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Uncle Tom's Cabin
- De: Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Narrado por: Jim Roberts
- Duración: 18 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
"So this is the little lady that made the big war." The authenticity of Lincoln's words have been questioned, but there is no question that the work fueled the passion and prejudices of countless numbers. It is a work of overwhelming power and persuasions which has outlived even the most severe critics. Notwithstanding its contribution to the abolitionist movement, the book offers a balanced treatment; there is admiration for the best of Southern gentility and the villain is a Vermonter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A true classic, as relevant as ever
- De Mark Grannis en 12-23-04
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- De: Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Narrado por: Jim Roberts
Disappointing Narration
Revisado: 01-26-06
Why did the publishers of this audiobook select a white man with a New York accent to read Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about the antebellum South and its African-American characters? The narrator's voice is, unfortunately, uninspired and strangely out of sync with the novel itself -- which is dramatic, sentimental, and filled with rich and varied portraits of memorable characters. The reading captures none of this. *Uncle Tom's Cabin* is an astounding, provocative, and disturbing part of American culture (definitely worth reading!), here delivered by a monotonous, jarring, and poorly chosen narrator. Too bad! My advice: read the book on your own -- it's a long book but a quick read, or, select another audio-version, one by a narrator whose voice, tone, and mood match the spirit of Stowe's novel.
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Ulysses, Volume 1
- Episodes 1-3
- De: James Joyce
- Narrado por: Jim Norton
- Duración: 1 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 183
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century. It tells the story of one day in Dublin, 16 June 1904, largely through the eyes of Stephen Dedalus (Joyce's alter ego from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man) and Leopold Bloom, an advertising salesman. Both begin a normal day, and both set off on a journey around the streets of Dublin, which eventually brings them into contact with one another.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book shouldn't be
- De Timothy en 03-13-05
- Ulysses, Volume 1
- Episodes 1-3
- De: James Joyce
- Narrado por: Jim Norton
Amazing recording
Revisado: 01-13-06
This recording of Ulysses is simply excellent. The male narrator reads exceptionally well what, as you'll see, is an extremely difficult text to read aloud (particularly the later chapters). He varies his voice in different ways for the many, many different characters, as well as imitates lots of different Irish, English, and American accents. Simply amazing! The female narrator who reads Molly's chapter is likewise fantastic -- particularly for a chapter of 50 or so pages which is printed with only 8 sentence breaks!
Ulysses is a demanding novel but definitely a rewarding one. This recording really makes it quite accessible. Some of the chapters, actually, are more compelling when heard rather than read from the page. As a first-time reader, I found it very helpful to go one chapter at a time, reading some outside material (like sparknote.com or cliffsnote.com) to help me as I went. TIP: get a copy of Joyce's "schema" for Ulysses -- it's a list of symbols, colors, settings, etc. for each chapter -- and is extremely helpful. Try googling it or looking in Don Gifford's *Ulysses Annotated* (schema items listed at the beginning of the notes for each chapter).
Enjoy!
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