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The Good Soldier Schweik

The Rollicking Humorous Ribald Story of Soldiers in World War 1 Carrying on and Living and Dying in War, Worthy of Catch 22 Fame

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The Good Soldier Schweik

By: Jaroslav Hasek
Narrated by: Deaver Brown
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The rollicking humorous ribald story of soldiers in World War I carrying on and living and dying in war, worthy of Catch-22 fame. Translated from German into modern American English with a simplification of place names, as well as people's names, to not distract the American listener from unfamiliar names and places and stay focused on the story itself.

Public Domain (P)2019 Deaver Brown Classics War Witty Solider

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An outstanding work ruined by poor narration. Is the tinkling musak in the background intended to distract the listener from Deaver Brown's appalling reading? The book demands to be read, but this audio version is so awful I cannot imagine anyone listening to it for more than a few minutes.

Dismal narration of an outstanding novel

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this is the worst audio book I have heard. The reader doesn't even try to pronounce the Czech words, just saying 'nearby' for place-names, whatymacallit for long words or misses them out completely. There are weird pauses and misreading. The notes are read out of context in strange places. My favourite bit is the belch (complete with apology) which hasn't been edited out. This is no way to treat this novel.

I love this book, but this audio book is awful

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