Celibates


Lu par James E. Carson

(4.3 stars; 5 reviews)

The author is considered the first great Irish writer of realist fiction and is said to have been an inspiration for James Joyce. Celibates is a novel of three characters: Mildred Lawson, John Norton and Agnes Lahens.They have nothing in common other than an absolute love of themselves and an inability to sympathize with others. In that vein, it constitutes a striking image of our own modern day self-absorbed society. (Introduction by James Carson) (10 hr 34 min)

Chapitres

00 - Introduction 9:12 Lu par James E. Carson
01 - Mildred Lawson Chapter I 10:03 Lu par James E. Carson
02 - Mildred Lawson Chapter II 18:45 Lu par James E. Carson
03 - Mildred Lawson Chapter III 12:24 Lu par James E. Carson
04 - Mildred Lawson Chapter IV 19:32 Lu par James E. Carson
05 - Mildred Lawson Chapter V 10:54 Lu par James E. Carson
06 - Mildred Lawson Chapter VI 14:32 Lu par James E. Carson
07 - Mildred Lawson Chapter VII 16:06 Lu par James E. Carson
08 - Mildred Lawson Chapter VIII 4:19 Lu par James E. Carson
09 - Mildred Lawson Chapter IX 8:00 Lu par James E. Carson
10 - Mildred Lawson Chapter X 5:00 Lu par James E. Carson
11 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XI 26:52 Lu par James E. Carson
12 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XII 17:38 Lu par James E. Carson
13 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XIII 15:21 Lu par James E. Carson
14 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XIV 13:45 Lu par James E. Carson
15 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XV 17:43 Lu par James E. Carson
16 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XVI 18:34 Lu par James E. Carson
17 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XVII 30:32 Lu par James E. Carson
18 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XVIII 35:37 Lu par James E. Carson
19 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XIX 12:32 Lu par James E. Carson
20 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XX 29:24 Lu par James E. Carson
21 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XXI 13:41 Lu par James E. Carson
22 - Mildred Lawson Chapter XXII 6:09 Lu par James E. Carson
23 - John Norton Chapter I 11:04 Lu par James E. Carson
24 - John Norton Chapter II 26:04 Lu par James E. Carson
25 - John Norton Chapter III 12:55 Lu par James E. Carson
26 - John Norton Chapter IV 18:12 Lu par James E. Carson
27 - John Norton Chapter V 15:08 Lu par James E. Carson
28 - John Norton Chapter VI 6:32 Lu par James E. Carson
29 - John Norton Chapter VII 8:05 Lu par James E. Carson
30 - John Norton Chapter VIII 7:13 Lu par James E. Carson
31 - John Norton Chapter IX 8:06 Lu par James E. Carson
32 - John Norton Chapter X 2:33 Lu par James E. Carson
33 - John Norton Chapter XI 13:53 Lu par James E. Carson
34 - John Norton Chapter XII 2:40 Lu par James E. Carson
35 - John Norton Chapter XIII 5:26 Lu par James E. Carson
36 - John Norton Chapter XIV 11:43 Lu par James E. Carson
37 - John Norton Chapter XV 3:31 Lu par James E. Carson
38 - John Norton Chapter XVI 5:06 Lu par James E. Carson
39 - Agnes Lahens Chapter I 22:46 Lu par James E. Carson
40 - Agnes Lahens Chapter II 26:45 Lu par James E. Carson
41 - Agnes Lahens Chapter III 18:03 Lu par James E. Carson
42 - Agnes Lahens Chapter IV 12:27 Lu par James E. Carson
43 - Agnes Lahens Chapter V 17:05 Lu par James E. Carson
44 - Agnes Lahens Chapter VI 12:43 Lu par James E. Carson

Critiques

Intriguing novel


(4 stars)

I found this a really interesting and psychologically deep novel with overall excellent narration. However, the section that describes the rape of a character suffered from a somewhat hesitant and 'colour-by-numbers' performance, to my ears at least, as if the narrator was only partially familiar with the text, and the emotional impact was dulled. There is also an occasional loud buzzing noise (bad) and birdsong (good) in the background. Despite that, this is a more than fine librivox effort and I recommend it highly.

Buried treasure


(5 stars)

Moore is remarkable and Carson's understated reading allows listeners to appreciate his wit.