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  <review>
    <reviewbody>There were a couple of problems with this recording. First, one of the readers -- who read a significant number of chapters -- is clearly not a native English speaker. While I was able to get used to her accent after a few chapters, her frequent mispronunciations were grating and almost led me to give up on the book.&#13;
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Second, a number of chapters were recorded at rather low volumes, making it difficult to hear the reader if you're in a place with lots of ambient noise (gym, subway, etc.).</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Disappointed</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>gooch12</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2008-11-21 12:20:58</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2008-11-21 12:20:58</createdate>
    <stars>2</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>The reading, of which there are many chapters, by the non-native-English speaker made her chapters a true trial to listen to. Pity, as I'm sure her intentions were good but she rather overreached by reading in a language with which she is probably familiar as a reader but certainly not a speaker.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>My sentiments exactly</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>coripe</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2009-03-31 10:48:44</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2009-03-31 10:48:44</createdate>
    <stars>2</stars>
  </review>
  <info>
    <num_reviews>2</num_reviews>
    <avg_rating>2.00</avg_rating>
  </info>
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