Peter Giordano

A 1000 pages of thrills!! @#!$#%&*%$#@ GREAT!

Revisado: 09-05-20

Stephenson has written thrillers before and he's written Pynchon-like novels with twisty sentences and tangents but this novel combines both and it's on fire for 1000 pages. Great plot, characters that work on every level, fun factoids sprinkled into dynamic gun battles, and some lovely writing about the outdoors. The narrator caught it all and kept track of dozens of globetrotting characters and juggling Chinese, Russian, British, Hungarian, and Boston accents while keeping the action flying. Top marks in every way

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Excellent rendering

Revisado: 06-20-20

If you're looking for audio Pynchon then it's a safe bet that you understand the challenges of reading aloud Pynchonean text; the multiple character, flashbacks and flashforwards in mid-sentence, the songs. This reader does it all with panache

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It works well

Revisado: 05-19-20

This is a good, old school, rendition of the play; by old school I mean in the Gielguld style of declamation: clear and emphatic. Not sure what production issues the other person complained of, I found it worked well and suited my needs. A good choice if you don't want the Arkangel version.

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Great reader, grossly incompetent production

Revisado: 05-01-20

In this rich and complicated book with dozens of central characters trotting over the globe and even through cosmic dimensions, the reader does a fabulous job, expressive where needed, carefully delineating each specific character. The problem is with the production. The chapters are poorly labeled which is no surprise on Audible, but it’s almost criminal that the chapter divisions are completely random: chapters end in mid-chapter (in relation to the book) or mid-paragraph, or even mid-sentence. It’s impossible to cross reference between the print novel and the audiobook and with a book such as this, cross referencing is essential.

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A fun adaptation of a fun book

Revisado: 04-07-20

This is a brisk (even at close to two hours) adaptation and the performers clearly are enjoying themselves too. Hopefully, the show will inspire you to read or listen to the entire book

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It should be about the topic not the lecturer

Revisado: 08-29-19

While the outline for the course is interesting the lecturer is completely insensitive to the medium he's working in. Sure he's knowledgeable but the lectures are filled with strange yells "listen my friends" and lame, distracting jokes. The attempt to define "baroque" is a perfect example. Because the subject interests me I continue to listen but the performer is really hard to take when he goes off the rails

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Very shallow

Revisado: 04-18-19

The writer had nothing to say.
This narrative reads like SparkNotes . I was bored even though the readers were good

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Strange choices by the narrator

Revisado: 02-13-19

The novel is an important document in American culture and worth reading even though the depiction of slaves and African-Americans is unfortunate at best. When read in context, the book can give insight into the mindset of those nostalgic for a past that never was, and those who try to pretend that slavery wasn't a hateful and shameful part of our past.
The narrator is competent enough in the descriptive passages but makes many poor choices when doing voices for the dialogue. Both Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler are rendered with voices that are almost obnoxious to hear and they're both main characters in a very long book. A lot of the voices are poorly done.

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Fun and thought provoking

Revisado: 01-17-19

Obviously Mr. Arkin's acting talent comes from the personal spiritual/soulful/inquisitive journey he's been making for most of his life. This performance is very intimate and challenges one to consider one's own journey

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Well produced and terrifically played but...

Revisado: 01-17-19

...wish there was a cast list. If Ian McKellen, is playing Henry his voice is unrecognizable

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