Thérèse Raquin
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Thérèse Raquin
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Narrated by:
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Kate Winslet
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By:
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Emile Zola
About this listen
Once upon a time, a teenaged Kate Winslet (The Reader, Titanic, Revolutionary Road) received a gift that would leave a lasting impression: a copy of Emile Zola’s classic Thérèse Raquin. Six Academy Award nominations and one Best Actress award later, she steps behind the microphone to perform this haunting classic of passion and disaster.
Thérèse Raquin is the story of a young woman forced into an unhappy marriage to her dull, sickly cousin and smothered by her overbearing aunt. When her husband’s childhood friend enters her life, it leads to a torrid affair that sets her spirit free for the first time, but with shattering consequences. Steeped in the atmosphere of 19th-century France and with a darkly rich foreboding, it is a story that brings out the best of its narrator’s incomparable talents.
“It is challenging, and it’s a heck of a lot of fun as well”, said Ms. Winslet of the recording experience. "As a listener, being able to tune out and be taken into another world, an atmosphere, an environment that is being created entirely for you by somebody else’s voice is really a wonderful, magical thing.”
Thérèse Raquin is part of Audible’s A-List Collection, featuring the world’s most celebrated actors narrating distinguished works of literature that each star had a hand in selecting. For more great books performed by Hollywood’s finest, click here. Public Domain (P)2012 Audible, Inc.Critic Reviews
“Kate Winslet reads as though she is relishing every morsel of the drama…She clearly loves the book, and her pleasure in the text is infectious…she grabs listeners and doesn’t let go.” (AudioFile)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- LC
- 21-06-2016
Dark dark dark... but oh so good
**SPOILERS**
It's awful to watch these characters descend into self inflicted neurosis... but also deeply satisfying you watch karma served up to these awful people with such prompt and unyielding relish.
This is not a tale of redemption or genuine remorse - regret and self pity, perhaps, (maybe even a little bit of revenge from Madame Raquin's perspective) - but if you were hoping to come out the other side feeling like your faith in justice and all that is good and right has been restored... I'm putting it out there - this ain't the book you're looking for.
Kate Winslet's narration has a quiet, implacable, almost cold and unemotional edge to it - perfectly appropriate for the novel and its empty souled characters. Her deliberately detached and distant narration approach is very well matched to the novel and Zola's writing style.
While Therese Raquin is not exactly the most uplifting novel you're going to read/hear - this version is certainly worth a listen....If for no other reason than to remind yourself to work harder at being a better person than the characters in this book!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Anita
- 09-05-2017
great narrator
bit to weird & full on for me, what a horrible way to have to live.
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