A delight to listen to. Not read aloud, but told

I have read the Water Margin in writing (English). It is a great story and transports you to a different Era and Place.

But finally there is now a spoken version.
And what a great job was done in 80 podcasts.

No, it does not follow the book letter for letter. Yes, it is amusing and nicely told. It is told as you would expect one to tell you an old story. Small interruptions to clarify things add to this cozy way of having a story told to you. And that is how it probably mostly was done in the old days from generation to generation.
For me this is a great way of rediscover this ancient tale.
Mr. Zhu, combine it to one audiobook and I be your first buyer>

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the narrator is entertaining

the narrator not only tells the story he translates it relatable to modern English aswell as giving additional info to better understand this story/book that is very famous in China the way Shakespeare is famous for the British

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Great work!

John is such a great podcaster! So far, he has contributed to making two great Chinese literary classics more readily accessible to an enthusiastic, Western audience. I really hope he considers doing a third podcast on “Journey to the West.” Even though there are other podcasters out there who have made some content on this book, I think none of them have as good of a flow as John Zhu does, so he should still go for it!

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Great. A detailed retelling more than unabridged

these are great. More of a detailed retelling of the story more than just the unabridged story. The narrator adds context and historical references throughout which make the story easy to follow. I really enjoy these.

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