Deaf Sentence Audiobook

" It's been slow going but interesting. I can relate to the main character because of my own hearing loss. The author's description of the character's experience is right on. "

" Good David Lodge, as always, but a bit sad. Very funny in places, and I would think a must read for anyone who is hard of hearing. "

" A typical plot wherein older, male professor encounters young, emotionally unstable, highly promiscuous female student. The story of his passing as a "hard of hearing" person is unremarkable in comparison with the young woman's emotional and mental instability; however, she is figuratively killed-off, begging the question as to why she was put in this piece in the first place. Oh, yes, because without her the novel would be completely dull. A problematic novel. "

" David Lodge was on form with this one. The clever interplay between "death" and "deaf" throughout the book lent substance and depth to an otherwise comic tale. Not sure why he suddenly switched to third person here and there; not substantiated/explained (as far as I could see). "

" Funny at times and boring at times.... "

" Excellent teatment of the isolation of deafness as well as funny treatment of man versus hearing aid! Lodge is funny writer who usually deals in more academic settings (the protaginist is a retired professor) but this time around the scenes in academe are limited (but very funny). "

" Insightful and touching story humorously taking us into the challenges of our aging bodies giving out (incipient deafness here) long before the rest of our faculties atrophy. Good characterizations of the impatience and self-criticism in relating to and caring for a difficult elder parent. "

" This is my first David Lodge read in ages, and he's even better than I remembered. He's clever, funny, and very, very smart -- all as expected. I was pleasantly surprised by the emotionally wallop of this one, which deals with the frustrations of diminishing hearing and doing right by aging parents. "

" Deaf Sentence, structured mostly as Desmond Bates "

" A funny book about misunderstandings and manipulation. I laughed a lot! "

" Probably my favourite Lodge novel in years. The story is told effortlessly without insulting the intelligence of the reader or degenerating into sentiment. "

" Bookgroup. "

" I love all his books. I've been reading him for 25 years, I think. Erudite, laugh out loud funny, novels about academia.....British......everything I like! I wish I could go back and read them all again for the first time. "

" Witty and thought-provoking. A good read, especially if you're dealing with a family member who is hard of hearing! "

" I just couldn't engage with the main character at all. I didn't finish it. "

" I thought this was a really, smart funny book. Different from my usual reads but quite enjoyable anyway. "

" Verbose writing, good story. Very touching. Paints a good picture of what life if like with hearing impairment. "