The Sport of the Gods


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(3.2 stars; 2 reviews)

The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life.
Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid the harsh realities of Northern inner city life in this 1902 examination of the forces that extinguish the dreams of African Americans. (Summary from Wikipedia) (4 hr 34 min)

Chapitres

01 - The Hamiltons 6:03 Lu par ashleighjane
02 - A Farewell Dinner 15:44 Lu par Larry Degala
03 - The Theft 13:18 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
04 - From a Clear Sky 14:56 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
05 - The Justice of Men 17:27 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
06 - Outcasts 17:09 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
07 - In New York 20:45 Lu par Larry Degala
08 - An Evening Out 11:44 Lu par Ric Cornwall
09 - His Heart's Desire 16:52 Lu par Ric Cornwall
10 - A Visitor from Home 12:13 Lu par Ric Cornwall
11 - Broken Hopes 15:38 Lu par Ric Cornwall
12 - 'All the World's a Stage' 25:48 Lu par Larry Degala
13 - The Oakleys 17:41 Lu par mevans
14 - Frankenstein 14:19 Lu par jeandelfrio
15 - 'Dear, Damned, Delightful Town' 8:59 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
16 - Skaggs's Theory 17:50 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
17 - A Yellow Journal 16:35 Lu par Larry Degala
18 - What Berry Found 11:04 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)

Critiques


(3.5 stars)

All of the recordings other than those by Rick Cornwall are pretty good, but the audio for all of Rick’s chapters are unfortunately a bit muffled and difficult to hear.