Wanderer of the Wasteland
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Wanderer of the Wasteland
Acheter pour 20,13 $
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Narrateur(s):
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Stefan Rudnicki
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Auteur(s):
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Zane Grey
À propos de cet audio
From the master of the Western comes a novel full of romance and adventure.
Adam Laret - big, young, and headstrong - ran from Ehrenberg to the banks of the Rio Colorado. He was blindly fleeing his scheming, gambling brother and the woman Guerd stole from him. But Adam’s escape wasn’t complete until Guerd, in the company of a sheriff, hunted him down. Then Adam committed the ultimate crime. With the mark of Cain upon him - he traveled into the desert to atone for his sins.
In a vast, harsh world of heat and beauty, of stealthy creatures and gnawing starvation, Adam faced death and madmen, Indians and strangers who lived where life was impossible. But nothing he did - no act of courage, righteousness, or violence - washed Adam clean. Until he met a woman and made a choice: to fight his way back to civilization, the most dangerous place of all.
Public Domain (P)2020 Blackstone PublishingThat's it. That's the plot.
There's no quest/goals.. the supposed villain lurks in the background - never making an appearance.. even the "love interest" feels esoterically shoehorned into the story as a plot device (motivation to get him back to civilization). Do not expect intellectual stimulation (or even much of a pace) if you decide to give this book a try.
What you will get instead is typically good Zane Grey writing. He informs his 'Odyssey'-like episodic tale with accurate Old-West detail, believable dialogue, well-scripted action scenes, and mind's-eye vivid description. Readers/listeners can easily picture themselves riding alongside Adam Laret (Larey? Larée?) as he explores his life as a WildWest legend (the oft-whispered "Wansfell") while in exile.
Stefan Rudnicki narrates with a pleasant baritone, creditable diction, and a comfortable cadence (plus a praiseworthy "interested" tone), but he reads too slowly (listen at 1.15X) and with a limited repertoire of character voices (he unwisely attempts Mexican accents and central-casting drawls that weaken the performance considerably). The average (at best) delivery invariably brings down my rating for the book.
Taken altogether, this recording of 'Wanderer of the Wasteland' merits 6.5 stars out of 10. If you can get it as a 'Plus' offering (as I did), it's certainly worth a listen if you enjoy immersing yourself into the whole "Western" millieu - it's actually an archetype spectacle of reasonable quality
..but paying money for this one would be debatable.
Good.. if Somewhat Aimless
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