The Caine Mutiny

By: Herman Wouk

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 26 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Having inspired a classic film and Broadway play, The Caine Mutiny is Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life—and mutiny—on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater. It was immediately embraced upon its original publication as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of the Second World War. In the intervening half century, this gripping story has become a perennial favorite, selling millions throughout the world, and claiming the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

©1952 Herman Wouk (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Terrific story, great character development

What did you love best about The Caine Mutiny?

By the end of the story, I felt like I knew each of the characters in the book, personally. The character development for all the primary characters was so well done.

Narrator and Audible Need a Dialogue Coach

Having read Winds of War and War and War and Remembrance on Audible, which were exceptional in spite of some glaring mispronunciations by Mr. Pariseau, in the Caine Mutiny the jarring mispronunciation of a seaman's common term "fowk-sl" "forecastle" (as literally read by Mr. Pariseau) just took his credibility down several notches.. took the salty yarn to an amateur level and diminished the flow of language and authenticity of colorful nautical pronunciations. Wouk as a seaman himself would have been disappointed to hear his work marred like that. Since the word is used throughout the book, it just got irritating. Audible needs some good English teachers or linguists on board!

A Great Love Story

Was really surprised a novel that I thought would be about a betrayal towards the captain, turned out to have a very touching love story in it. This moving romance became the most captivating part of the novel. Highly recommend listening. Narration is great and the story as a whole is terrific.

whew! long...

long story but listenable. there are a few spots where it drags and I considered starting a different book, but they didn't last too long before it picked up again. good narrator.

Navy Life

In addition to doing a fine job of portraying several scenes of violence and combat, the story does an excellent job of detailing the ordinary daily hum-drum life of a Navy officer in training and aboard a destroyer during WW2.

Fantastic Work!

While having heard of Herman Wouk for many years, I had never experienced any of his writing until The Winds of War earlier this year. From their I went on to War and Remembrance and now, finally, The Caine Mutiny. Each book was incredible. As good as the writing and stories, I now have a new favorite narrator, Kevin Pariseau. His narration brought each of the three works alive. Thanks to Audible for making these classics available.

We had a Queeg,

While serving as First Lieutenant we had a Queeg type skipper (Parish) however he did not have the balls but a big mouth who tormented the officers and crew to no end. Great listen, really enjoying it.

Too Many Queegs in this World

I do not understand the castigation of Kieffer. The narrator was very good but mispronounced some words.
Great story.

Even Better than the Movie

Prior to this audiobook, I had seen the movie and read Wouk's Winds of War. So I had high expectations. I was not disappointed, and was even surprised by how much I enjoyed of the book. The story is engaging, entertaining, profound and even (a little) twisty. The character development is excellent and rarely seen in recent fiction. The narration is very good.

A few words of expectations management: First, this is less of a war book than Winds of War, and much less than other novels. The backdrop is the WWII Pacific Theater, and there are some fighting scenes. But this is not a war action book, or even a WWII history. Second, this is an epic story. Unlike the movie, the plot unfolds over 24 hours of audiobook and sometimes requires patience. But patience will be rewarded with a fantastic read (well .... listen).

Another winner!!

If you enjoyed Herman Wouk"s "Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance", you will love this audible book. The same great storytelling and the same great narrator make this one you will add to your all time favorites.