The Magnificent Ambersons

Very well narrated. Great story and characters of a time past.

I really enjoyed both the book and the way it was read. Two thumbs Up!

This book really transports you to the turn of the century (20th century) and gives a sense of what it was like. The reader is just right for it too. He brings the attitude of that time to the book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would say, if you like Jane Austen "type" books with a lot of character interaction, you'll like this.

This classic is ruined by the narration - no inflection - almost a monotone. Took me months to get through it - I could only stand the narrator for about 1-2 hours!
Get the book - but find another narrator!

It's worth the listen just for character Eugene's musings on the future of the automobile and suburbia.

The novel struck me as Theodore Dreiser/Edith Wharton lite, but without Dreiser's drawn out prose or Wharton's pathos (that is, a happier ending in fewer, less eloquent words, but still with a good social history lesson thrown in).

The narration was very good -- another example of a fine novel I would never had encountered had it not been delvered (and for $4.95) as an audiobook. I hope Audible adds the other two in Tarkington's series.

I find myself thinking of this book often. The past is always beautiful in our eyes, like George Minafer's mother. The present is drab and plain like his aunt. The future is fast, bold, and unwanted like Mr. Morgan. Life moves on, whether we want it to or not. I love the line "Get a Horse!" because those unreliable automobiles are just a fad. -- While this book was written in 1918, it's moral is certainly timeless which is in and of itself is quite ironic. The book does seem to drag just a bit which is why I have given it only 4 stars instead of 5.

Families must be at flexible and grow with the changes of times. The story of Ambersons illustrate growth, decline, love, and arrogance.

This story went nowhere. It was completely dull and long winded.