RSL / Jane Hamilton Audio Book Reviews

Two more Robert Sean Leonard-narrated audio books. Perhaps the only advantage of a long commute.

( 'Disobedience': Freudian issues abound )

I'd never read anything else by Jane Hamilton, so it was hard to tell whether I disliked her writing or just this particular novel. Since RSL did another audio book of hers, The Short History of a Prince, I borrowed that one from the library next to find out. An excellent, excellent decision.

( 'The Short History of a Prince': Ballet, brotherhood and boysex. )

The audio book cover said this was abridged. As the four cassettes passed all too quickly, I kept wishing Disobedience had been abridged instead of this one. Here's the funny thing: turns out Disobedience was abridged. Good God. I can only imagine what passages describing the affair in even greater detail were left out—unless the editors chopped the Henry-centric stuff and left Liza38's in, thinking they were doing us a favor. I don't want to read it and find out. But I may one day check out the paperback version of The Short History of a Prince to see if it contains any more treats.

ETA: Anyone have access to Project MUSE? This looks interesting.