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The Sun Also Rises
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780743564410
Edition: Unabridged
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 0743564413
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Number Of Items: 7
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio
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Editorial Review:
THE QUINTESSENTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE LOST GENERATION
The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the story introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. Follow the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Deduct One Star for Uneven Job by Hurt
This is one of the great books of the Twentieth Century, but the at times disappointing reading by Hurt causes me to deduct one star.
Hurt is too intrusive as a reader. He hams up the part of Michael Campbell with a thick and drunken Scottish accent. His reading makes a likeable character like Jake's buddy Bill seem like an oaf. His impression of Lady Ashley leaves one wondering why Jake or anyone else would even bother with her. Actors, of course, are supposed to interpret the work, ... Read More
Rating:  - A classic author
The review of this book should be one of great raving and wonderful words. Hemingway is a classic writer and revered by many and has earned his place in the literary world. For me, this book is very dry and drawn out. It is slow moving and the point of the story is hard to decipher.
Jake Barnes is a writer and Lady Brett Ashley is wealthy and goes through her life drinking and with no purpose. The story describes their relationship and lives. The story did not hold my attention and ... Read More
Rating:  - Brilliant reading by William Hurt
William Hurt's narration is paced and struck me as unusual at first, but it's perfect for the material, and at the end I was so engrossed I had to immediately re-listen to the book. It's a brilliant reading of classic Hemingway.
Rating: - Listening to this "Hurt" me!
William Hurt cannot read. At all. The cadence, inflection, and emotion of Hurt's reading are inappropriate in almost every circumstance, and the accents he attempts are laughable. I pity the first-time audio listener who might mistakenly pick up this lamentable reading and be turned off audiobooks altogether. There should be a warning label, "Danger, listening to William Hurt's reading of "The Sun Also Rises" is known to nauseate expectant listeners".
On the brighter side, I have listened ... Read More
Rating: - I Have Heard Every Reading
All other published readings pale in comparison to this one. After careful listening, I believe that what Charlton Heston did as Santiago in "The Old Man and the Sea", William Hurt has done as Jake Barnes. Bravo!
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