Resurrection, Book 1
Leo Tolstoy
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Resurrection is the last of Tolstoy's major fiction works published in his lifetime. Tolstoy intended the novel as an exposition of injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of institutionalized church. It was first published serially in the magazine Niva as an effort to raise funds for the resettlement of the Dukhobors. The story concerns a nobleman named Nekhlyudov, who seeks redemption for a sin committed years earlier. His brief affair with a maid resulted in her being fired and ending up in prostitution. The book treats his attempts to help her out of her current misery, but also focuses on his personal mental and moral struggle.(Summary from Wikipedia)
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Hania
People always are stuck in adj, describing, with more and more words what a certain person "is" ... they go on doing that, without noticing how judgemental they may get, and how their judgements are not only cold and remote of objectivity.. they also lack humanity warmth,.. on that path, humans had succeed killing humanity in others, and even in themselves and the so called "ciminals" can be among the list of their victims. But the truth is what Tolstoy had tried to express saying "humans are like rivers.." no one ever had the right to judge then because what he is judging is only a state of the person,.. and since he may not guess how such state had developed, nor why it did, he can not make a just judgment, therefore he have no right to make it.
Charles Kennedy
The book is fantastic and carries every element of Tolstoy’s brilliance. Instead, my review is directed towards the narration. David Barnes does phenomenally- his cadence is measured, his tone is educated and enjoyable. It’s very easy to fall into his rhythm and enter a visualization of the novel. I found that I could remain almost entirely focused, even in distracting settings like transit or work. His pronunciation is clear, confident, and I rarely missed a word during his section. In, contrast, David Cole almost made me give up on the book. His cadence is very inconsistent. He pauses at the wrong points in sentences, even stuttering over words at some points. His sections give the impression that he’s completely unfamiliar with the book, with an unsureness to his pronunciation that makes it far more difficult to remain focused and understand what he is saying. I found the pauses and oral mistakes ripped me from visualization, beyond just being unenjoyable. To voice a more personal opinion as well, I harshly disliked his tone. He uses this Europeanized manner overlayed onto his actual American accent which comes off as performance and disingenuous. His French made me cry. Together, I find his sections difficult to get through. I would often rush those listenings, usually not paying as much attention as the novel deserves, just to listen to another narrator. His sections are contrasted by another fantastic talent, Bob Neufeld. I’ve listened to other recordings by Bob, and he is handily one of my favourites on the platform. Please redo David Cole’s sections of the book, they are bringing down the quality of the recording.
perfect book
Byro
This is my first Tolstoy’s book and I really loved it. I am going to read all of his books in the near future.. I have truly enjoyed all the narrators apart from one that couldn’t understand because of a car horn in the background..
Great read
ally
Readers are amazing just 2 of the readers where hard to listen to
A LibriVox Listener
great and profound book! excellent reading!