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If you're a fan of classic literature, and if you also enjoy books like Game of Thrones, you will have fun with Ivanhoe. George RR Martin has obviously read this book, and you should too.
You can expect courtly love, chivalrous valour, drunk monks, tourneys, the word "craven," and of course, Robin Hood himself.
It's a good time, and Michael Page is an excellent narrator. His character voices are well done, yet not overdone or affected. Enjoy!
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A wonderful book to transport the mind. My 13 year old is reading this. I thought I'd listen along. We have had some great discussions and have shared in the thrill of the drama.
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without remarking that a single paragraph from the pen of Sir Walter Scott beggars the treasury of vocabulary, diction and eloquence hoarded by the richest practitioners of the English language. And though the story may echo as somewhat corny to the modern ear, this masterpiece of literature was rendered even more sublime by the exquisite range of the narrator.
Ivanhoe is, at first glance, a story of knights, chivalry, romance, and not a small amount of violence, set in the Middle Ages, in the time of Richard the Lion Heart. There are good suspenseful moments, some excellent scenes, and the writing is a pleasure. But the character of Isaac of York is intriguing, and that of his daughter, Rebecca, though less so - what was Walter Scott thinking? These characters make the book more than just a story of Knights in shining (or not so shining) armor. On one hand, Scott shows an understanding of Jewish history, and the reasons that Jews in the Middle Ages (in certain countries) were so commonly usurers - they were not permitted to do anything else, they served a purpose for hypocritical Christians, who, on one had viewed lending at interest as prohibited, but on the other hand had no compunctions about borrowing. The nobility and monarchs would borrow, to fund wars, but often to fund extravagances. Scott understood this, and there are enough quotations to show that he did. But he still depicted Isaac of York as a less likeable person than necessary - he could have shown that other people loathed him because of their bigotry, without making him so avaricious. What is worse, is that the narrator, otherwise quite good, and excellent for many of the characters and narration, made Isaac sound even whinier than necessary, as if he thought that Isaac had to come across of worthy of disdain. Not so his daughter, Rebecca, who came across as noble, kind, and wise. In fact, the discussion between her and Ivanhoe in the cell, while they were both captives and she was treating his wounds, about the glories of knighthood and their futility is one of the most beautiful and moving scenes in the book, and, in the same chapter, Rebecca reporting the battle scene from the window while Ivanhoe lay in bed is excellent - a forbear of Martha Gelhorn in action. Mirah, in Daniel Deronda is a character similar to Rebecca in many ways, and I wonder whether George Eliot was inspired by her. (Mirah, too, is depicted as the antidote to the negative images of other Jews, and, of course, beautiful, with dark hair and eyes - stereotypes, too.). But some of Rebecca's gentle ways, decorum, and cultured behavior must have been learned from her father, so it seems wrong to me to depict him as such a negative stereotype. I was intrigued enough by this to read someone's master's thesis from the University of Amsterdam "The Jewish Question in Ivanhoe; Isaac and Rebecca of York in pre-World War Two Britain", which gave some background and insight into Scott's depiction of these characters, and in which some ideas that Isaac is not depicted merely as a stereotype are presented. (The master's thesis itself struck me as weak for a master's thesis, and rather strikes me as at the level of a term paper, but never mind, it was useful for the purpose.). But I think that some of the positive judgement is too generous. I think that Scott might himself still had remnants of prejudice - it is hard to be rid of this when it has been part of a culture for centuries - and he might also have felt that his audience was not ready for a total shift. After all, much literature later than Scott's still depicts these negative stereotypes of Jews (and other persecuted or minority people who are victims of bigotry).
So, I enjoyed the story very much, and recommend it as good listening, but as in much literature that reflects certain social contexts and attitudes, a certain amount of thought should be employed, which, of course, is a good thing.
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This is a simple story of heroics counterpoised with comedy, however the reader exaggerated certain characters voices to the point that it interfered with the story. I also felt that this emphasized the already antisemitic nature of the book, although it masquerades as pleading for fair treatment of Jewish people. For the time, this was perhaps a liberal perspective, but it is hard to listen to today. I won't even discuss the role of women, because who expects a Regency romance to be other than sexist. Nonetheless I enjoyed it, as a period piece.
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Beautifully read romance set in the time of Robin Hood which effortlessly mixes historical and fictional characters in a rich and vibrant story. The dialogue can sometimes drag a little and the way that the story switches backwards and forwards in time to follow different plot lines can leave you a little confused when encountering the technique via an audio book. However this in no way impaired my enjoyment! A fantastic listen with great characters!