Katherine has a great potential and I'd like to hear her in other stories written in our time. In the beginning I missed a more strong British accent, as this is a British classic, but as the story develops her accent becomes stronger, especially in dialogue and I also spotted a very good Irish accent. Narrator Katherine Littrell did a fine job when I came further into the book. Sometimes I thought my head set would explode because of annoying microphone sounds and chapter two ends very abruptly in the middle of a sentence. I also rolled my eyes (and sometimes chuckled) over sex scenes, that was very mechanically described, hence the time, of course. I'd recommend waching the BBC movie instead, to get a lot more storytelling. Even when two people is having a conversation it is just described, but not with much of a dialogue. There are many boring passages and we have to get 3 chapters in before we get some dialogue. The storytelling is lacking a lot and it's like the author tries to educate us into what women really wants. I see it more as a self-help, non-fiction book in sexual education. However, I was disappointed in the writing style and didn't actually feel it was a fictional story. I usually love classics but have never read this one, so I was exited to start it.
Lady Chatterley's Lover sets in 1928 and has a lot of sexual descriptions and a sexual plot, which made it banned in the UK until 1960. *I received a review copy of this work in exchange for an unbiased review. I give the narration 4 stars because the accent did temporarily throw me, but it is otherwise perfectly done. Some of my fellow americans might not notice at all. In the early chapters, the aussie accent is apparent against the english background, but it disappears over time. The narrator Katherine Littrell is a skilled voice talent, has several inflections and voices, and vanishes into the background of your mind as you continue to listen. If you're here, you're likely here on purpose to find this book.
There's not much to say about the LCL itself that you can't find better said elsewhere. It's a deep character study, and the extreme honesty make it a work of art. It's rightfully famous for being a breakout example of honest character study, disclosing aspects of society that we still tend to keep to ourselves - and even from ourselves. This is an infamous book that has had endless professional revues and if you seek plot details or deep commentary you will find no lack of them online.
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