Dirk van de Bunt

not mcewens best

Revisado: 05-17-19

It was an interesting story and provocative in some of the subjects that raised. The narrator was too old sounding for the narrator of the book which caused regular disconnection in me as a listener

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Memories

Revisado: 01-14-19

what a wonderful story. beautifully and carefully told. engrossing from the beginning to the end.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

Fun

Revisado: 12-19-18

a set tof thought provoking, well crafted, and fun to hear short stories from a talented writer. I especially liked Alex Karpovsky's droll reading of a number of stories written from a male POV.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

the great American novel

Revisado: 05-05-18

loved it. it was like a 21st century Moby Dick, dealing with the big themes in American history. Slavery, racism, unequal distribution of wealth, all woven into a compelling story. the characters are so vivid, and the writing and voices of the characters is so true, unique, and compelling. I didn't want it to end.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

the four Fergusons were all endearing

Revisado: 04-02-18

I liked that the author read the book. the concept of the book was clever, and the authors explanation at the end tied it all up nicely for me.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Unique Story, Well Told

Revisado: 06-14-17

Where does The Sympathizer rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

the story is good. The narration was distracting. The narrator mispronounced, garbled or swallowed about a word per page. It was quite distracting and frustrating.I appreciate the creative decision to have someone with a Vietnamese accent read the book, but I found myself frequently rewinding because i said to myself "what did he say?" or "what was that word?" The problem with the accent wasn't consistently "l"s or "r"s, there was a slight Tom Brokaw-ish slurry, mush-mouthed quality to the speech.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sympathizer?

the assassination of the crapulent major.

What didn’t you like about Francois Chau’s performance?

It was quite distracting and frustrating.I appreciate the creative decision to have someone with a Vietnamese accent read the book, but I found myself frequently rewinding because i said to myself "what did he say?" or "what was that word?" The problem with the accent wasn't consistently "l"s or "r"s, there was a slight Tom Brokaw-ish slurry, mush-mouthed quality to the speech.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Unique Story, Well Told

Revisado: 06-14-17

Where does The Sympathizer rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

the story is good. The narration was distracting. The narrator mispronounced, garbled or swallowed about a word per page. It was quite distracting and frustrating.I appreciate the creative decision to have someone with a Vietnamese accent read the book, but I found myself frequently rewinding because i said to myself "what did he say?" or "what was that word?" The problem with the accent wasn't consistently "l"s or "r"s, there was a slight Tom Brokaw-ish slurry, mush-mouthed quality to the speech.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sympathizer?

the assassination of the crapulent major.

What didn’t you like about Francois Chau’s performance?

It was quite distracting and frustrating.I appreciate the creative decision to have someone with a Vietnamese accent read the book, but I found myself frequently rewinding because i said to myself "what did he say?" or "what was that word?" The problem with the accent wasn't consistently "l"s or "r"s, there was a slight Tom Brokaw-ish slurry, mush-mouthed quality to the speech.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña