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  • Erick
  • san francisco, CA, USA
  • 05-26-10

Loved it!

Great book. Didn't love the narrator, but I didn't notice too much after a bit because I was so into the story. Hall's writing is beautifully rich. Well worth a listen!

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

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  • Geoffrey
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 03-06-10

The Endlessly Dreary Well of Loneliness Deserved

This is a book where the message matters more to the author then the tale. Minor characters are interesting and the heroine is a bore. The reader's breathy feminine pronunciation of Stephan's (Gertrude's) impossibly naive, overly dramatic text doesn't ring true. All other personages and accents are very well done and lively. It is a cold story without humour and sufficient depth of characterization. Lust, ignorance and anger melodramatically travel with the wealthy self absorbed world famous Stephan of London and end in the arms of self sacrifice on the dismal streets of Gay Paris. As a message, the unfair historically cruel treatment of homosexuals and the absolute necessity for change, it is an important one, and vital for humane understanding of people and nature. I would have been grateful to have found and read this novel at an early age, I think.

7 of 8 people found this review helpful

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    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful read

I tried to read this more than 40 years ago but I was an incredibly naive teen; I hid the book under my mattress instead. Now, it has a huge impact on me. Written in the late 1920s, the language is very delicate in referring to homosexuality but the psychological impact is so painful. The descriptions are rich and compelling.

I have a friend who has always been a homophobe. This book is something I can recommend because of the beautiful language and no in-your-face sexual descriptions.

The narrator uses British English so there may be an initial disconnect. For example, she pronounces "ate" as "et."

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

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Radclyffe Hall is highly underrated

I fell in love w Stephan and Morton and Paris through Radclyffe Hall whose writing brought everything alive.

I lived in this book; could see the plush landscapes, the fine and not so fine homes, the people and their hearts.

This is a fine novel of what it was like in the early 1900s to be different and be in love. The writing is amazing in its fluidity and ability to paint a picture using the reader's mind as a canvas.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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    4 out of 5 stars

Interesting!

Worth the read, though a bit slow at times, hence the age of the book! I have to say I hadn't really thought about gay/lesbian history much, but I do now!!!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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  • Rachel
  • Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • 09-15-12

Educational, but I just can't relate

What did you like best about The Well of Loneliness? What did you like least?

The descriptions were vivid and emotions are strong in the characters. They were flawed and well written.

However, I simply could not relate to Stephen. I was born sickly and developed determination as part of a coping mechanism and detest people who are physically strong but appeared weak willed.

So the part I like least is Stephen, but everything else was great. Which, seeing as s/he is the main character, made my position a little odd.

What do you think your next listen will be?

If there's a sequel I don't want to know about it.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Descriptions. The author's voice was a little too fast, but it was manageable with the audible software.

Did The Well of Loneliness inspire you to do anything?

Uh, no. It actually depresses me. Success and money does not make a person happy.

Any additional comments?

I don't have anything against Stephen in terms of sexual preferences or social standing. I just wish she would grow some self esteem. Self-sacrificial tendencies are so not attractive.

2 of 5 people found this review helpful

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  • Kaggy
  • 12-14-13

Moving and astonishing

This was one of those books I thought I should read but thought I wouldn't enjoy. How wrong I was. Although ultimately tragic, the main character is incredibly
enigmatic. A true heroine of her time.

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  • susie liggat
  • 01-09-18

Awful annoying voice/ reading

The narration ruined this for me
It’s such a brilliant and important story.. needs to be told in the right tone

0 of 1 people found this review helpful