It made me want to go immediately to the Andalusia and Granada area and see the Alhambra No, but he has a euphonious and elegantly paced reading voice expressive and allowing the listener hours of story without listener fatigueĭid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Have you listened to any of Ralph Cosham’s other performances before? How does this one compare? Where does Tales of the Alhambra rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? What an accomplishment for an American writing in 1831! It is no wonder that this book is sold in Granada. I was so thrilled to know that Irving had drawn the picture so perfectly in my mind that it matched exactly what I had seen before and what I found online. And I found photos on my hard drive from that trip to Morocco which were exactly like the Alhambra. About halfway through I actually stopped the book and looked for images of the interior and when I found them it looked exactly like I pictured it. I felt like I was actually there! And, for me, it brought back memories of my trip of a lifetime which I took to Morocco a couple years ago. I could feel the chill of the night in the mountains. I could see the beautiful mosaics and hand carved details. Last night I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning listening to this wonderful book which paints the picture, the history and the culture of the Alhambra in such vivid detail that I was enchanted and transported. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who savors wonderful stories, read well. I will listen to this book again, and I don't think or feel that way about most of the books I listen to even if I have truly enjoyed them. As the book ended I felt truly sad that it was over. I found him easy to listen to and clear in his reading. The reader has a voice that fits perfectly with the material. This entire volume is appropriate for family listening perhaps something much better to excite imagination than a pile of DVDs for the kids on a family vacation road trip.
The end of each story left me with a positive sense of satisfaction. Each one is interesting, exciting, and has an ending in which right triumphs. The stories are in the Arabian Nights tradition and throughly enjoyable.
The way he describes the people-in real life and in the stories-caused me to see and understand them well additionally the descriptions are frequently rather funny. I can hardly express how much I enjoyed this book! The detail that Irving wrote allowed me to see what he saw in the Alhambra, along the road to from, and the environs of Granada with great clarity.
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