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The Writer in the Garden
- De: M. F. K. Fisher, Jamaica Kincaid, Stephen Lacey, y otros
- Narrado por: Boyd Gaines, Deborah Hazlett, Simon Jones, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 56 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
The Writer in the Garden adds up to a glorious compendium of writing that is amusing, original, and idiosyncratic. Excerpts span not only the beauties of the garden but such far-reaching topics as weeds, the tribulations of gardening in a cold climate, the dangers of rare plant collecting, the delights of weeding, the pitfalls of growing roses, and the place of "tacky" in a garden. The book is impeccably read by a group of professional actors.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A major flaw in timing
- De Kitty en 05-30-14
Light, fun, and poorly made
Revisado: 12-31-24
As other reviewers have pointed out, this abridged version of the text adds in some bits not found in the book (an odd choice)--and, I'll add, makes some interesting decisions regarding which essays it keeps. I could've done without Michael Pollan's rather dripping ode to roses, or Eleanor Perényi's critiques of her hired garden help as being overweight and generally "mentally unstable."
On a technical note, while the selections are otherwise very enjoyable, with great jobs done by the narrators all around, whoever produced/directed this audiobook simply must not have liked gardens. Firstly, as the last word of one piece is ending the first word of the next is being spoken, giving the impression of the narrators shoving each other out of the way in an effort to get it all over with as quickly as possible. Secondly, the most awful electronic flute music plays at seemingly random intervals. There was also a moment of harsh static at one point. Not a production done with any care, it seems, and a disservice to the book.
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