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Complex content, compelling read!

Revisado: 05-25-16

One of the most important works I've ever read. Not only have I become a devoted friend of Mr. Clemens forever. I've learned so much about life, ideas, and language of the century before mine. So much that was, still is, and that is: "American!" Makes me understand that this country has culture that is its own and that persists. And, like almost everyone who knew Mark Twain in "real life," I have developed a deep an abiding affection for this man.

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Didn't care for Emma Thompson's interpretation.

Revisado: 05-17-16

It's a really good story, of course! Heaviy influenced by the era of Psychoanalysis!

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May be expert in dialects...

Revisado: 04-15-14

Would you try another book from Mark Twain and/or Elijah Wood?

I love Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn is one of his finest creations. I'll take it on faith that Elijah Wood does a fine job on discriminating among dialects. To me, this is one deadly "performance" of Mark Twain.

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Crazy and delightful!

Revisado: 12-19-13

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Thank you, Audible, for the most wonderful holiday gift. That snowy, icy night in Boston three days ago resulted in a 3 hour commute home for me, and the time was transformed into a joy. God bless the crickets every one!

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Havers fans will be gratified & gravely skeptical

Revisado: 10-31-13

Did Davina Porter do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

No. She did a great job with Isabelle Audrey (Scottish). The Italians and Azhar (a Pakistani) all sounded a bit Scottish at times. Her attempt to interpret Barbara Havers' speech, that of a working class Londoner, just plain didn't work. Ms. Porter found her character in Isabel Dalhousie, and she should stick to that.

This was a challenging text to read well and was beyond Porter's linguistic skills.

Could you see Just One Evil Act being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

NO. No, please, NO.

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Wonderful reading, story, and interview!

Revisado: 06-14-13

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I absolutely recommend this extraordinary audiobook. The book is terrific--it may seem dated to younger readers, and if that's true, I think it's worth recreating the context of 1949. Bradbury's reading is deeply moving. The interview with Bradbury that follows his narration of the story is worth even more.

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Lovely prose, good story, deadly narration

Revisado: 05-10-13

What made the experience of listening to The Vagrants the most enjoyable?

The writing is poetic and the images vivid. Characters are interesting and thoughtfully, carefully, gradually revealed. It is a grim story and a grim setting. Very interesting experience of "small city" 1970's China and some of its citizens.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jackie Chung’s performances?

I would not listen to another audiobook narrated by Jackie Chung, however. Her reading is flat--even compared to my own mind's!

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