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Excellent reading of a difficult to read book

Revisado: 08-07-18

Robert Bethune really does an excellent reading of Lord Byron's poetic narrative ‘Don Juan’. Byron's poem, employing the complex 8-line rhyme scheme of ottavo rima, is not an easy feat to read well. What is amazing is how well Bethune reads Byron's poetry. He not only reads it fluently, and with keen interest and passion, keeping the reader's attention on the story, but he captures the satirical and comedic elements of Byron's mock-heroic romance so very well. Bethune does all this while appearing to have a good time telling Byron’s story, even seeming to laugh at the events as they unfold. It's this witty satirical bite running throughout the reading, delivered in cascading, jaunty rhythms (as if Bethune were delighting to tell you the story in person) that makes this reading of Don Juan so enjoyable. As another reviewer has already commented, this type of flexible reader, who can capture the serious as well as the more light-hearted satirical and comedic elements of Byron's masterpiece, is rare and a delight to find on Audible.

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