
The Naked and the Dead
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Narrated by:
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John Buffalo Mailer
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By:
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Norman Mailer
Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its publication and has since become part of the American canon. This fiftieth anniversary edition features a new introduction created especially for the occasion by Norman Mailer.
Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an army platoon of foot soldiers who are fighting for the possession of the Japanese-held island of Anopopei. Composed in 1948, The Naked and the Dead is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing.
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The hell of war
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Worthy
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Best audio book is hard so far.
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The narrator is adequate, but not great. The writing is superb.
Brilliant novel
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too much period racial slurs/ attitudes etc
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Best war narrative you can find
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Captured the paradox of war, the physical difficulties, the long periods of waiting and anticipation and fear, and the bursts of violence and emotion that followed.
Mailer tour de force!
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I also wanted to mention the narrator, John Buffalo Mailer. I held off on buying this book because I'm not a fan of nepotism. But JBM did a terrific job, probably as good as anyone could have.
Terrific Story of Men in the Midst of Conflict
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The performance is excellent, well paced with excellent characterizations, and very few errors.
Glad I finally caught up on an important work.
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The person reading (who also happens to be named Mailer) did an excellent job with the various American dialects. Usually I prefer that not be included, since it’s distracting if not done perfectly.
In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed this version.
Detailed, like Tolstoy
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