
The Sot-Weed Factor
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Narrado por:
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Kevin Pariseau
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John Barth
Considered by critics to be Barth's most distinguished novel, The Sot-Weed Factor has acquired the status of a modern classic. Set in the late 1600s, it recounts the chaotic odyssey of the hapless, ungainly Ebeneezer Cooke. Cooke is sent to the New World to oversee his father's tobacco business and to record the struggles of the Maryland colony in an epic poem. On his mission, he is captured by pirates and Indians; loses his father's estate to roguish impostors; falls in love with a former prostitute; is nearly robbed of his virginity, which he is (almost) determined to protect; and meets a gallery of treacherous characters who continually switch identities.
The Sot-Weed Factor is a hilarious, bawdy tribute to all the most insidious human vices with lasting relevance for listeners of all times.
©1960 John Barth (P)2011 Audible, Inc.nay, I say.
If you're a lit major, you'll love it
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Fans of Sterne or Fielding may find Barth's pastiche of such writers compelling, but I came to this book as a fan of postmodern fiction, and came away disappointed. The narrative is almost relentlessly linear and chronological, always follows Ebenezer, and relies on characters telling stories to fill in past events. No postmodern puzzle-box fragmentation here. And yet it doesn't possess the greatest strengths of a traditional narrative, either: it fails to create any really sympathetic characters, or to evoke an emotional response in the reader – at least not this reader. (It is fun, for a while, to watch the buffoonish protagonist get himself into trouble, but even this pleasure wanes in a 40+ hour work.)
Nevertheless, this version of the book does possess one great merit, without which I probably wouldn't have finished it (though I love long novels). That is, the voice of Kevin Pariseau, who does a fantastic job giving unique voices and appropriate accents to an expansive cast of characters.
Perhaps less Postmodern than merely Contrived
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Weighty but worthy read
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Witty and surprising.
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Entertaining high-brow adventure yarn
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too much blathering
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Although the story can be a bit convoluted at times, it is always entertaining, usually funny and sometimes a bit ribald. Barth has managed to capture the life of the early 1600's in both England and the Americas, making it real to the reader on every level.
I just now downloaded it, and have not yet listened to it, but the story itself is incredible and I am sure the narrator will do it justice.
One of my Favorite Titles
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Pretty freaking entertaining.
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I am reminded of Voltaire's Candide, and would extend an extra recommendation to anyone who has appreciation for that work. The wit is two-fold in that much is humourous on the face of situation and yet the underbelly of issues related to colonialism, class structure, the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism, as well as suffrage, to name a few, are raised by an ever changing cast of characters surrounding our main man Ebenezer. To boot there are a great many passages that toy and explore the notion of identity, and we witness a few switcheroos that play well in the adventure.
I was not surprised, though very pleased, to see that Kevin Pariseau is the narrator of choice for all of Barth's full length books, as he brings true character with his narration. Pariseau is a perfect match for this tale, and his phrasing, tone and pacing are pitch-perfect. He has done great justice to the spirit of the work and really has made it an audio book that engages and paints vivid scenarios in the mind.
An adventure full of bawdy humour, wit and wonder
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if you're a hardcore postmodernist who believes that a thorough exploration of the symbolic, esoteric, and philosophic are necessary for a great work (as I thought I was), this book may appear minor league soft-ball to your taste, never quite grasping the actual possibilities it could reach (and, if you want to get down to it, did reach in Pynchon's Mason & Dixon if you want a period piece of Colonial era America doused with heavy post modern ideas)
if you're a fan of English manners comedies of the time, this book will appear fairly vulgar and imprecise, not reaching the same subtlety of social satire as a Tom Jones, Foundling or Vanity Fair.
BUT, if you're looking for a fun, tonally light, romp through early colonial America and England, lovable characters and a story that kind of matches the innocently ambitious protagonists view of the world, this is a fantastic read. it reminds me a lot of a 1700s version of the sadly shortlived Lodge 49, with a quest to discover yourself in a world of possibilities. I'd recommend it to everyone with the knowledge some will probably find it lacking in aspects they like, simply because it has all the right elements for some who will love it.
maybe the real factor is the friends we made
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