From Library Journal
Although Blackstone is to be commended for rediscovering many older literary classics, these two early Huxley novels might better have been left to rest in peace. Crome Yellow (1921) depicts an aristocratic cast of eccentrics in a British country house who do nothing but talk...and talk.... Antic Way (1923) shifts to a similar group of Bohemians in London who spend hours in elegant restaurants discussing art and philosophy. With so much conversation and so little action, reading these books aloud is unquestionably the best way to dramatize Huxley's brilliant dialog. Robert Whitfield does it full justice and proves that he is now one of the best narrators in the business. Recommended only for Huxley fans.AJo Carr, Sarasota, FL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This is billed as a "novel of ideas," as opposed to characters, and that poses a special challenge to narrator Robert Whitfield. With no real action to describe, he's forced to use his British accent to keep us interested. He succeeds admirably. Whitfield, like Huxley, doesn't create memorable characters, but we remember them for the ideas they explore. Whitfield's voice is fun to listen to, and he uses that playfulness to complement Huxley's biting, satiric prose. He reads marvelously, pacing the story well and using his firm, deep voice to capture the irony and hypocrisy within the book. This is not one of Huxley's better-known novels, but Whitfield makes it notable. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--
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by Aldous Huxley
