Witness Audiobook

" I have read other books about the Alger Hiss case. It seems to me that many authors take the story as an article of faith. One chooses whom one will believe. As a "jury member", I wanted to hear the story from the man himself. Detailed and clear in presentation and in narration. A student of the case should make this a must read. "

" I am absolutely enthralled with Chambers story. He basically walks you through his entire life from his childhood, to his joining the American Communist underground, escaping the party and the Alger Hiss trial. I cried in the first ten pages, which is a letter to his Children. So far so good. "

" This is book alternates between being incredibly fascinating and unspeakably boring. I think Chambers take on the conflict between the west and Communism as between faith in God and faith in man's perfectibility is very compelling and an intriguing analysis but his swings into self-pity were a little too much for me at some points. "

" May be the best book I've ever read. Beautiful prose. Excellent, touching biography of a tortured man who dedicated himself to eradicating the communism he witnessed in the highest echelons of the U.S. government. "

" My husband and I read this book together the first year we were married - every page was enthralling. "

" Probably the best book I've ever read. Highly recommended. "

" Have delayed finishing this deep, deep and very dark autobiography of a man who in the depression era, in self-described despair about his family and the world, became a member of the Communist underground in the U.S., carried on their clandestine programs for many years, and then finally realized, as Stalin was murdering millions of people in the USSR, including loyal Communists, how very wrong what they were doing was, and decided to leave the party. He then realized he had to risk everything, including his life, to try to stop what they were doing. He testified against his former compatriots in the Communist party during the infamous Alger Hiss trial. I could only resume reading it intermittently because it is a depressing and depressed book that is, however, eloquently and beautiful written and self-aware. Its descriptions of the workings of the Communist underground in America are both fascinating and horrifying. "

" I read this book every year. At least once. Reads like a novel and is written exceptionally well. As a matter of fact, I know of no autobiography which is such an enjoyable read. Works on you like a novel and turns in your head like philosophy married to poetry. "

" Whittaker Chambers is the most phenomenal writer, and he eloquently shares his life as a Communist in the United States, including the infamous Hiss trials, of which Chambers was an integral part. "

" From atheist to Orthodox Christian, from Communist to true Democrat, Chamber's story will give you pause. He is in fact a Witness to history and to his own transformation. This is one of the greatest books written in the last half of the 20th century. "

" this one will take a long time to read. about as well written of a book as i can imagine. i would put this in a top three book which says alot "

" if you want a great on the ground history of a common man's view of the communist movement in America in the 1920s and 1930s, start here...I couldn't make it through it, though. Beautiful writing, but just don't have the patience at this juncture. "

" Another college read. This was for a class on Russia and communism in the early 20th Century. We were studying Chambers himself, then each took a book that had to do with him. I got this one. I really thought it was good. I should re-read. "

" One of the best books I've ever read. "

" An eyeopening experience. Totally blows the revisionist history of the "red scare" out of the water. And the best part, it is a first hand account from the time. A true communist infiltraitor who turned on his comrades and fought for freedom. "

" While one need not dwell unnecessarily on the dark side, this book is very revealing. It's the auto-biography of a man who joined the American Communist party, and then left and survived! Compelling, gripping, but not always so cheerful. "

" We owe so much to Whittaker Chambers - a brave man who explains why he joined the Communist party, why he left and what he did to save the nation. I hope his descendants know that some of us are extremely grateful for his huge sacrifice. "

" One of the best books ever written. His life in the Communist Party and in the underground are great reading. He would have improved his book had he omitted all the preachiness. "