The Picture of Dorian Gray

De: Oscar Wilde

Narrado por: Alec Sand

A young man commits all types of sin, but only his portrait shows the ravages of his life. Oscar Wilde’s Faustian classic. Gothic horror at it's best.

Public Domain (P)2009 Trout Lake Media

Horrible narrator; great book

The narrator distracts horribly from Wilde’s work—can not pronounce any names correctly. Seriously. Who doesn’t know how to say Goethe!???

It was a great story i enjoy it while i was read i

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

yes

What did you like best about this story?

the contradictory human nature and the eternal aspirations of man for immortality, eternal beauty and glory

What three words best describe Alec Sand’s voice?

sweet, calm

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

i had saw one movie already

Great listen

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have always wanted to read this book

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Picture of Dorian Gray?

The way it ends

Which character – as performed by Alec Sand – was your favorite?

Dorian

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

not that much

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed very much. Will listen to it again in the future.

Classic work. Awful narration

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The book itself? Yes. Wilde is brilliant. He incorporates philosophical dimensions of hedonism, narcissism and egoism into a creepy gothic tale.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Not really relevant...the characters are multi-dimensional and interesting, but none are really likeable.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

In every way. Sand sounds like an adolescent who barely comprehends the words that he speaks. He murmurs and drops sentences. His flat midwestern accent is ridiculous for this work, especially when he is portraying the group of Brits sitting around discussing Americans.

He pronounces the word "extraordinary" as "extra-ordinary." Over and over. He sounds like a disinterested junior high student forced to read aloud from a textbook. One of the most ironic moments of the audiobook is when he describes Sybil's dreadful performance in her acting: He describes the horror of listening to the character's flat, artificial dead tones in her portrayal of a Shakespearian character. Meanwhile, we have to listen to the artificial, dead, artless, heartless performance of this classic work.

Sand's narrarion is hard to understand. He drops his voice at the end of sentences, so that the listener can hardly hear them.. He barely seems to understand the words that he reads. All of the characters have the same voice. At times, it seems that Sand can barely get through the text. He has a disinterested, squeaky, adolescent voice that has no chance of doing this work justice

This classic work deserves much better than this performance. Do not buy this edition of the audiobook.

Reading is Off

I am not impressed with the reader. I don't mind American readers, but the sound is unprofessional.