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The Secret History
- Lu par : Donna Tartt
- Durée : 22 h et 4 min
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Penguin presents the audio edition of The Secret History, read by the author.
'Everything, somehow, fit together; some sly and benevolent Providence was revealing itself by degrees and I felt myself trembling on the brink of a fabulous discovery, as though any morning it was all going to come together---my future, my past, the whole of my life---and I was going to sit up in bed like a thunderbolt and say oh! oh! oh!'
Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.
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"Haunting, compelling, brilliant." (The Times)
"Irresistible and seductive." (Guardian)
"Enthralling... Forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled." (New York Times)
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- Mrs C GIBERT
- 01/11/2016
À travel in wonder land
Something between Dickens and Alain Fournier l
If only she could keep from quoting French authors!! Her French if awful.
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- Iribree
- 07/08/2022
Pourquoi ce choix ????
La seule chose qui m’ait perturbée est le fait que Donna Tart elle-même ait choisie de faire les voix du narrateur (Richard). Même après 22h d’écoute c’était dur alors que le roman en lui-même était absolument passionnant
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- Sarah Skeet-Bure
- 04/12/2022
Very poetically written
I enjoyed this book and the author is very talented, using language in a beautiful way.
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- Meg
- 11/01/2011
Not worth it
Although the story could have kept me involved, having the author narrate was a HUGE mistake. Not only did she not narrate well but the fact that the main character was a male and she is a female was very off putting. The author should NEVER narrate their own books!
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- E. Y. Bae
- 27/01/2019
Apologies but a real grind
Story itself is really cool, better off reading it. i know the narrator is the author but it is read so horribly. especially Bunny, makes you hate all the characters.
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- Hazel
- 16/09/2019
20th Century Crime & Punishment
Magnificent first novel by one of America's finest crafts women. Compelling, haunting, sorrowful, & amusing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11/03/2017
Disturbing but delicious.
This is my boyfriends favorite book and now it's one of my favorities too! I thoroughly enjoyed it, from start to finish! I found the story and characters interesting. The plot was disturbing but that's what was so great about it! Donna Tartt has to be credited on how she writes, her descriptions are stunning and her style is intriguing. I would definitely recommend this book.
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- Harriet Morris
- 05/11/2016
My Favourite Book
Was a bit doubtful that the author wanted to read it as she is female and the narrator male. What was I worried about? An excellent audio version of a stunning novel especially how she does dialogue
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- M. J. Walsh
- 13/09/2016
A compelling, magical experience
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
For anyone interested in the art of writing and the engagement of the reader's imagination this book is a must. At its base narrative level it has been characterized as a sort of superior murder conspiracy thriller playing out in the context of elite scholarship and mysterious alliances at a small New England college. True enough, but it's also so much more than that. Like all the best works of fiction, it expands from its premise to become a richly imagined, unique world of its own. Sure, at times it is uneven, but it is also a book that left me feeling bereft when I finished it. Structured as an outsider's memoir by a writer, now years older, looking back to an earlier time in his life, it mixes morality play, philosophical speculations, a witty critique of mores and class - to name a few of its perspectives - and does so without sacrificing the creation of characters that are vividly present and alive. And these people are not two dimensional. Not at all. They are as strange and unpredictable, as dull and as funny, as fascinating and as disappointing as those around us really are. Death is present, but this book is really about life and the profound mystery we are to ourselves. Finally, as its ultimate pleasure, this recording offers Donna Tartt's deliciously seductive and nuanced reading of her own work. A magical experience. Highly recommended.
What other book might you compare The Secret History to and why?
Donna Tartt's next book "The Little Friend" has some similarities, but it is also very different in other ways. It is more uneven than "The Secret History" and, at times, it does seem over written but there are moments and characters that are truly unforgettable. A book with highs I will never forget. Ever.
As a work that is also structured as an outsider's memoir, my memory of Robert Pirsig's "Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is that it has a similar narrative tone when compared to "The Secret History". But it is quite a few years since I read it.
Have you listened to any of Donna Tartt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, I've not heard her do any other readings.
If you could take any character from The Secret History out to dinner, who would it be and why?
I'd like to have dinner with Donna Tartt. That would be so interesting and it would be real.
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- Fiona
- 18/01/2011
Why?
I havn't finished this book yet, but I am just so frustrated that I had to say something. I may have enjoyed reading the book, but I am not enjoying listening to the author's voice. Why oh why did the publisher let a woman narrarate a story told by a man? When I first realized the main character, who is telling the story in first person, was a man, I knew I was in for a long and tedious listen. I hope I can finish it. I am very disappointed and feel that I have been duped.
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- Joanna Rusher
- 15/01/2023
A most beautiful voice.
I don’t need to tell you what a great book this is, others have done that. But Donna Tartt’s reading of this story makes it rather wonderful. Her voice is gentle and consistent. Her character voices are easy to tell apart and incredibly well done. She is as excellent a narrater as she is a writer.
Donna Tartt really is a wonderful storyteller.
Enjoy!
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- Amazon Customer
- 06/01/2023
good story, poor presentation.
Donna Tart is a much better writer than a reader. The story deserves a more accomplished reader than the author. I preferred the Goldfinch, partly because the reader was better able to capture the characters. Both are first rate stories but with the Secret History, I had to keep reminding myself that the high pitched, nasal female voice was a male character.
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- Stephanie
- 31/01/2011
Dislike- overly long and pointless
The first part could have been eliminated and the rest of it could be sped up. I tried to get into this but I could not.
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- melati
- 31/05/2014
I might love the book, but....
Haben Sie die Zeit genossen, in der Sie dieses Hörbuch gehört haben? Warum oder warum nicht?
