What didn’t you like about Jim Donaldson’s performance? It might have been more enjoyable if the reader had taken a bit more care to study passages first.Ĭharlotta - beautiful and full of life - but a bit one-dimensional. The story itself is overly slow and melodramatic for modern tastes. This was a massive best-seller in the 18th century and I wanted to see what the fuss was about. Would you try another book written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe or narrated by Jim Donaldson? But it is somewhat uncomfortable to listen to.įoreword great, story dated, audio badly read
His performance becomes more and more emotional as the book progresses, following along with the characters moods, until he sounds like he's a crying, blubbering mess. The letters read like a diary, becoming increasingly disturbed as Wether's hopes of winning over Charlotte become more remote. The Sorrows of Young Wether is an epistolary novel, written in letters, all from the main character, Werther, to his good friend, Wilhelm. He had become infatuated with a woman named Charlotte, who rejected him and married someone else.
This book was an artistic expression of his own life. It was written in 1774 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The above is the basic story in this book. Or maybe it's just me and I shouldn't have dated all those moody artists in college. It would seem that boys haven't changed much in a couple hundred years. This is usually followed by begging and pleading, late night phone calls "just to hear your voice" and random flowers showing up at your doorstep. Him: But how do you know? You haven't even given me a chance.
Girls, how many times have you had this, or a similar, conversation? Him: But, why? You: Because, I just don't like you that way. This reminds me of an ex-boyfriend.or two
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