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The Seven Lamps of Architecture

By: John Ruskin
Narrated by: Deaver Brown
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A great Ruskin book that is better listened to than read because of the complexity and detail of his writing. Hence he is much discussed but rarely read.

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I don’t like to say negative things. The gentleman has a pleasant tone but he really struggles to read this.
It’s full of stumbles and trips
Miss spoken words
Pauses all over the place
Very incoherent.
Ruined entirely
Unlistenable.

Also. There is a music track running continually throughout.

On balance
Unfortunately I can’t take it in in this format.
I thank the gentleman for his efforts but I would not give it a passing grade.
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Unfortunately very poorly read full of stumbles and trips

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Ruskin's ponderous prose is made much more dull by the monotonous voice of the reader and a repetitive piano in the background. I gave up after an hour

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