Terms of Endearment

De: Larry McMurtry

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

A widow with a small army of suitors, Aurora Greenway loves the limelight. She’s got three grandchildren whom she adores (in small doses) and her son-in-law Flap, whom she’s not really crazy about. And there’s her daughter Emma. In some ways, Emma is all there ever was. Now, there’s little time left to say the things that need to be said.

©1975 Larry McMurtry (P)1990 Recorded Books

Listened to this right after Lonesome Dove

It pales by comparison. The movie was so long ago, and I was surprised to find out that Larry McMurtry wrote them both, so I thought I’d try Terms. Almost wish I hadn’t. And the narrator sometimes emphasizes the wrong word in a sentence.

Great.

Great characters, great storytelling
Fun and heartbreaking The narrator was also excellent. Well worth reading.

very good

narrator has very nicxe voice. hardest part was staying awake., most enjoyable. very good read. highly recommended.

Narration disappointing

What did you like best about Terms of Endearment? What did you like least?

Characters. Narration.

What did you like best about this story?

I love Larry McMurtry and his insight of women and their thoughts/relationships. It's really a sad story, but I loved the book and the movie so thought a listen would be fun. Not.

What didn’t you like about Barbara Rosenblat’s performance?

Spoke too fast, not much emotion.

Was Terms of Endearment worth the listening time?

No.

Larry McMurtry

In my ignorance, I did not realize Larry McMurtry had written this book. I thought he was all about cowboys and Indians. I was do mistaken. My term of endearment, "I absolutely loved it!"

A Mixed Bag of Family and Feelings

Larry McMurtry’s Terms of Endearment lands at a 3.75 for me—not quite the knockout Lonesome Dove was. Emma’s story, especially toward the end, is the heart of it—real and easy to root for. Aurora’s part starts strong but gets old fast, dragging me into stuff I couldn’t stay hooked on. Rosie’s a wild card—hard to connect with, but she mixes things up a bit. It’s got McMurtry’s knack for characters and messy family vibes, but it doesn’t hit that all-time-favorite level. Solid, not amazing—worth a read, just don’t expect the same magic. Some say the movie is better, where the story focuses more on Emma. I will check that out.

The audio had a lot of pauses and a few volume issues.

Good Listen....tear jerker...life's lessons

Loved it...ready for the Evening Star to see what Aurora is ip to next in Houston

Technical issue

The reader was excellent but the method used for recording makes a click and pauses before the reading continues. Making a paragraph sound broken and disjointed.

This was more like it

This story brought me back to the Larry McMurphy I love. The ending was sad but the novel was funny and the characters were awesome.

So Much Better Than The Movie

There are 'those' movies aren't there that we will always remember who we were with when we first viewed them. Sometimes we remember where we were and who we were with more than we remember the actual movie. That is the case for me. All I remember is the inevitable scene with the camera looking directly on Shirley MacLaine's face and that devastating change of expression when she is watching he beloved daughter leave this earth.

I have always promised myself that I would read the book and I have tried but I have always found it pure drudgery. So I thought that I would give the audible version a try. I am glad that I did. The book really fills out the character of Aurora more than Emma whom I felt was, even prior to her devastating terminal diagnosis was a dreadful 'whiner' and a full time 'martyr'. Aurora, on the other hand was a colorful, animated and life embracing woman.

Barbara Rosenblat did, at times, sound as if she was either stopping to take a quick 'drag' from a cigarette or having a quick break occasionally. Perhaps there was an editing issue.

All in all I am really glad that I listened to this book, as I loved Aurora, as she was such a 'saucy' character. She would tread where I would definitely have great reservation. I admire women of courage.

No regrets for this listener.