... I don't enjoy listening to it very much. Donna Tartt is an amazing writer for sure but not a very good reader. The reading sounds awkward and the audio book is not half as enjoyable as it could be if it was read by a professional reader.
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- G. Schwarz
- 22/02/2015
I love the book and I do like Donna but..,
Her voice and accent make it impossible for me to go through. I really tried, loving the book so much but I seem to just get...well...disappointed. She isn't a professional reader and it can be a good idea for the writer to interpret their own work but it just sounds awkward and I cannot concentrate on what she says when she breathes like a bull but talks like a mouse....so so sorry, for I do like her so much...maybe only Stephen King can read his own books to us I don't know...before you buy make sure you listen to the voice for a while and try to imagine she gives a small kids voice to a grown man, trying to make him sound intellectual..still...the book is fantastic as are all her three books.
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- Celia Amitsis
- 28/02/2015
great book! but...
Würden Sie gern ein anderes Hörbuch von Donna Tartt und/oder Donna Tartt ausprobieren?
yes. but only if ms. tartt weren't the one reading it. when i read the secret history some years ago i was fascinated and had lost some sleep, not having been able to put it down. but as an actor, playing all the parts and doing all the reading, she is not as good.
Welcher Moment von The Secret History ist Ihnen besonders im Gedächtnis geblieben?
the awful rendition of bunny. the way ms. tartt used her voice while portraying bunny was just disturbing my listening pleasure. i also believe that she doesn't have the talent, or rather knowledge, to keep a voice going, i.e. the french accent that became a mixture of british, american and french. i had to stop listening after an hour.
Wie hat der Erzähler das Buch beeinflusst?
if i had not read this book some years ago and know already what an amazing and entertaining read this is i would not have wanted to continue listening or read anything else.
Hat The Secret History Sie zu etwas Bestimmtem inspiriert?
yes. to use my satisfaction guaranteed policy.
Was wäre für andere Hörer sonst noch hilfreich zu wissen, um das Hörbuch richtig einschätzen zu können?
what i have figured out in listening to the snippets we hear before committing to a buy is that they are usually the part of the book that is the narrative. but when it comes to dialogue is where an actor either reels you in or pushes you away.a prayer for owen meany by john irving1Q84 by haruki murakamiand now the secret history are audio books i have had to replace because of that reason.having said that i am happy that audible is so generous with its customers.thank you.
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- krustenechse
- 10/04/2014
Beeindruckend
Halten Sie die Hörbuch-Ausgabe von The Secret History für besser als das Buch?
Ich habe das Buch auf Deutsch geschenkt bekommen und mir dann die englische Hörversion geholt, weil mir einiges etwas schlampig übersetzt vorkam. Ich habe es nicht bereut! Dass die Autorin selbst liest, hilft beim Verständnis dieses klugen Buches.
Welches andere Buch würden Sie mit The Secret History vergleichen? Warum?
Ich habe beim Hören weniger an ein anderes Buch als an den Hitchcockfilm gedacht, in dem zwei Studenten einen Menschen töten als intellektuelle Herausforderung töten (Rope)
Hier liegt der Fall zwar etwas anders, aber Anklänge an die Hybris dieser Studenten sind feststellbar.
Hat Ihnen Donna Tartt an der Geschichte etwas vermittelt, was Sie vielleicht beim Selberlesen gar nicht bemerkt hätten?
Die gesprochene Sprache vermittelt die Unterschiede zwischen Ost- und Westküste in Amerika und die Eigentümlichkeiten der Protagonisten in einer Intensität, wie es einem geschriebenen Text logischerweise nicht möglich ist.
Gab es im Hörbuch einen Moment, der Sie ganz besonders berührt hat?
Ich finde es verstörend, wie der Hörer der Komplize der Täter wird, wie man mitfiebert und hofft, obwohl das, was sie tun, moralisch unverzeihlich ist.
Was wäre für andere Hörer sonst noch hilfreich zu wissen, um das Hörbuch richtig einschätzen zu können?
Es ist eine Geschichte, die den Hörer mitnimmt, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Sie verlangt Konzentration und, obwohl ich das in keiner Weise geplant hatte, war das parallele Lesen und Hören fruchtbar. Mir ist beim Hören viel aufgefallen, was mir beim ersten Lesen entgangen war.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 31/05/2021
Great story!
Hands down one of the best books I've listened to so far! Couldn't put it away and listened to the whole book in three days. I've been recommending it to all my friends ever since!
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- Uwe Hänßler
- 05/05/2021
Another Donna Tartt Masterpiece
the book is great, i don't think i need to get into it. but, because so many people complain about the reading, i would like to say that donna tartt's reading is lovely. it's authentic. and it's rare to see an author interpret their own work, especially one so enigmatic and opaque as miss tartt. it feels almost personal, oddly soothing. i like it very much, although it seems it's not for everyone. i can only recommend this with all my heart.
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- Bücherwurm80
- 05/02/2019
Danke für die Gefällt-mir-Garantie!
Selten so eine schlechte Sprecherin erlebt. Dafür dass es ihr eigenes Buch ist - grausig!
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- Ashley Winkler
- 20/11/2018
Donna Tartt at her best
This must be my favourite book of Tartt. And yes, she isn’t a professional reader but I adore her reading of this book.
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- David Bartlett
- 25/07/2017
Worst Audible book I have ever listened to
Stuck with it to the end but got to say, wish never started it. Female narrator for a male main character read in first person: ok I can get past that but the story was dire.
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- pressurizer
- 28/06/2023
Well-written but way too long
Donna Tartt writes very well, her prose is elegant, her characters vivid and believable. The problem is that this is a very thin story, stretched to ungodly lengths. The descriptions are well done, but this is too much of a good thing.
Plus, at least to me, she is a much better writer than a reader. She tries to speak in different voices for each character and some of them are almost ridiculous.
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