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Birthright
- Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Critic reviews
“Suspenseful.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“The literary equivalent of a big delicious meal whipped up by a talented home cook. She offers a dash of exoticism and innovation.... Satisfying.” (Publishers Weekly)
“An electrifying story filled with danger, heartache, love, passion and murder. An amazingly intense and utterly gripping tale!” (RT Book Reviews)
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- Dixie_Chick
- 09-11-15
Fantastic story! Terrible Narration!
The story itself was phenomenal!
But I couldn't listen to it all, because the narration was so awful. The character's voices were hardly distinguishable from each other, which made dialogue difficult to follow. And the lead female voices were ridiculous; Lana'a was breathy like a dodgy Marilyn Monroe impersonation; and Callie's was hard-edged and sarcastic, no matter what she was saying.
Would be much better to just read it yourself!
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- charlotte vaughan
- 15-08-18
Got less than five minutes into this
The story seemed to be good but I couldn’t get over the terrible narration. There were pauses in the oddest places and words drawn out so it was hard to follow. Will be downloading this on kindle to read myself.
2 people found this helpful
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- Samantha
- 10-06-15
Such a shame
In My opinion ruined by the narration, I cringed as some points! Such a shame as it could have been a really exciting listen.
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- Janice
- 29-03-13
Brilliant
Just couldn't 'put my phone down' woke up at 06.30 and got up 18.00 with the occasional break. Really well written with good plot, so enjoyable.
2 people found this helpful
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- Jayne W.
- 12-02-20
Did not finish!
Couldn't finish so cannot comment on the story. I found the narrator very annoying.
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- mrs pamela gent
- 21-09-20
Story good but storytelling not.
The story was very good. The narrator’s interpretations weren’t. Which spoiled the story as it didn’t give it the depth it needed. It might have been better if she had just read it without voice changes ,as the men’s voices were no good.
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- Aleksandra Popovic
- 03-06-19
Not notable but enjoyable
I quite disliked the narrator. All voices kinda same, male and female, and often I kept wondering who is talking now. Always breathless, as in angst. oh, come one! Will make a point to miss Ms. Quigley in the future.
The story itself is ok. Nothing notable about it but enjoyable nonetheless.
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- Sam Dean
- 04-02-18
Great story!!
I love Nora Roberts’s books, I haven’t come across one I didn’t like yet. The only reason I gave this book a lower rating was due to the narrator, I found her voice a little drawl at times and the characters voices sounded the same so it was hard to figure out who was having a conversation with who. Otherwise the actual storyline was brilliant.
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- Mary Blackhurst Hill
- 21-11-16
excellent
lovely story. excellent reading. I really enjoyed listening to it. Nora Roberts makes kitchen duty go much more sweetly.
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- E. J. Rose
- 04-07-16
Birthright
Brilliantly narrated.
Brilliantly written, suspense, intrigue and an excellent story. Characters that you root for and love.
Thoroughly enjoyed listening too this book, glad it had multiple love stories.
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- Krista
- 20-03-10
Nora must be mad
Wow. If I were Nora, I would make sure all future contracts included a clause that Ms. Quigley never, ever, ever was within a mile of her novels. I'm sure she is a perfectly lovely woman, but Ms. Quigley has chosen the wrong profession. Her readings have. Periods in the wrong. Places. It is nearly impossible to discern the subject of a sentence because of the poor emphasis. In addition, all the male characters sound alike. She has totally ruined a quality novel. Harsh, I know, but true. Spend your credit on Tribute instead. I wish I did.
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- HW
- 21-01-09
Choppy Narrator
I have read the book and enjoyed it. It's fluff, pure and simple. Not one of the best Nora Roberts books, but it could be worse.
The narrator totally ruins this book. I would never download this or waste the money on the audio because the narrator speaks like this, "Callie went to the kitchen (7 second pause) to get a glass of water." She also makes each character sound like a moron. I am very disappointed in the narration.
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- Phyllis S. Mike
- 27-12-12
Loved It
What made the experience of listening to Birthright the most enjoyable?
I was totally wrapped up in this book. The story grabbed my attention right from the beginning. Nora Roberts characters come alive for me. She's my favorite novelist for developing her characters.
What did you like best about this story?
Nora Roberts does her homework. I felt a couple of her books had more detail than feeling but this book was a perfect balance, and very believable. I actually cried at the end. I don't usually do that.
Which scene was your favorite?
There were a few scenes that were my favorites. I loved the letters that Suzanne wrote to Jessie, her missing daughter. They were right from the heart and read very well. I also loved the scene when Callie was playing the theme from Jaws to irritate her ex.
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- Natalie Bester
- 18-11-10
narrator
Terrible narrator!! I only started listening to the book and I am already not sure I want to continue listening. It sounds as if this lady does not think it necessary to use any punctuation in her reading...it's all wrong! She reads 4 words and pauses and all done with this awe in her voice...I have been a member of audible for about 6 years and this is one of the worse narrators; Sorry Bernadette.
34 people found this helpful
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- Menon
- 27-11-10
Help!!
This is a warning to all who want to read this book. Bernadette Quigley's voice is like nails on a chalk board. The book itself is good but the narrator is exceptionally BAD. I ended up buying the book on kindle and physically reading it, as opposed to listening to nails on a chalk board.
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- M. Dybedal-Bristow
- 12-01-09
Frayed Nerves
I have never felt so irritated when listening to a novel. Just read the story. Every character sounded like a moron. I gave up by Chapter 3 and went to Copperfields and bought the book which I thourougly enjoyed.
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- Meghan M Jenkins
- 25-03-10
Overly harsh criticism in reviews on this book.
I almost did not get this book because there was some really harsh reviews. So i have few things to say about that.
If you are a Nora Roberts fan, the plot should be right up your alley (as i found it very typical of Roberts.) If you are a fan of audio books, the narration should not bother you. i have listened to A LOT of books. while not great narration, (the lead male character's voice was a bit irksome) i have heard REALLY bad narration and this does not meet the criteria of REALLY bad. To me, it again was typical. SO- if you are used to listening to books where the narrator takes liberties with voices you should be ok with this one. The plot wasnt Roberts best, but it was ok. For a weekend spent doing yard work i found this book good enough to keep me entertained while i worked and do not regret the points spent. I feel like a lot of the criticism i read came from people who were either not familiar with Roberts or used to audio books.
27 people found this helpful
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- tina
- 25-05-10
sad but great
the worse thing to think about when you have kids but love where she went and how it got there best reader for this book
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- Susan
- 23-08-08
Birthwrong
It's a Nora Roberts book. When they're good, they're good. But when they're bad, they're called Birthright. Add the horrible narrator to the story and there you have it - Birthwrong.
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- DB
- 05-08-20
lousy narration
the narrator butchered the story. The female lead sounded like a man. the male lead sounded like a loser.
1 person found this helpful