St. Elmo

(4 stars)

litfan

From the shadow of Lookout Mountain and nearby Chattanooga, Edna, a strongly principled and determined orphan strikes out to grace the annals of literary prowess and conquer the temptations and trials unknowingly before her. Richly woven and academically challenging her education, emotional fortitude, and tireless application is impressive in scope. With many references to multiple histories, mythologies, ancient and current philosophies, the author ranges far and wide to capture her audience. Many times it seems almost a commentary on the role of women in academia and society in the early 1900s, as well as, autobiographical in its understanding and frustrations. Much thanks to the reader who painfully and methodologically worked his way through the text. A volunteer auditory reader would need to read and speak French to give an excellent rendering.

(4 stars)

CAROL

This is an old story, but I have the book and have read it twice. My grandmother owned this book as a young woman and had but some notations in it. At first I found the reader uninteresting however this style of this book is a little hard to read so as I went on I began hearing the voices of the people in my own mind. I'm glad that I listened to this story.

poor narrator

(3 stars)

Penny

St Elmo is one of my favourite books so I was delighted to see it on Librovox. But frankly was deeply disappointed in the narration...