
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Collection: The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, and The Idiot
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Kevin Theis
About this listen
Written by the renowned Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a maker of classics and a literary genius, each of his works offers a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of human nature, philosophy, society, and religion.
Inside this collection of timeless masterpieces, you’ll find three of Dostoyevsky’s most famous works - the gripping, drama-packed The Brothers Karamazov; a powerful account of a naive prince returning to his homeland and finding a world ready to take advantage of him in The Idiot; and finally, a deep and thought-provoking novel about an impoverished student who, upon pushing himself to murder to get by, struggles with the guilt and ramifications as his actions and beliefs haunt him in the 1866 novel Crime and Punishment.
Standing the test of time, each of Dostoyevsky’s renowned works reflect his masterfulness in prose, character, and offer a harsh reflection of 19th century Russian life and the nation’s tremulous past.
Public Domain (P)2019 Combray MediaListener received this title free
Unfortunately it became apparent after only a few minutes that this version wouldn't be the one to help me out. This is purely because of the narration. I have listened to quite a few audio books and thought that I had experienced the best and worse there is. but I was wrong. I just couldn't listen to this, it is so bad.
The narrator sounds rather like a very bad American football commentator, everything is delivered in a rather excited tone with no heed taken as to punctuation or content. I completely fail to see how anyone could think that this is acceptable narration of such classic literature.
I only listened to sufficient of this product to allow me to post a review, otherwise I would have abandoned it after about 3 minutes.
I am very disappointed and frustrated.
Awful narration
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And this fact is precisely why you do not allow a terrible narrator loose on it.
After about 5 minutes this audio presentation begins to shut down the attention and replace it with rage. It's arguable a dyslexic 8 year could do a better job.
I had to return this production. A first time event for me. I mean could not the narrator realise his awful inability to convey the messages of this great literary work and immediately quit? Arguably worse, could not the producers recognise it went pear-shaped in the first 5 minutes and halted its continuation rather than letting it roll on for tens of hours.
A shameful act by producers and narrator. Avoid them. But do get the titles independently and listen to a sample first.
a literary and historical masterpiece BUT
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Absolutely dreadful
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earplugs required
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Horrible audio narration
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