K. Hurt

Great Story with Grim, Serious Details

Revisado: 08-17-21

I thought this was one of the better audiobooks I've listened to. I typically find it hard to listen to audiobook because the narration usually sucks, but I actually liked the serious tone of the narrator. I've seen on other reviews that some people feel the narrator is too "wooden" / "rotbotic", so if that would be a problem for you then be warned!

Story goes into quite a bit of detail, making the setting and characters feel real. I had always heard about the tragedy of the Donner Party, but the details make it sound even worse than I had originally thought. Although we already know, more or less, what happens I was happily surprised that there are still some twists with regards to the fates of some of the characters involved.

The main criticisms were that it becomes very difficult to try to remember the names of each character and where they are at any given point, specifically during the escape (Snow Shoe Party) and rescue / relief attempts... the author could have streamlined things by using relations (ie father, first son, etc) or nicknames, rather than the formal names of the individuals involved. Only other criticism is that I actually wish the book were longer! I flew through the audiobook in 3 days without issue.

Highly recommend giving it a listen if you are spending time in the Tahoe / Nevada region, as it makes things feel more "real". Now I'm looking around for more books about grim survival situations.

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Excellent Concise Delivery of World Literature

Revisado: 03-12-17

What did you love best about The History of World Literature?

The professor's enthusiasm for the subject matter as well his ability to communicate clearly.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Not sure this question applies. Obviously the professor / narrator =D

Any additional comments?

Some people will criticize the brevity of the lessons, but I do not believe the intent of this course was to delve *deep* into any given literary art. My *one* true criticism, however, is that the professor does not often re-iterate which author and work he is talking about, and since Audible's mobile app doesn't have the name of the author or work in the title of each chapter (it just says something like "History of World Literature: Chapter XX), it makes it hard to keep track of which region, author, and work he is talking about. It would be nice if there were reference material in the annotations.

Otherwise I very highly recommend this to anyone unfamiliar with world literature (like myself).

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