The Sport of the Gods


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(3.2 stars; 2 reviews)

The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life.
Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid the harsh realities of Northern inner city life in this 1902 examination of the forces that extinguish the dreams of African Americans. (Summary from Wikipedia) (4 hr 34 min)

Chapters

01 - The Hamiltons 6:03 Read by ashleighjane
02 - A Farewell Dinner 15:44 Read by Larry Degala
03 - The Theft 13:18 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
04 - From a Clear Sky 14:56 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
05 - The Justice of Men 17:27 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
06 - Outcasts 17:09 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
07 - In New York 20:45 Read by Larry Degala
08 - An Evening Out 11:44 Read by Ric Cornwall
09 - His Heart's Desire 16:52 Read by Ric Cornwall
10 - A Visitor from Home 12:13 Read by Ric Cornwall
11 - Broken Hopes 15:38 Read by Ric Cornwall
12 - 'All the World's a Stage' 25:48 Read by Larry Degala
13 - The Oakleys 17:41 Read by mevans
14 - Frankenstein 14:19 Read by jeandelfrio
15 - 'Dear, Damned, Delightful Town' 8:59 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
16 - Skaggs's Theory 17:50 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
17 - A Yellow Journal 16:35 Read by Larry Degala
18 - What Berry Found 11:04 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Reviews


(3.5 stars)

All of the recordings other than those by Rick Cornwall are pretty good, but the audio for all of Rick’s chapters are unfortunately a bit muffled and difficult to hear.