Becky Miller

2 libri letti per LibriVox

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Daniel Deronda George Eliot English
Gwendolen Harleth at the roulette table, spoiled and scared underneath, might be Eliot's sharpest piece of psychology, and watching her marriage to the coldly polite Grandcourt tighten around her is genuinely chilling. It's long and the Deronda half moves slower, but it rewards patience.
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare English
You get the rush of Juliet’s balcony scene, but also the play’s darker comedy, especially Mercutio’s wit and the adults’ baffling failures. It moves quickly, sounds beautiful aloud, and lets you feel how tenderness and impulsiveness can share the same breath.

2 libri letti per LibriVox

filtra ordina epoca

Daniel Deronda George Eliot English
Gwendolen Harleth at the roulette table, spoiled and scared underneath, might be Eliot's sharpest piece of psychology, and watching her marriage to the coldly polite Grandcourt tighten around her is genuinely chilling. It's long and the Deronda half moves slower, but it rewards patience.
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare English
You get the rush of Juliet’s balcony scene, but also the play’s darker comedy, especially Mercutio’s wit and the adults’ baffling failures. It moves quickly, sounds beautiful aloud, and lets you feel how tenderness and impulsiveness can share the same breath.