The Great Lover Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Although I really liked Lucky Bunny, Dawson's latest, I just couldn't get engaged in this one right now and gave up fairly early on. The voice of Nellie was fine, but Rupert was just too flowery or artificial or something ... maybe the real poet was like that or it was the prose style of the period or whatever, but I couldn't get past it. "

" Appealing novelization of the life of an unappealing man, the slightness of the story is offset by the interesting window into early nineteenth century life near Cambridge, England. "

" I was unsure about this right from the first page, but persisted for a few chapters in the interest of giving it a chance. Unfortunately, my first impression turned out to be right. I only had to read a few pages from Rupert Brooke's point of view to know that I loathed him - whether this is a representation of his real character or a fictionalised version - and I didn't much care for the irritatingly naive female protagnoist either. This is going on the unfinished shelf and will remain there. "

" Read this really for memories of the Orchard Tea Gardens in Cambridge - a favourite place. Not a bad novel either! "

" All about Rupert Brooke - so far I am really enjoying it. "

" I'm not into poetry, but I liked the references to Tahiti (My fav place in the world!) and I did like the love story, but I would not have chosen this book for myself. "

" I had heard of Rupert Brooke, but really knew nothing about him. I found it a compelling story about a poet in the early 1900's. "

" Really enjoyed it, found myself swept away in the troubled life of rupert and his quest. "

" I enjoyed this a lot although it does trail off, especially towards the end. "

" This was labelled a Richard and Judy recomended read so I had high hopes for it. Sadly despite having a wonderful premise it lost it's way under the weight of pretentious literary twaddle. "

" Too much flowery language...cant even get through! "

" easy to read and quite unusual story. made me want to be a poet. "

" Boring and self-indulgent. Central characters unappealing and story static. "

" This novel is based upon the fact that Rupert Brooke spent some time in the South Seas, and is thought to have fathered a daughter by a Tahitian woman. It was well researched but, although I finished it, I found it quite boring and slow-moving. "

" All about Rupert Brooke - so far I am really enjoying it. "

" I didn't find this book compelling enough to finish. Maybe I didn't give it a good enough chance but I just couldn't really relate to the story... "

" I had heard of Rupert Brooke, but really knew nothing about him. I found it a compelling story about a poet in the early 1900's. "

" Not a big fan of descriptive "sodomy", as it says in this disappointment of a novel. I actually think Goodreads should have a "quit reading because it was awful" bookshelf, since that's what I did. "