Lilith

De: George MacDonald

Narrado por: Rebecca K. Reynolds

It is the story of Mr. Vane, an orphan and heir to a large house - a house in which he has a vision that leads him through a large old mirror into another world. In chronicling the five trips Mr. Vane makes to this other world, MacDonald hauntingly explores the ultimate mystery of evil.

Public Domain (P)2019 Oasis Audio

slow reader but excellent book esp. near the end

Really enjoyed listening to this story of redemption and last things, was not at all what I was expecting and now I am unlikely to ever forget a number of the scenes. The book is allegory and philosophy and theology much heavier than I anticipated, with a tiny amount of adventure to carry the plot forward. I will be listening to more of MacDonald's books.

Narrated as if a children's book...

...which it is not. Such annoying ticks of narration: the half-chuckle (unconnected to meaning), the pause as if searching for the right word (??), the kindergarten voicing.... I stopped and bought the other narration available on Audible. (Gotta see if I can return it for credit.)

Amazing

Loved the whole book. If you are a disciple of Jesus this book will blow you away.

narration is exquisite

the title tells all I have to say about the performance. audible requires these words.

Great story. Strange narration.

I take no pleasure in being critical, and I would normally not say anything, but I've listened to dozens of books on audible and I've never encountered a narration so distracting that it significantly impacted my ability to engage with the book itself.

My main complaint is with the pace and cadence on the reading. It feels strangely mechanical, with pauses, elongations of words, and erratic changes of speed that are totally unnatural to any convention of normal English conversation.

The story itself is wonderful, but be forewarned.

I enjoyed it

My only wish is that a male narrated it instead. I want to be more in tune with myself and nature.

Great!

I wish the narrator had read with more emphasis and emotion throughout. Most of the time it was read in the same meter regardless of whether the character was yelling or speaking. Overall it was still narrated well and the voices for different characters were enough different! It was a very interesting story! I have really enjoyed George McDonald!

This reader loves this work.

I have read this many times, listening to this author, Not only is this work inspired. This reading is as well.

Mr. Raven sounds too unmusical for my musical ears

I found myself not listening to the parts spoken by Mr. Raven. The reader is expressive, though even speaking normally her voice is scratchy, becoming intolerable when depicting Mr. Raven. I can't listen to this.

An unpredictable allegory of humanity

Anyone who enjoyed C. S. Lewis’ space trilogy will connect with the themes in Lilith. There are the nuggets of several ideas Lewis used in the Chronicles of Narnia as well. “Further up and further in” used in The Last Battle and “living gems” found in The Silver Chair are some examples.