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The Adventures of Augie March

By: Saul Bellow
Narrated by: Tom Parker
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 Augie is a poor but exuberant boy growing up in Chicago during the Depression. While his friends all settle into chosen professions, Augie demands a special destiny. He tests out a wild succession of occupations, proudly rejecting each as too limiting - until he tangles with the glamorous perfectionist Thea.©1949 Saul Bellow (P)1993 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Jewish Heritage Literary Fiction Psychological Urban Fiction Adventure
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Bellow os aflame with details and sub plots, each small character os thr star of another book.

very rich descriptions

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the story is unexceptional, long winded, not a great American novel. a poor quality recording.

poor production

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This surely will remain one of those books to talk about for decades and decades to come. Humorous. Relevant. Insightful. Awkward. Reflective. Genius.

For me, Tom Parker was the perfect choice as the narrator. Many thanks

Fantastic Book…Poor Quality of Recording

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A great novel. It has a majestic use of words, ideas and characters. A book of shear brilliance.

The great American novel.

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What an absolutely amazing book. I’ve just finished and want to start again immediately! Every line is pure poetry and yet it’s earthiness feels true and real. A great story bigger than Man, but actually no real story at all.
My only complaint was that the reading was too fast. I feel I missed quite a lot and the language deserves a bit more time. I’ll be searching another reading, or reading it myself next time. Though Tom Parker’s accent was great for it and I will probably always remember Augie March with Parker’s voice now!

Pure joy

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