Vice Versa
F. Anstey
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Set in Victorian times, the novel concerns business man Paul Bultitude and his son Dick. Dick is about to leave home for a boarding school which is ruled by the cane wielding headmaster Dr. Grimstone. Bultitude, seeing his son's fear of going to the school, foolishly says that schooldays are the best years of a boy's life, and how he wished that he was the one so doing.
At this point, thanks to a handy magic stone brought by an uncle from India which grants the possessor one wish, they are now on even terms. Dick, now holding the stone, is ordered by his father to turn him back into his own body, but Dick refuses, and decides instead to become his father, and so the fun begins. Mr. Bultitude has to begin the new academic term at his son's boarding school, while Dick gets a chance to run his father's business in the City. In the end, they are both restored to their own bodies, with a better understanding of each other. (Summary by Wikipedia) (11 hr 23 min)
Chapitres
| Preface & Black Monday | 31:24 | Lu par Jules Hawryluk |
| A Grand Transformation Scene | 40:47 | Lu par Sandra G |
| In the Toils | 39:50 | Lu par Sandra G |
| A Minnow Amongst Tritons - Part 1 | 23:21 | Lu par Sandra G |
| A Minnow Amongst Tritons - Part 2 | 32:15 | Lu par Sandra G |
| Disgrace | 47:07 | Lu par Sandra G |
| Learning and Accomplishments | 41:23 | Lu par Jules Hawryluk |
| Cutting the Knot | 37:56 | Lu par Sandra G |
| Unbending the Bow | 30:20 | Lu par Sandra G |
| A Letter Home | 30:33 | Lu par Sandra G |
| The Complete Letter-Writer | 22:43 | Lu par Sandra G |
| A Day of Rest | 31:18 | Lu par Shari Dippong |
| Against Time | 37:47 | Lu par Sandra G |
| A Respite | 25:20 | Lu par Sandra G |
| An Error of Judgment | 27:41 | Lu par Jules Hawryluk |
| The Rubicon | 31:06 | Lu par Mike Okonek |
| Hard Pressed - Part 1 | 22:53 | Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Hard Pressed - Part 2 | 22:20 | Lu par Jules Hawryluk |
| A Perfidious Ally | 38:24 | Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Run to Earth | 28:58 | Lu par Sandra G |
| The Reckoning | 40:01 | Lu par Jules Hawryluk |
Critiques
A hilarious and crazy tale!
TriciaG
One cannot help but dislike Mr. Bultitude in the first couple chapters, but eventually sympathizes with him in his school trials and attempts to escape his situation. A wonderful story! Readers are all clearly understandable (except perhaps in a scene where a character is drunk, but it fits there), although one or two are not going to be professional narrators. ;)
hmmm...
Susan
Seems like a good story, but can’t get past the reader. If only the readers would simply read & not attempt to do character voices.
Ridge Runner
Story was enjoyable. Some good readers, others not so much. For me the not so good readers detracted from the overall experience.