The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Rating:
Summary: The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Review: Classic Hemingway. Great depth in describing the characters and the situation. Like his other works, it is not surprising that he received a Pulitzer.

Heston did justice to the characters in this audio book, just as he does in his screen acting. It was an enjoyable read during my long commute.

Rating:
Summary: The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Review: Classic Hemingway. Great depth in describing the characters and the situation. Like his other works, it is not surprising that he received a Pulitzer.

Heston did justice to the characters in this audio book, just as he does in his screen acting. It was an enjoyable read during my long commute.

Rating:
Summary: Good story, good read
Review: This cassette contains just the one short story. The story shows Hemingway at his best. The usual protagonists: a "damaged" man and a uni-dimensional woman. However, here he invests the man (who narrates the tale) with considerable insight into himself and into life. I liked the writing far more than "Farewell to Arms" for example, where nearly identical characters are protagonists.

Heston's reading is fairly good. Better than his reading of the "Old Man and the Sea" which I thought he really ruined. While good, his reading is not excellent (hence the 4 stars). He does not modulate his voice sufficiently between characters so it's difficult at times to know who's talking when.

Rating:
Summary: Good story, good read
Review: This cassette contains just the one short story. The story shows Hemingway at his best. The usual protagonists: a "damaged" man and a uni-dimensional woman. However, here he invests the man (who narrates the tale) with considerable insight into himself and into life. I liked the writing far more than "Farewell to Arms" for example, where nearly identical characters are protagonists.

Heston's reading is fairly good. Better than his reading of the "Old Man and the Sea" which I thought he really ruined. While good, his reading is not excellent (hence the 4 stars). He does not modulate his voice sufficiently between characters so it's difficult at times to know who's talking when.