My God! How depressing! This book is based on the whims of an ego maniac an a mother, sister, friends, and strangers who are all enablers. They allows this young man to wallow and wallow and wallow in emotion and laziness to the almost destruction of everyone. What a moron! I wanted to slap this guy and say "Get a grip!" It's all about attitude. How can anybody be so emotional and such a dreamer and be surprised when they accomplish so little? What a depressing waste of time! Read Canyfreak instead. At least you'll feel good about yourself!

Man, if you are on any meds for depression or feel depressed in any way, stay clear of this title. Dreary, sad and melancholy best describe this title. I almost offed myself a few times trying to get through it. A classic yes but wow, depressing from start to about half way, as far as I got...

I figured it was time for me to get some culture and dig into a literary classic. I know this is a great story and perhaps things would have been different for me if I had read the book instead of listening to George Guidall. He's not a bad reader, but his cadence was w....a....y t....o....o s...l...o...w. I couldn't stay awake. Unfortunately, I deleted the book from my mp3 player and moved onto something a little faster-paced. Good on those who could tough it out. The recording drags too much for my type-a personality.

Good Story, but go with the abridged version!!

Good book and very well read. This is a very intriguing story. I do, however, like more voices in my reading, but it is read where you can still tell whom is speaking.
This book is much better than The Brothers Karamozof. It's a much more compelling story and C.S. Lewis does a much better job of his Christian apologetics in most any of his stories than the Karamozof book. Do yourself a favor, read this and some Lewis (Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce) and skip Brothers Karamozof. You will be happier for it.