I like the book Persuation very much. This adaption of it is the best I’ve ever seen. This seems to be not saying too much as there are so few Persuations out there, but this DVD is true to the characters, it brings them alive from the pages of the book. Ciarin Hinds makes a great Captain Wendover.   posted Jul 21, 2010 at 11:23AM

I enjoyed listening to this, you hear quite a few different english accents.   posted Jul 21, 2010 at 11:16AM

A fun book, whether you are into Jane Austen or not.   posted Jul 21, 2010 at 11:12AM

I also recommend Resolution and Brimstone, the other two novels in the trilogy. Even people who don’t normally read westerns would get something from these books. They are more character studies than shoot-em-ups. They author also wrote a book on the Earp brothers. It has a different voice and flavor, more like history.   posted Mar 25, 2010 at 7:32AM

I agree with Razor and Karen. I’m giving my take on the oral versions. Appaloosa is on tape and Resolution and Brimstone are on CD. The same man narrates (Titus Wendover) all 3. He does a great job capturing the voice of the author and especially of Everitt Hitch, the narrator of the books. Have fun!   posted Mar 25, 2010 at 7:26AM

I wrote after I finished part 1 and now I am writing as I work on part 3. Hang in there, time starts moving faster as you go along. I have run into fascinating people I had not heard of before. I also got new and different looks on people I had heard of and political events described differently and more completely than I was familiar with. This might have been the lecturers own take on events and people though. I highly recommend this to everyone. All views on American history are important so as to evaluate better what is going on now.   posted Mar 25, 2010 at 7:17AM

I liked this very much though it was just a little more Parker than Chandler, but it was nice to get another installment in Philip Marlowe’s life. I would recommend reading some Raymond Chandler to everyone. He was the creator and master of a distinctive style. I don’t understand why he isn’t read more often in lit. classes, or at least mentioned.   posted Mar 25, 2010 at 7:03AM

This is the third western in a trilogy,   posted Feb 11, 2010 at 4:57PM

I watched this because of the director, David Cronenburg (sp?) and because of Viggo. I had been impressed with both of them from   posted Feb 11, 2010 at 4:37PM

If you like special effects, especially fire, and movies based on comic books, and motorcycles this is the one for you. It seems to have been made in the spirit of mindless fun but I didn’t enjoy it that much. Even Nicholas Cage, who does a semi-James Dean imitation is only watchable for the few sights of his great muscles. I chose it because Cage was in it, I usually get some enjoyment from him but not here.   posted Jan 29, 2010 at 6:23AM