My second attempt at audio and can definitely say, audio is just not for me. Even though I enjoyed Colleen Dewhurst's reading (have always loved her acting and her distinctive voice), I found it both difficult to focus and frustrating that it seemed to continually get interrupted and not able to "start over" as I would have with a book.

So, that is a review of listening to audio. Now, for the stories. I loved Babette's Feast. Beautifully written, totally captivating, completely Dinesen at her best--I'd have given it alone 5-stars. Sorrow-Acre not as much. Less clear to me what the story was really trying to say, but the same lovely command of language that characterizes Dinesen's writing in general. 3.5-stars. Thus, the 4-star rating.

No more audio for me. Back to pages that can be read. My mind seems to work better that way. ( )