The Death Shot
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Thomas Mayne Reid
(4,167 Sterne; 15 Bewertungen)
Long time since this hand hath penned a preface. Now only to say, that this romance, as originally published, was written when the author was suffering severe affliction, both physically and mentally—the result of a gun-wound that brought him as near to death as Darke’s bullet did Clancy.
It may be asked, Why under such strain was the tale written at all? A good reason could be given; but this, private and personal, need not, and should not be intruded on the public. Suffice it to say, that, dissatisfied with the execution of the work, the author has remodelled—almost rewritten it.
It is the same story; but, as he hopes and believes, better told.
Great Malvern, September, 1874. (16 hr 6 min)
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Bewertungen
Storyline was good, author's style is bad
TwinkieToes
(2 Sterne)
Set in the South much before Texas became a state. Two men love the same woman. One, honorable but poor; the other, rich but wicked. The woman makes the right choice and lets him know in a letter, but the evil suitor intercepts the letter and shoots her beloved, telling him that the woman actually loves him. The murderer flees, but still wants the woman.... The main plot line was good, but the author tried to use as many big words and as much description as he could. The book would have been better with a lot of this cut out - the book could have been 1/3 shorter without all that fluff. The characters were somewhat believable, except for what came out of their mouths. What frontier backwoodsman talks about "surrendering to Morpheus" when talking about going to sleep, or says, "Don't have any dubiousness about us" when telling someone not to worry? Some of the vocabulary of the slaves was also unbelievable and grandiose. The readers were for the most part good. Kudos especially to deongines, Mike Pelton, THBosc, John, and Tom Penn for their readings. Chapters 57 and 64 have major technical issues: the sounds are cut off, some words being cut off, subtle sounds like H and TH being altogether lost. Did the reader use way too much noise removal, or perhaps a noise cancelling microphone in a loud setting? It was hard to understand and very distracting.
GREAT ADVENTURE STORY.
tripet
(5 Sterne)
WOWEEEEE. WHAT A LONG BOOK, WHERE DO THESE WRITERS GET THESE IDEAS. LOVED IT. STILL WISH A MALE CHARACTER BOOK WAS READ BY A MALE, WHY CANNOT ONE READER READ A WHOLE BOOK. ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN A VOICE WILL CHANGE. ARE THESE READERS TESTED, NOT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE I MIGHT SAY, I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS ONE AND GOT CRANKY WHEN THE PHONE RANG, ONCE I TURNED IT OFF INSTEAD OF DOWN AND IT TOOK ME AGES TO FIND IT AGAIN.
Sarah
(4 Sterne)
Some of the narrators were horrible to listen to. —The story is mostly action: hunting, gun fights, climbing trees, chases on horseback, stabbing with bloody knives, kidnapping...
Vern
(5 Sterne)
good story. the jules hawerlyk recordings are unbearably monotonous. almost made me quit the book but the story is worth it.
(3,5 Sterne)
Great story. Terrible reading . Nearly unbearable in some cases. Reader from Mississauga Ontario especially.