The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1
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Laurence Sterne
(3,346 Sterne; 39 Bewertungen)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next 10 years. It was not always held in high esteem by other writers (Samuel Johnson responded that, "Nothing odd can last"), but its bawdy humour was popular with London society, and it has come to be seen as one of the greatest comic novels in English, as well as a forerunner for many modern narrative devices. (Summary from Wikipedia) (5 hr 55 min)
Chapters
Bewertungen
some readers better than others but overall painful to listen to
Sol
(2 Sterne)
Atrociously Poor Reading
(1 Sterne)
The female reader's pronunciation and phrasing made the book almost impossible to listen to. I thought she was bad until I got to chapters 16 and 17. The reader of those chapters was atrocious. I could not understand a word they were saying. I was extremely disappointed and implore libravox to take down this version and re-record this book.
Inconsistent reading
Unknown
(3 Sterne)
Aside from what the author considers humorous in the 18th century, the reading quality varies greatly- from Hefyd who sounds like the hero come to life and Julie VW with her lovely Irish accent to Verra Unreal who was almost uncomprehensible.
16 Chapter 24-25 needs to be recorded again
trippinglyonthetongue
(3 Sterne)
Very good readings - the french pronunciation, in particular - with the exception of the reader of 16 Chapter 24-25 who speaks too quickly and with a strong lisp. Please re-record.
Hampered by poor reading
Grant
(1 Sterne)
This is one of the classics of English wit, but some readers render it incomprehensible, especially 16-17 and 25. I had just finished The Idea of a University and was impressed by how the reader got such feeling into a philosophical text. Sadly, this was the opposite: a reading of a humorous text with little respect for the rhythm of the language, and with insufficient feeling and emphasis.
(1 Sterne)
The female reader was terrible, I couldn't listen to her at all. She pronounced the words so badly I had to go and check the physical book in order to understand what she was trying to say. It's a shame such a great book has been ruined.
MP
(1 Sterne)
I quit at Chapter 16-17. Maybe it is a kind of performance art to underscore the literary challenge of the text. It was too much for me and my simple mind.
SONAM CHHOMO
(5 Sterne)
I was able to read the text alongside the audio in great speed. thanks for this free audio.