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Excellent book, flawed narration

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-29-24

This book is terrific - one of the most momentous and ultimately successful periods of American foreign policy in history - being spoken about as a golden age of decision-making. The characters are fascinating and the writing excellent. A very flat narration - could almost be a computer-generated voice at times. And a ridiculous and repeated mispronunciation of Joseph Stalin as 'Stahl-leeeen.' What producer failed to catch that hundreds of times?

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A great story marred by an awful narration

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-21-15

Would you try another book from Wyatt North and/or David Glass?

For the life of me, I cannot understand why the producers chose this narrator, and then stuck with him throughout production. Nasal, high pitched, using an odd rhythm and accenting all the wrong places in the flow of the story. Terrible reading. I have 400 some audio books and I'm never had to just abandon a book like this because of the narrator. How hard could it have been to get a good one? Or even a less bad one?

Would you be willing to try another one of David Glass’s performances?

No, no, no, no, no. Don't understand how he got into the business.

Was J.R.R. Tolkien worth the listening time?

No, because of the narration. I will read the book instead as I am a huge Tolkien fan.

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The Heart of the Matter Audiobook By Graham Greene cover art

Kitchen is perfect for Greene's style and cadence

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-11-13

If you could sum up The Heart of the Matter in three words, what would they be?

Brilliant. Sobering. Deep.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, because of Scobie's attempts to reconcile circumstance, love, faith, justice, duty, conscience, lust, and opportunity.

Which scene was your favorite?

Scobie first meeting the shipwreck survivors

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me think.

Any additional comments?

Please get Michael Kitchen to record The Power and the Glory and Brighton Rock, Graham Greene's other serious morality books. The current readers of those two absolutely pale in comparison to Kitchen.

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