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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, especially the Christine Baranski and Shirley Booth Selections
Unlike the previous reviewer, I really enjoyed this collection. Though I think I might have given it 3.5 instead of 4, if I'd been able. I admit, it's been years since I've read any Dorothy Parker, though I remember loving her dry, insightful wit. Anyway, I had a chance to borrow this collection recently and am glad I did. All four readers were...
Published on March 24, 2009 by Dallas_Dog_Owner
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10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Actors who can't read
Ok, I LOVE Dorthy Parker but this CD set is hard to listen to. The chick from sex in the city starts it off and LOST me in 10 minutes. Sounds like she could use some read-out-loud lessons. I guess these stories just don't "read" well out loud. I suggest reading the books yourself.
Published on March 26, 2007 by Wanda Moore
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, especially the Christine Baranski and Shirley Booth Selections,
By Dallas_Dog_Owner (Dallas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection (Audio CD)
Unlike the previous reviewer, I really enjoyed this collection. Though I think I might have given it 3.5 instead of 4, if I'd been able.
I admit, it's been years since I've read any Dorothy Parker, though I remember loving her dry, insightful wit. Anyway, I had a chance to borrow this collection recently and am glad I did. All four readers were quite different in their delivery, and all did a very nice job. (As for Cynthia Nixon, the "chick from sex in the city" referenced by the previous reviewer, I thought she was terrific in "Just a Little One".) Of the three more current actresses/readers (Woodard, Nixon, Baranski), I was most impressed with Christine Baranski. I think she was excellent in all of the pieces she performed and was the most consistent in capturing the spirit of the material. And the last CD in the collection contains Parker selections read by the venerable Shirley Booth. She was such a treat to listen to! All in all, a very enjoyable collection. It's not for those whose appreciation of language extends only so far as "Twitter" and text messaging. But if you enjoy wry, witty writing from the female perspective, try a little Dorothy Parker.
10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Actors who can't read,
By Wanda Moore (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Ok, I LOVE Dorthy Parker but this CD set is hard to listen to. The chick from sex in the city starts it off and LOST me in 10 minutes. Sounds like she could use some read-out-loud lessons.
I guess these stories just don't "read" well out loud. I suggest reading the books yourself. |
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The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection by Dorothy Parker (Audio CD - June 15, 2004)
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