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A review by aqsa_ayman
London Transports by Maeve Binchy
4.0
A collection of stories that take place in a very ordinary setting, but are so intriguing. The author can make you empathise with these characters even though the stories are not very long, though it’s true that because of this some of the endings feel abrupt, mostly because I want to find out more!
On the other hand, the characters are not very diverse, which I have to note because I feel like multiculturalism is the heart and soul of London. And despite the name and synopsis, I can’t say London has much to do with the stories. Each begins with the name of a place there, but it has little effect on the events, which could have happened anywhere.
As for the narrator of the audiobook, she has a distinctly “posh” accent which I didn’t much like at first. But after a while I realised it was one of the best readings I’ve heard, because I could really believe in the different personalities she portrayed.
On the other hand, the characters are not very diverse, which I have to note because I feel like multiculturalism is the heart and soul of London. And despite the name and synopsis, I can’t say London has much to do with the stories. Each begins with the name of a place there, but it has little effect on the events, which could have happened anywhere.
As for the narrator of the audiobook, she has a distinctly “posh” accent which I didn’t much like at first. But after a while I realised it was one of the best readings I’ve heard, because I could really believe in the different personalities she portrayed.