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JACK

Listening and Reading

HOUSTON, TX, United States

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  • The Talented Mr. Ripley | [Patricia Highsmith]
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    UNABRIDGED

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Patricia Highsmith
    • Narrated By Kevin Kenerly
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (457)
    Performance
    (386)
    Story
    (392)

    In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal, but he grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante.

    Melinda says: "Patricia, Phil, and Pathology"
    "Audible Delight"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    In the Audible.com's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" I have two pleasures united: the mundane but gripping Highsmith writing style and Kevin Kenerly's alluring performance of Highsmith's words. It's Kenerly's voice, much what I'd imagine Ripley would sound like, that has me buying the entire Ripley series. Bravo.


    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • A Confederacy of Dunces | [John Kennedy Toole]
    A Confederacy of Dunces
    ABRIDGED

    A Confederacy of Dunces

    • ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By John Kennedy Toole
    • Narrated By Arte Johnson
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (13)

    Ignatius J. Reilly is a 30-year-old self-proclaimed genius out to reform the entire 20th century, which doesn't leave him time for an ordinary nine-to-five job. Then one day Mrs. Reilly pushes her reluctant son out of the nest and into the working world of New Orleans--a decision with unforeseeable hilarious results.

    JACK says: "Brings the Comic Novel to Life"
    "Brings the Comic Novel to Life"
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    Story

    Arte Johnson's characterizations and pacing work to bring Toole's characters to life. The dialogue is laugh-out-loud funny in its own right, but Johnson is faithful to the characters' various New Orleans dialects, speech tics. His masterpiece, of course, is the booming pompous voice of Ignatius.

    My only regret is Johnson wasn't chosen to vocalize the unabridged version. As it is, Johnson's rendition is short and oh, so sweet!

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful

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