Carol V. Macvey

Learned but very complex to hear and absorb all details.

Revisado: 01-22-23

The narrator was exceptional: so many technical details and he just sailed through all the complexities with intelligence and clarity.

I should have read the book. There were too many details for the right side of my brain to follow quickly enough.

Mukherjee is a skilled writer and I especially enjoyed his analogies; they always clarified what was often very tricky to follow literally.

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Better alternatives for Chekhov

Revisado: 03-04-21

I’ve listened to several collections of Chekhov short stories on Audible. Anthony Heald and Richard Armitage have more sensitivity, subtlety, and feeling for Chekhov’s texts. This narrator has a powerful sonorous voice that booms constantly and he often sounds angry and aggressive and there’s little variation or subtlety. I grew weary listening to him and wondered if he had enjoyed recording these stories.

I did listen to the whole collection because I was interested in the new translations. I should have bought the book.

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Anthony Heald is perfection

Revisado: 02-17-21

These are lesser known Chekhov stories but Anthony Heald’s readings elevate them to charming, disarming, droll, lyrical or tragic as each story requires and they are a pleasure to the ear , heart and mind.

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