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Title: Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes
Author: Alan Bennett
Narrator: Alan Bennett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-06-11
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 64 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Two unexpected tales written and read by the best-selling author of The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories and The History Boys.
"The Greening of Mrs Donaldson" - Mrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers, her mundane life becomes much more stimulating
"The Shielding of Mrs Forbes" - Graham Forbes is a disappointment to his mother, who thinks that if he must have a wife, he should have done better. True, her own husband isnt all that satisfactory either. Still, this is Alan Bennett, so what is happening in the bedroom (and in lots of other places too) is altogether more startling, perhaps shocking, and ultimately more true to peoples predilections.
Critic Reviews:
"Artfully entertainingOn one particular subject Bennett is incomparably brilliant: role-playing, which is the meat of both stories." (Simon Schama, Financial Times, London)
"Bennetts humor consistently resides in the logic of the parenthetical aside, the comedy of the false appearances or misperceptions being challenged or disabused.Mrs. Donaldson is not as unconventional as she thought herself, and no one around Mr. Forbes is whereor whothey pretend to be." (The Guardian, London)
"Tender and comicThis is Bennetts world, where repression is never far from the sexual act.Good, old-fashioned British humor with the lightest of subversive twists." (The Independent, London)
Members Reviews:
A fun British story about unmentionable subjects!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If one enjoyes British humor this is a fun book on delicate subjects in story form.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes?
I was not expecting the second story to be as good as the first, and if anything it was better. The openous of what are usually non open subjects, told in a delightful manner.
What does Alan Bennett bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
His English accent that adds to this story
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
The book is short, but I feel it is better enjoyed taking each story seperately.
Any additional comments?
The story takes a tongue & cheek view in the British style that would be hard to be so open about told by an American author or reader.
Great fun, totally absorbing. A welcome diversion
Where does Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
One of the best of any I have listened to so far.
What did you like best about this story?
The characters were so fully realized
If you could take any character from Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Mrs. Donaldson. What a vivid character!
story seems dated, but narration amusing
Would you try another book from Alan Bennett and/or Alan Bennett?
yes, i think so
What do you think your next listen will be?
raylan by elmore leonard
Which character as performed by Alan Bennett was your favorite?
Mrs.
