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Ben Miller

Greenwood Village, Colorado USA | Member Since 2006

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  • 2 reviews
  • 22 ratings
  • 245 titles in library
  • 4 purchased in 2013
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  • Germinal | [Emile Zola]
    Germinal
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    Germinal

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Emile Zola
    • Narrated By Frederick Davidson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (35)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (12)

    A father and three of his seven children work brutal hours in a mine, facing hazards such as landslides, fire, and poisoned air, to scrape together enough money for food. When their lodger, Étienne, shares ideas about a workers' revolt, the family gradually embraces his plans. Soon the settlement is aflame with resolve to strike for better wages and working conditions. Savage and horrifying events ensue as miners clash with management and with each other.

    Ben Miller says: "Amazing imagery"
    "Amazing imagery"
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    Zola's book about the struggles of the French working class and the labor movement in the mid-1800's is conscious raising. It reminded me of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" in it's vivid portrayal of how working people struggled to simply put bread on the table while the bourgeoisie lived in comfort.

    The reader gave an excellent performance. As is typical with male readers, he struggles with the female voice. His pronunciation of the French names were superb.

    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Elmer Gantry | [Sinclair Lewis]
    Elmer Gantry
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    Elmer Gantry

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Sinclair Lewis
    • Narrated By Anthony Heald
    Overall
    (236)
    Performance
    (66)
    Story
    (64)

    A greedy, philandering Baptist minister, Elmer Gantry turns to evangelism and becomes the leader of a large Methodist congregation. Often exposed as a fraud, he is never fully discredited. Elmer Gantry is considered a landmark American novel and one of the most penetrating studies of hypocrisy in modern literature. It portrays the evangelistic activity that was common in 1920s America as well as attitudes toward it.

    Erez says: "Halleluja, Brother Lewis!"
    "Great reader - good book"
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    Terrific reader - one of the best read books I've listened to in the past few years. Although the book is very good, I prefer Main Street.

    3 of 4 people found this review helpful

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