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Amazing. Epic

Revisado: 08-23-18

Thank God for Audio Connoisseur! Really enjoyable listen, check it out! Just a few more...

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So good

Revisado: 08-28-15

Dickens would be proud. Here's eleven more word for ya governa' and right smart ones too

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Another Epic read by Charlton Griffin!

Revisado: 02-17-15

Very enjoyable and interesting listen, recommend. Great translation as well, although haven't read any others. Check it out! To the vanguard!

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Very Nice Enjoyable Book and Good Narration

Revisado: 10-13-14

I did like this book quite a bit, not as much as I have liked some other books but it was very good and worthwhile. Amazing telling of Indian culture and when I think about it is truly a grand piece of writing in the way Kipling details and describes various aspects of this culture and its people, and the characters he creates are very unique and ingenious. I think in the end I felt something lacking in the plot or at least was a little unsatisfied. Narration is quite extraordinary at times and very good.

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Enjoyable Stories, Very Well Done Sir

Revisado: 10-13-14

I enjoyed these stories although I don't remember them very well and it wasn't too long ago that I listened to them so they must not have had that much of an impression on me. Really have enjoyed the books of Conrad that I have listened to so was searching for more of that, perhaps me thinks this book did not fulfill that desire. Good narration I would say. I by three stars I am being a very harsh judge, I'm not sure why, Conrad is quite good.

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Very Epic and Fantastical Story

Revisado: 10-13-14

Enjoyed this book quite a bit, I think I thought it was going to be a bit different then it was for some reason, it is quite a bit similar to the Odyssey or Iliad in tone and form but also different. Whenever the word "epic poem" is used to describe a book I think of something rhymey and syntactic (what does that mean?? ) but this is more like a novel with that epic quality that often is found in old books that are well translated. A bit hard to follow as these sorts of books often are but a lot of that was me not paying enough attention. Would enjoy re-listening at some point. Narration is quality and Griffin does a good job with the female characters which I think he flailed on in the Odyssey. Anyhow, fun and epic book! Perhaps not as epic as the Persian Wars or the Peloponnesian War at least to me, but in some ways perhaps more. Kind of vaguely reminded me of the Narnia Chronicles or some fantasy novel like that in a very slight manner.

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Really Enjoyed This, More than I Expected

Revisado: 10-13-14

This is a fun and entertaining story, a nice diversion from the longer more serious novels and books I have been listening to. Definitely check it out! Had some amusing philosophical thoughts and sayings, narration is quite enjoyable in my opinion. Remember to tend to you garden.

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I Feel Obliged to Write a Somewhat Bad Review

Revisado: 06-16-14

Well as much as I have enjoyed some of Mr. Griffin's other readings I must say that, as other listeners have stated, his handling of female voices is fairly bad. Harpy is quite a good word to describe it. I have listened to another book read by him since this one and he does a better job but still kind of sub par. Maybe this was one of his earlier reads and has since improved, definetely check out The Peloponesian Wars it's quite excellent I thought, if you are into that sort of thing. One thing about Griffin is I think he generally picks out really good translations of books which is very very important for these types of books. Maybe he needs a female counterpart for the voices because besides that I really enjoyed the narration. As far as the actual story goes I didn't really enjoy it that much but certainly interesting and worthwhile I would say, and I was hampered somewhat by the above mentioned inconveniences.

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Probably the Best Narration I Have Heard !

Revisado: 06-16-14

This is without doubt one of my favorite narrations of any book that I have heard, and quite possibly the best! Really fantastic voices and characters, and he actually pulls off the female voices well which is rare. The book speaks for itself I would think, another epic Dickens novel. Not my exact favorite Dickens book but really good (duh) and enjoyable. Unfortunately Mr. Boulton hasn't done very many other readings, at least of books I want to listen to, which was a bit depressing.

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One of My Favorite Books! Great Narration!

Revisado: 06-16-14

Really loved this book it's truly a modern classic. The narration is really excellent with amazing voices that add so much to the book. Only quibble is the women's voices are a bit strange at times, but totally a non issue in the end. I actually got a copy of this audiobook awhile ago from a friend which is the one I listened to, but wanted to support the author so I got it here too, plus I bought the actual book! Really good narrator!

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