The Nose

A Nikolai Gogol Story

By: Nikolai Gogol

Narrated by: Deaver Brown

"The Nose" is the second best known story of Gogol, after "The Overcoat". A military major discovers his nose is missing and works to recover it. He finds the nose but it pretends to have a life of its own, as a fellow human. It in fact has a higher rank than the Major himself. The Major is perplexed, goes back to his apartment, and has the nose returned to him. With great joy he recovers his nose, only to find it won't reattach to his face. After much going on, he finds the nose reattached to his face. The fun of the story are the goings on, which have made this a favorite of all readers of Russian literature.

Public Domain (P)2010 Christina Brown

I have to agree

The previous poster is correct that this is a thoroughly amateur reading. In addition, there is a lengthy introduction at the beginning which talks *about* the story, *before* you have heard the story. Very annoying.

WEIRD STORY

Would you consider the audio edition of The Nose to be better than the print version?

NEITHER, I WAS REQUIRED TO READ THIS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HAVE CHOSE TO READ.

Who was your favorite character and why?

DIDNT HAVE ONE

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

NO, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE NARRARATOR HAD SOMETHING IN HIS MOUTH AND HESITATED BETWEEN WORDS ALOT.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

NO REALLY

Any additional comments?

IT WAS BORING TO ME.

Worth it, despite REALLY BAD narration

For me, this story overcame the horrific narration. The story is a farcical tale of a man who loses his nose. The wonderful seriousness the characters take with the situation, I found quite enjoyable. This is not quite the worst narration I have ever heard, but it was close. There were many weird pauses as the narrator lost his place, stumbling, mispronunciations, and more. I had an odd sized cash credit, so I used it on a bunch of very cheap selections that were not worth a real credit (all under $2). This is one of those. So, if you haven’t heard the story, and don’t mind the poor narration, it might be worth the cost.

The cadence and inflection of the narrator is terr

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No, the narrator is horrible.

What didn’t you like about Deaver Brown’s performance?

He is tongue tied at parts. He swallows whole sentences. It is horrible to listen to and hard to follow.

Was The Nose worth the listening time?

No.

Amusing story, held back by mediocre reading.

Amusing story, held back by mediocre reading. Worth it, given I only spent $1 on it ...