Is He Popenjoy ?

LibriVox is a no whining zone

(5 stars)

Vivia

Well, it should be. Please be aware these free audiobooks come to you through the generosity of volunteers. The vast majority of people would not feel free to complain (we're not talking constructive, or critique type comments: you know whining when you hear it) because they realize these books are gifts from people 99% of us don't even know. And complaints always beg the question, could you do it better? Then volunteer. Otherwise, zip that whining lip! ANNOUNCEMENT: Though I have only moral right to do it, I have just unilaterally proclaimed whining about LibriVox volunteers and their output as kapu, taboo, tabu, and forever banned. More on punishment later.

Readers (most) fantastic; awful story

(2 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Ive been a lover of Trollope for over 30 years and this is by far the most disappointing work of his Ive ever encountered. Cringe-y gender dynamics, awful women characters, thoroughly ungratifying story lacking interesting plot twists and tying loose ends. But by far the worst is the number of major characters who either hope for or delight in the death of a little 1/2 Italian child, and the birth of the 100% English one who replaces him is supposed to be a happy ending. The readers are what keeps one engaged, save two who only read one chapter apiece but insist on amateur theatrics (and get the interpretations all wrong because theyre bad at it and haven't read the rest of the book). But truly, lovers of Trollope can skip this one without any self-recrimination or remorse.

I know I finished it

(3 stars)

Phxjennifer

I'm not whining. I swear, but this book is so convoluted, and most of the characters so repellent, that the most salient memory I have is of those whistling ssss's! Maybe a filter on the microphone? It's a muddled melodrama of a plot, and toward the end I think even the author got tired of navigating through it.

(2 stars)

BigT

so sorry but bobolink really should review his reading,his ssssss are unbearable ,cannot continue, listening . I am such a great fan of librevox.

is he popenjoy

(4 stars)

the Book Guru

Easy listening, enjoyable but not his best I would say...

(5 stars)

reader

an absolutely perfect reading of a perfectly lovely book. thank you

Why do so many readers have difficulty pronouncing the word marquis?

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

(4 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Bobolink reads so softly that it ruins the chapters he reads.