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The Ambassadors
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Walter Zimmerman
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
When Chadwick Newsome lingers too long in Paris, his mother, a wealthy New England widow, sends her fiancé, Lambert Strether, to fetch him home. Newsome refuses, extending his stay while Strether finds himself lured by the intrigue of Parisian life. Published in 1903, The Ambassadors is regarded as a masterpiece of American fiction for its exceptional structure, its moral significance, and its depiction of the contrasting New and Old World cultures. Henry James considered this his finest novel.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Henry James to the nth
- De Gene en 11-02-03
- The Ambassadors
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Walter Zimmerman
Those are audio stars, not plot stars.
Revisado: 11-09-10
I've read The Ambassadors several times in print. It's not an enjoyable novel. Sentences wind on forever. Character dialogue is difficult to follow and poorly attributed. The plot is slow, even glacial. I'm writing one of my dissertation chapters on this novel, and even I dread reading through it. So, if you're just looking for something fun to read, steer clear of this work. Instead, try one of James's earlier novels. Or, Eliot. Or Trollope. You get the idea.
BUT if for some horrible reason you have no choice and you MUST read this book, then stick with the audio. The narrator adds breaks and emphasis where there are none in the book, and this makes the reading experience almost tolerable. So, in summary: listening is better than reading, but simply avoiding the novel is your best bet by far.
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