This is the first book I have wished I'd read instead of listened to. Because I listened to it at night and narrator Juliet Stevenson's voice is so lovely and lilty, my mind drifted and then I drifted off to sleep. I missed a lot of it and don't really feel like I got the whole story. This book is hard to read and understand. The first time I read it I still wasn't sure I knew what had happened. This is my third time experiencing it and I think, for me, because of its Modernist stream of consciousness style, it is better read than heard. It requires full brain engagement and focus, and I just don't do that while listening. It's still one of my favorite books so it wasn't a waste of time, I am just disappointed I didn't fully experience the story. However, I will say that when the book is read aloud the narrator puts her own punctuation and pauses where they don't exist in the book, which does make it easier to follow right from the get go. So, if this book has seemed intimidating in the past, you could try listening to it. Plus, the narrator is the mom who works in the bra shop in Bend it Like Beckham and, though she is hilarious and overdramatic in that, her voice is perfect for proper British narration!