another book

[nolly]

8) No-name, Wilkie Collins, from Librivox

Family / legal drama. Hard to say more without spoiling anything. Not exactly a sappy Victorian morality tale, though it plays with those tropes at times, and Lessons Are Learned in the end -- but the experience of learning them is important, and not just for the character acting against society.

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[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

How was the writing? I've only read WOMAN IN WHITE, IIRC, and found it a bit of a struggle...

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't have a problem with it, but I also didn't have a problem with The Woman in White. However, I did both as audiobooks, and I often find dense / older writing styles more accessible in audio.

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Interesting point. I have been revisiting some classics via audio books, but mostly as a matter of time (I listen while driving) than a match of media and writing style. Hmmmm.