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  • England, England

  • A Novel
  • By: Julian Barnes
  • Narrated by: Judy Geeson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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What would happen if a tycoon decided to turn England into a theme park? Before anyone could say "Windsor Castle," replicas of all of the kingdom's great landmarks - from the Tower of London and Westminister Abbey to the National Gallery and everything in between - all turn up in one place. And what if credit-worthy tourists could escape to this island that permits vast expense accounts and prohibits paparazzi?
©1999 by Julian Barnes (P)1999 NewStar Media Inc.
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"A treasure chest of wordplays, ironic imagery and gemlike phrasing that's sure to amuse." ( The Wall Street Journal)
"A brilliant, Swiftian fantasy: a virtual England." ( The Economist)
"...an uproarious farce that mocks both our postmodernist suspicion of the authentic and our Disney-like willingness to turn that embrace of the ersatz into a money-making machine." ( The New York Times)

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Incomplete audiobook

The narrator is lovely and her voice and diction are wonderful. Overall, I had a nice experience with this audiobook. I disagree with the intonation of some of the parts, but even that I could have overlooked. However, what I cannot overlook is the fact that entire sections of the book were skipped. One time over 10 pages at once! I am glad I was listening and reading at the same time because I would have missed several important moments of the novel. You see, I read this novel to write an essay on it and the theme I chose to focus on was precisely the question of authenticity and culture as merchandise and some of the bits that were skipped had precisely to do with that. I don't understand why those parts were omitted but I do hope that this review is published and that other people will be aware of this if they decide to purchase this audiobook.

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