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Title: The Awakening
Author: Kate Chopin
Narrator: Walter Zimmerman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-22-09
Publisher: Jimcin Recordings
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 150 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
However, her novel The Awakening, published 1899, drew a storm of criticism for its "shocking, morbid, and vulgar" story and quickly went out of print. The novel was not resurrected until the 1950s, when participants in the growing women's movement recognized its importance. Today, The Awakening is among the most-read American novels in colleges and universities and is considered an early example of American realism.
Members Reviews:
A Trembling. Bridge Between Tolstoy and Woolf
Wow, not the book a financial advisor should read/listen to right before leaving his wife to go on a business trip. This is another novel where it seems more important (well timed) than it is actually good (well written). Don't get me wrong, I think this is a fine (and important) piece of literary fiction, but it just isn't GREAT fiction. Chopin, to me, is a little like a trembling bridge between Leo Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf that isn't as perfected as Tolstoy and not as consuming as Woolf, but feels like an adequate literary step between the two.
Good value!
I paid cash for this when I had no credits. For a dollar an hour, well, I don't know how they did it so inexpensively, but thank you very much. I gather this work is important to the women's movement and also as American literature. Being a lit major, I can now say I've listened. However, it will take another listen or two and some background study to appreciate the work better. Don't choose it for a fun listen; you'll be put to sleep, hardly awakened, with details of drawing rooms and calling cards and removing the hat and so on. This story is subtle, somewhat like Henry James. I remember wanting to shake the man in "Beast in the Jungle" and holler at him, "SHE LOVES YOU, LUNKHEAD!" That said, the story is almost embroidered on silk or painted with watercolors. The narrator gets the Southern accent nicely, but I never forget he is reading. Maybe this is because of the writing. He does read clearly and the whole production is quite flawless. So if your professor has assigned this work, download and enjoy. I know you will enjoy. OTOH for a really good listen, turn to Diana Gabaldon, Bryce Courtenay, or Alexander Dumas.
Poignantly narrated, attentive and captivative
What did you love best about The Awakening?
Walter Zimmerman narrates vibrantly than Grace Conlin any day.
What did you like best about this story?
Listening to a male's voice was more appealing. Grace Conlin sounded like she was reading a college textbbook and sounded like a bore.
What three words best describe Walter Zimmermans performance?
He spoke with depth of an novel that has ranked as one in my top ten
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes...thrice.
Any additional comments?
Wonderful. I have many copies of this title and will treasure this story always.
A surprisingly captivating story...
If you could sum up The Awakening in three words, what would they be?
A...
What does Walter Zimmerman bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
Walter's narrative is ideal for the story but could be a bit more captivating in its style.
Any additional comments?
This is about how we often accept less in life...
