The Rowan Tree

A Novel

By: Robert W. Fuller

Narrated by: Robert W. Fuller

As Arthurian myth sowed the seeds of democracy, The Rowan Tree foretells a world of founded upon dignity. Anchored by a pair of interlocking love stories, this unflinching novel of ideas brims with passionate quests, revelatory failures, and inextinguishable hope.

The Rowan Tree is an inspirational tour de force that reaches from the rebellious American '60s into humanity's global future. Soul-searching treks around the world intersect with campus revolution, basketball, math, ballet, and a destined rise to the White House. Love runs ahead of politics and lights the way for nations to follow.

©2013 Robert W. Fuller (P)2013 Robert W. Fuller

Good book, bad narration

While I enjoyed the story, I would have enjoyed it more if the narrator had not sounded like he was being forced to read aloud in 6th grade English class. There was little to no emotion in his performance. Also, it could get difficult to tell who was supposed to be speaking in parts with multiple characters having a conversation.

Author's are NOT narrators

Would you try another book from Robert W. Fuller and/or Robert W. Fuller?

Having the author read this book was a disaster. No inflection, no ability to switch voices between characters, I returned it before I was half way through. Could not force myself to endure another minute.

Would you recommend The Rowan Tree to your friends? Why or why not?

Not on a bet.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

See above

history, concepts overshadowed by male fantasy

Would you recommend The Rowan Tree to your friends? Why or why not?

No. The review of changes in higher education is interesting, and the vision for how to make the world better is appealing, but telling this story through a fantasy character (so smart, so wise, so able to use power effectively, so brave, so so sexy) makes that character an unreliable narrator. He will fight for necessary changes with more rights for students, especially women and minorities, but he abuses his power as a college president to sleep with (exploit) a student.

Would you be willing to try another one of Robert W. Fuller’s performances?

No. His voice is deep and resonant, but the reading is surprisingly flat in places, and sometimes I couldn't tell which character was speaking. I finish everything (dinner, my projects, my audible books), but I couldn't finish this book. It might have been better to read this book.

Not my favorite

I thought this story was a bit far fetched. Everyone was so successful and the brother sister story line was strange. Just found it hard to believe Adam and his friend would make it to the White House. I also didn't like that the story just skipped to the future in the prologue. Author should not have read the book. He had a monotone voice that got to be irritating.

Worse narrator

I honestly couldn’t get through this book. I just couldn’t listen to the author any longer. I would think that the author reading it would make it better, but he had no inflection, no tone change, no difference between the characters. The story was interesting until it became political commentary.