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The Man
- Narrated by: Rhett S. Price
- Length: 32 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
The time is 1964. The place is the Cabinet Room of the White House. An unexpected accident and the law of succession have just made Douglass Dilman the first black President of the United States.
This is the theme of what was surely one of the most provocative novels of the 1960s. It takes the reader into the storm center of the presidency, where Dilman, until now an almost unknown senator, must bear the weight of three burdens: his office, his race, and his private life.
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- Francesca
- 04-19-13
Returned, could not listen to it
Would you try another book from Irving Wallace and/or Rhett S. Price?
The narration is really poor. The narrator tries to do voices, but all his voices either sound the same or are laughable. In a book about an African-American president, I thought all the voices sounded African-American and thus could not tell them apart. And the women's voices were particularly bad- like men in a very bad cross-dressing skit. More annoying was the narrator's tendency to put the emphasis on phrases like "he said" in an odd place and thus make this filler phrases jar the listener every time. Then we have the problem that Wallace's book has not aged well at all. It's that 1960's thing where a white man is altogether too self- conscious and preachy in his writing. Also, even for the time the women characters were all weak, man-crazy or man-desperate, and entirely too dumb and tentative to be working in the white house or entertaining senators. The plot showed signs of being laughable even given the historical period in which the book was set. I tried to listen to it, but had to return it after an honest effort.
What didn’t you like about Rhett S. Price’s performance?
See above
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
for it's time the book was a groundbreaking rumination on having a black president. I remembered it fondly which is why I tried it now.
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- Sharon R Wilson
- 08-07-13
I was Intriged
I would listen to this one again. I'm sorry it has ended. I was amazed at the depth of understanding the author had for the main charactor. It made for a very powerful book as I stood with him (in his shoes as it were).
I wonder how the author got close enough to see so clearly into those painful places?.
It looked at race and the effects of race at a very gut level. The book allowed me to be entertained while it challanged me to think. That's what made it so engaging for me. 32 hours was not enough. I wish it had a sequel. If you like law, White House goings on, and solid human struggle to grow and find acceptance, read it
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- KimT
- 11-26-18
Curriculum worthy!
This should be a must read for all Americans-masterfully written. Engaging storyline that continues to read into this century.
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- booklover
- 05-01-16
Lengthy but quite good
Very good book. Lots of history woven in. The voice for Sen. Miller is very annoying, but Sen Miller was very annoying. The characters came to life with their struggles to do what was right vs what was convenient or acceptable. There were also strong passages detailing the various plights of blacks. Although some of the issues don't still exist, eerily/sadly/frustratingly some of the issues still plague or nation. Enjoyed it!
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- Lindy Cubberley
- 04-13-15
Interesting story line, almost ruined by narration
This was, given the year in which I read it juxtaposed with the year in which it was written, an interesting story. However, the narrator was terrible! Almost all the voices, with perhaps the exception of the President, had very strange and unnatural intonations. Add to that the narrator's mispronunciation of so many basic English words, the book was almost impossible to 'read' as an audiobook.
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- Salena
- 04-09-15
Narration too fast
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I returned it after less than a chapter because the narrator spoke too quickly. I felt like I was trying to watch a movie on slow fast forward. The amount of details for the little I listened seemed tedious. However it could just be the reader
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- TK Slama
- 01-16-15
Very good book but couldn't finish listening
Would you listen to The Man again? Why?
No. Had to finish on my Kindle because of poor reader
How could the performance have been better?
Is there no director involved? Does no one hear how many words and phrases are mispronounced? There were so many times that I was brought right out of the story because of words that were pronounced incorrectly. Jeanne d"Arc turned into Jee Ann Dee Ark. Wanly--Wainly. Lese Majeste--Leasee Majestee. And dozens more
Any additional comments?
I read this book in the early 70's or late 60's and remembered liking it. Still think it is a very good read. Starts slowly with a lot of scene and character setting, but finishes satisfyingly