Manon (Abridged) Audiobook

" I don't find it possible to become genuinely involved with a work from so long ago, from such a different culture to my own, and moreover read in translation. (Which reminds me, the Gutenberg translation I read annoyingly adds as chapter headings, quotes from authors who wrote well after the time the novel was written, such as Scott and Byron). It was surprisingly readable, though, and I can see why it was suitable tripe for adapting to the melodrama of grand opera. "

" A great classic! I can also see why is was the basis for several operas. "

" Incredible book, but incredibly unsympathetic main character. My liner notes are biting. "

" This French literature classic, which has been the basis for several films and operas, is set in Paris and Louisiana in the early 1700s. Manon Lescaut is maintained by the Chevalier des Grieux until he begins to have financial problems. She is then kidnapped and sold. "

" This book is full of beautiful czech languague. Love the verses. "

" Manon Lescout verstand es hervorragend den ihr ergebenen Chevalier des Grieux zu ihrem Vorteil auszunutzen. Viel Romantik, Abenteuer und moralische Fingerzeige. "

" See the opera. the book just doesn't hold up. Neither the characters nor their actions are believable. Maybe it's just a classics thing. "

" A young aristocrat's world may be not so well lost for his love of the fickle Manon. No surprise this slim novel was the source for at least two opera librettos; emotions run at a fever pitch throughout. "

" Good story but sad/frustrating. "

" This book is ridiculously tragic. "

" A flighty beautiful woman can own the world..or at least a silly man's entire being... "

" It's a classic I guess, and in being a classic there isn't much room for real criticism. I'll probably come back to this with a rant later on. "

" One of the greatest books about true Love "

" Such a great story - no wonder it became the basis for an opera. "