Shantaram
5 journalers for this copy...
Unabridged reading by Humphrey Bower
Blackstone Audiobooks 2006, 3 MP3-CDs
There is a Wikipedia article about the book and a
Shantaram website which I found interesting.
A fascinating book and simply wonderfully read. One of the very best audiobooks I've listened to so far. And because I enjoyed it so much I want to share it and send it along as an audiobook ring.
The participants are:
1) RikkiDD
2) Pitak
3) Qantaqa
4) tiger-kuh-katze
and then back home to toshokanin
Blackstone Audiobooks 2006, 3 MP3-CDs
There is a Wikipedia article about the book and a
Shantaram website which I found interesting.
A fascinating book and simply wonderfully read. One of the very best audiobooks I've listened to so far. And because I enjoyed it so much I want to share it and send it along as an audiobook ring.
The participants are:
1) RikkiDD
2) Pitak
3) Qantaqa
4) tiger-kuh-katze
and then back home to toshokanin
India is at my home, looking forward to hear it for the next months.
I can only confirm the opinion of toshokanin - the plot is fascinating and Bower is the perfect reader for it.
What I liked most were the different charakters. As in real live, no one is only good or evil, even Shantaram - a convicted criminal - has his admirable qualities and it is surprising how "easily" he comes in contact with criminals.
Not only the charakters are great, there are many interesting facts about mentalities and live in India, its villages, cities and slams.
Thanks for joining this audiobook.
What I liked most were the different charakters. As in real live, no one is only good or evil, even Shantaram - a convicted criminal - has his admirable qualities and it is surprising how "easily" he comes in contact with criminals.
Not only the charakters are great, there are many interesting facts about mentalities and live in India, its villages, cities and slams.
Thanks for joining this audiobook.
Das Hörbuch ist gut angekommen. Vielen Dank fürs Schicken!
Das Hörbuch reist wieder nach Hause.
Wieder daheim und der Ring ist damit beendet. Womöglich weiß ich aber schon, wer die CDs als nächstes bekommt.
auf dem Postweg zu Eheim - viel Spaß damit!
Unter dieser BCID ist kein Buch sondern sind 3 CDs mit MP3- Dateien registriert. Beim Aufräumen habe ich gemerkt, dass diese schon seit langer Zeit bei mir schmoren. Ich habe sie jetzt erst mal auf meinen PC übertragen, von wo ich sie mir dann irgendwann auch auf meinen MP3-Player laden werde. Im Moment liegen sie also bei mir und sind verfügbar, aber ich kann noch nichts weiter dazu sagen. Sollte ich es doch mal wieder zu einem Meetup schaffen, werde ich sie dorthin mitnehmen, falls sich inzwischen kein anderer Interessent gefunden hat.
Die CDs sind wieder bei mir und verfügbar.
Kürzlich war ich übrigens zum zweiten Mal in Indien. Und die Frage, die mir am häufigsten von meinen Mitreisenden gestellt wurde: Hast Du Shantaram gelesen?
Kürzlich war ich übrigens zum zweiten Mal in Indien. Und die Frage, die mir am häufigsten von meinen Mitreisenden gestellt wurde: Hast Du Shantaram gelesen?
Geht als BCGeburtstagsRABCK an Schneefee - viel Spaß damit!
great, thanks!
I hope that one day I will go to India, too.
I hope that one day I will go to India, too.
two years later: I took the audiobook into my car last week, but haven't started it yet
Update 17-08-17
finished the first CD!
Update 31-08-17
finished the second CD!
Update 17-08-17
finished the first CD!
Update 31-08-17
finished the second CD!
Finished. Well. A very versatile book.
In the beginning it was so exciting it didn't want to turn it off, but at the same time I often had a feeling of hearing deeply romantcized kitsch about those poor, but good people... the poorer the better. Crimes are solely comitted by policemen and politicians.
The longer you listen, the more complex and realistic the characters appear to be, but somehow Lin still repelled me due to his Mr-Knows-it-all-does-it-all-can-manage-it-all-behaviour. One moment he tells us how great the indian people are, the next he as a foreigner needs to manage everything those indians couldn't do. That changes after Prabaker's death, though, but now that I started to like Lin, the story is getting worse, even boring in the end. I didn't like the side trip to Afghanistan at all, and after that, I just listened to it - to listen to it. Come to an end with it.
Nevertheless, most parts of the book were great, and the narrator was perfect.
I will give this audiobook to Stephan next time I see him, he will like ist.
In the beginning it was so exciting it didn't want to turn it off, but at the same time I often had a feeling of hearing deeply romantcized kitsch about those poor, but good people... the poorer the better. Crimes are solely comitted by policemen and politicians.
The longer you listen, the more complex and realistic the characters appear to be, but somehow Lin still repelled me due to his Mr-Knows-it-all-does-it-all-can-manage-it-all-behaviour. One moment he tells us how great the indian people are, the next he as a foreigner needs to manage everything those indians couldn't do. That changes after Prabaker's death, though, but now that I started to like Lin, the story is getting worse, even boring in the end. I didn't like the side trip to Afghanistan at all, and after that, I just listened to it - to listen to it. Come to an end with it.
Nevertheless, most parts of the book were great, and the narrator was perfect.
I will give this audiobook to Stephan next time I see him, he will like ist.
