Burmese Days: A Novel Audiobook

" It was a bit melodramatic and underdeveloped. "

" I enjoyed this book. It gave some insight into the colonial period in Burma and the treatment of people at that time period. "

" This book is so depressing, not in the majority of it, which I found fascinating and interesting to learn about colonial Burma. The main character is the typical quasi-depressed Orwell protagonist. I was in to him though. The ending was catastrophically depressing. Such an unnecessary and melodramatic kick in the stomach that I swore I would never read Orwell again. The man cannot end a story without death, despair and misery -- especially if he thinks it advances some shocking social/political point, which in this case, does not. It's just a huge let-down. I would have given it 1 star (or less if possible) but so much of it I did enjoy before its end. "

" I picked this up off a street vendor in Burma and enjoyed it immensely. So quirky, so insightful...with a touch of dark, dark humor. Makes me want to read everything Orwell wrote. "

" I like the story, but this book is a bit difficult to read due to the lack of actual chapters - I like having a formal "stopping" place. You can definitely see some of Orwell's opinions against the empire emerging in this book. "

" I know this is Orwell, but I didn't buy into it. I just don't care for the setting or the characters. I stuck through it, but am left wondering why this is an important work. "

" As bleak as it was tragic. Still - worth a read. "

" orwell was a genius. his essays are mind blowing but i think this novel is really strange and special. and of course there's 1984, too. "

" If you like George Orwell and you want to learn a little command Burmese, this book is for you. But don't take my word for it. "

" Pretty kewl actually. Was good to read after just having been in S.E Asia. Lots of mocking the colonial attitude. "

" One of my thousand favorite Authors! "

" Have to give it 5 stars for the writing. Orwell is a master of the craft. The characters, the setting, the societal norms are gross and engrossing. Such a totally different age. A good reminder of the inequalities and insular thinking inherent in power. "

" Want to finish some time. "

" Prose perfection. "

" Orwell's most evocative novel. This is what he wrote before he succumbed to the demands of England's literary elite. Corruption in the Tropics, my favourite subject. You can hear the crickets chirping in the swamps. "

" Read it relaxing on a beach in Ngapali, Burma. Extraodinary piece of writing documenting the colonial life one century ago in Burma. I found especially interesting some cultural details of the Burmese society back then that Orwell provides. "

" Moves like tropical heat. Shows he can write. "

" Not Orwell's best (though that's a ridiculously meaningless thing to say about the author of 1984), but a solid story about imperialism and the impact of how and where one is born upon one's life. "

" A nice little story about the futility of colonialism, but I felt that Orwell covered that territory more effectively (and in far fewer pages) in his essay Shooting An Elephant. "

" Interesting historical fiction book about the British occupation of India and Burma. I enjoyed it, but wasn't expecting it after I read "1984". George Orwell is clearly a very talented writer. "

" Depressing but really good. Everyone should read it, at least to see one (Orwell's) perspective on the English colonization of India. "

" I'm on a George Orwell kick. Go figure. "