If you have never read this book before then this short audiobook is well worth listening to.
As a book from the late 19th century, it brings out the attitudes of the time. The class divides between The Governess and Mrs Grose, the illiterate assistant housekeeper. Throughout the book, The Governess treats her as one of the "simple folk". This acts as a timely reminder that the history we read and see is generally written about a very thin layer of society.
The interplay between The Governess and MIles, the 10-year-old boy and the oldest of her charges, is also intriguing. You can see the entrenched beliefs over gender roles and the continual playing for affection and the upper hand between the two of them.
There are several subplots running through the book. The child has been cast out of his school for some reason, and she is there to find out why and to fix the situation. The daughter, Flora, whose relationship with The Governess quickly goes downhill, and the ghosts that appear throughout the story.
Ultimately it's an ambiguous book where the reader is the one who makes up their own mind about the story. I really enjoyed this for a number of reasons, and will likely read it again in book form at some point in the future.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-2021
Disappointed
Emma Thompson did her best with an overdramatised story.
In my view, the ebb and flow was missing, therefore what should have been ghoulish, terrifying encounters lacked impact.
I’ve just finished Portrait of a Lady and the comparison could not be more stark.
I also think perhaps the author struggled with the female voice as narrator, although I am by no means a Henry James expert!
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- Pete Shields
- 31-01-2021
The monster
Poor little Miles. Such a brave lad and companion. He was taken. We become what we fear most as Oscar Wilde said.
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- SW TUBBS
- 06-02-2020
Dry Writing
The narration is a real positive and reduces the dryness of some of the passages.
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