The Two Destinies
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Wilkie Collins
(4,135 Sterne; 78 Bewertungen)
Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesies. Destiny at first doesn't seem to adhere to this plan, and the pair is separated and lose sight of each other. But when George saves a young woman from drowning, a strong connection seems to develop between them, which seems to be almost supernatural.. - Summary by Carolin (10 hr 9 min)
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JW-H
(1 Sterne)
'The Moonstone' and 'The Woman in White' long ago put Wilkie Collins in the top league of authors for me. Sadly, only this recollection persuaded me to persevere with this particular book, and I did so out of a sense of loyalty towards WC, heaving a big sigh of relief when it was over. I have some sympathy with what others have said about some unfortunate parts of the narration, but I don't think the most stylistically perfect rendition would have redeemed this particular work of fiction for me. Even so, the Librivox volunteers do a great job in general and I'm grateful to them all for giving their time and energies so unstintingly for our pleasure.
Enjoyed the reading and the story very much
veinticuatro
(5 Sterne)
There are elements in this novel that one finds in much of Wilkie Collins: is fate absolutely inescapable? how do parallels echo -- in fate, identity, beliefs -- and then present their opposites? Some of the extremes come across as high camp (the scene in which the protagonist wrestles with himself and his intention to drown the woman who spurned him...) -- Excellent readings by very entertaining readers. I especially liked beyondutopia (Susan Smith Nash), who was not afraid to go for the camp, the melodrama, the (at times) grotesque... loved it!
Feast for the ears
Phil_O'Logist
(5 Sterne)
I agree 100% with veinticuatro - there are books which need to be performed, not merely recited in a carefully modulated, conventional, restrained voiceover. Kudos to those LibriVox readers who go for the guts of a text. Expression, that's what I look for in a reader-aloud. Well done, Susan Smith Nash, you are a real storyteller.
GildedDrifter
(0,5 Sterne)
Even amongst Victorian “love stories” this one is exceptionally violent and vile. The “hero” is so upset at being sexually rejected that he spends several chapters plotting the murder of the woman who dared to say no. That the narrator of those chapters chose to do character voices instead of acknowledging punctuation makes it painful on every imaginable level.
(3 Sterne)
I love the story, but some of the readers couldn't hold my attention and made me start to drift off to sleep. I felt that Susan Smith Nash did an awful job with the last few chapters of this book. I think she tried too hard and it wasn't natural. I do however love all of Wilkie Collins work.
tetals
(3 Sterne)
I like most of Collins books but this one was a little odd. Closer to the end he did go off on a little crazy part that I was not that fond of. The whole thing was a little strange but it also held my attention. Not the best of his books but a good one.
great story -- interesting ending
susan smith nash
(5 Sterne)
The story reminds me a great deal of German Romanticism, in particular with elements of doppelgangers as in E.T.A. Hoffmann and of course, Goethe. Collins explores destiny, fate, and also the action of delusional thinking / madness. It is quite a journey, with a happy (or at least weirdly happy) ending.
LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
Roceathia
(5 Sterne)
The reader in the last few chapters didbt do a good job. the sentences were broken up. She was saying one word at a time with long pauses in between the words. It was really hard to follow and make meaning of the sentences of the whole. overall great book!