Night Fears and Other Stories
Gelesen von Ben Tucker
L. P. Hartley
(4 Sterne; 13 Bewertungen)
When one thinks of fear, terrors in the night creeping upon you may come to mind. L. P. Hartley does feature some of these kinds of fears. In addition, Hartley delves into characters with societal fears, social anxieties. People who live in fear of saying or doing the wrong thing, feeling uneasy in their own skin. We witness the fear of death that comes for all of us, some earlier than others. L. P. Hartley brings us these fears with a satisfyingly musical prose and a sly sense of dry wit that will leave one absorbed in these tales late into the evening. (Summary by Ben Tucker) (4 hr 9 min)
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Good narrator, stories are a mixed bag
jimbo
(4 Sterne)
To begin with, the reader did a good job. He was clear and easy to understand. The stories themselves were variable - some were good, some were kind of dull. The story about a guy getting his clothes stolen definitely kept my interest, as did the sordid tale of a muscular drill-sergeant type PE teacher nearly killing a meek math teacher because he kissed another teacher against her will. Overall some weird stuff.
Classics!
Bob L.
(5 Sterne)
Great stories and superb reader equal a match made in heaven.