In Old Plantation Days
Gelesen von Jim Locke
Paul Laurence Dunbar
(3,25 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)
With this collection of short stories, Dunbar sought to draw on the success of his dialect poems by recreating and portraying the southern plantation during slavery. The stories focus on the stereotypical portrait of slaves as obedient workers happy to spend their lives in service of their benevolent owner. His attempt to find success was only partially realized, as his stories drew not only criticism but, in some cases, anger at their very stereotypical nature. The book itself, however, proved to be more lucrative than previous fiction works had been for the author. (Summary by Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University) (5 hr 46 min)
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could have had a better reader
Suzie
(2 Sterne)
I give the reader credit for volunteering, but he reads in a dreadful monotone, varied occasionally by a sing song, and he stumbled and bumbled with the dialect so that at times what he was reading was unintelligible. These stories are a glimpse into how white folk viewed the lives of their slaves, but listening to this reader was so difficult that I gave up.
Unbearable
Cape Codder
(1 Sterne)
I cannot comment on the content, as I never was able to listen to an appreciable amount of it; the reason - the reader. Bless him for volunteering, but he is positively unbearable to listen to!
(5 Sterne)
I did read/listen to the end. Happy to say I enjoy and identify with all the characters. Congratulations, author, may Karma have eased your road.