The Blithedale Romance
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
(4,485 Sterne; 66 Bewertungen)
The Blithedale Romance is the story of four principal characters who work with -- and sometimes against -- each other on Blithedale, a communal farm antecedent to those that sprang up later in the 1960s, and similar to one on which Hawthorne himself lived in 1841. These communes arose out of the pressures on society and the individual brought by the Industrial Revolution. Some were organized around religious philosophies, some were secular. Among the secularists, the Transcendental movement mentioned in the novel espoused the idea that the individual's intuition, rather than religious dogma, was the true path to spiritual enlightenment. Our four characters, like so many who fled to these communes, struggle to free mankind from bondage as they struggle with the unaccustomed day-to-day tasks of farm life. But they are plagued by a mystery that follows them from the world, and ultimately leads to tragedy. (Summary by Christine Dufour) (8 hr 48 min)
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Bewertungen
Classic Hawthorne: Mysterious Plot; Great Characterizations
Keith & Kristine Armour
(4,5 Sterne)
Absorbing mystery involving a romantic triangle, plus the narrator, who's the odd man out. Story holds your interest to the final page, but the narrator is more than a little self-absorbed, which can be a bit tedious at times. Also there are no heroes and no real winners in this one - the main characters are all either deeply flawed or outright evil. That together with Hawthorne's narrator's endorsement of early feminist principles gives this novel a remarkably "modern" feel. Reader's audio presentation was very well presented.
Scott in Sandy Eggo
(3 Sterne)
It’s very well read, however the overall story may not merit the attention the author gets for whatever insight the story might offer. Perhaps it is this listener’s inability to appreciate Hawthorn’s writing and superstitions. Thank Ms. Dufour for your reading. I have listened to all your books and left this one for the end. Please continue to find more novels to read to this appreciative audience.
A FAILED COMUNE DESTROYS ALL
Avid Listener
(4 Sterne)
Hawthorne fans will enjoy this somewhat jaded view of a failed ccommune. The first few chapters give interesting anecdotes of commmunal life, while the remmainder of tho book deals with a tragedy. Very well read..
A bit dull
Gabby Wright
(2,5 Sterne)
The book was a bit dull, and made more so by the reader. I'd have stopped listening if there hadn't been an element of mystery to the story that intrigued me enough to stick with it.
A work of genius
shane miller
(5 Sterne)
A gem of world literature. Thanks to the fine reader.
Harry Haller
(4 Sterne)
A very good story, interesting and compelling, and read very well.
Beautiful book!!!
Cris Spenner
(5 Sterne)
Very well read and very pleasant!