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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Activism
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Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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- Mark Grebner
- 09-02-12
The reading made it impossible to focus on content
I looked forward to Meditations both as philosophy and for the insights it might yield into Roman history. But the experience was almost completely ruined by Alan Munro's reading.
His voice was mellifluous, clear, confident, and well-paced. But it was as if he were reading for transcription, pausing every three or four words for the stenographer to catch up. So instead of reading sentences and paragraphs in a way that brought out their meaning, he read small clusters of words, breaking apart their larger meanings in a way that made it impossible for me to follow the author's argument. If he were to read the preceding sentence, this would not be an exaggeration:
So instead of reading.
Sentences and paragraphs
In a way
That brought out their meaning
He read small clusters of words
Breaking apart their larger meanings
In a way
That made it impossible for me
To follow the author's argument.
I suppose somebody with a different attention span might find a much better experience, but I'll certainly never make the mistake of buying anything else Munro narrates.
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- Vaughn
- 10-16-14
Narration was monotonous
What disappointed you about Meditations of Marcus Aurelius?
The narration was monotonous and didn't seem like the narrator understood the content he was reading. I actually wondered if this was being read by a computer voice.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The philosophy.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
It didn't seem like the narrator understood or cared about the content he was reading. It might as well have been read by a computer voice.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The philosophy.
Any additional comments?
I'm trying the copy read by another narrator.
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- Cliente de Amazon
- 10-26-17
the worst part, listening to Alan Munro. pauses
He pauses in the middle of each idea as a listener you cannot connect what he saying it's an agony for me to try to understand what he says when he does not even finish a sentence you cannot tell the difference between two ideas so far is the worst I've listened to
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- David
- 10-06-12
Interesting but very Slow
The thoughts and statements of this book were interesting, however it was read with broken English. I'm not sure why, but every 4-6 words had a pause. It was highly annoying.
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- Brian
- 08-08-17
Awful narration
Everyone else said it first, but they are right. The uneven, herky-jerky reading makes this near impossible to follow, especially if you are accustomed to increased speed.
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- Figuez
- 03-11-14
I love his wisdom, but
What disappointed you about Meditations of Marcus Aurelius?
I am a fan of ancient philosophy and love M. Aurelius; have the books.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The audio voice is unfortunately not that good at all. Sounded mechanical and robotic. I'm convinced something was altered on that voice, it just does not sound normal. Read the book instead.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
The philosophy sparks inspiration on how to live life in ease within one's mind; the audio voice was disappointing.
Any additional comments?
Don't use your credit or buy the audible, buy yourself a lovely book to read under a tree on a warm spring day!
16 people found this helpful
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- Neuron
- 04-11-18
A very old book...
I wish I could be more like Marcus Aurelius. Stoicism is my favorite life philosophy and Marcus is one of the most impressive stoics every - in theory and in practice. The philosophy of stoicism is basically a mindset, a mindset of endurance and inner peace. You will meet idiots, but it is not their fault that they are idiots. You, who know better, know that is is better to remain calm in every situation. Idiots cannot hurt you unless you let them. Instead, be nice, be gentle, be reasonable, at all times and in every encounter.
These are the principles spelled out in this book. Marcus, despite being a very powerful man comes across as humble and reasonable and he is, I think rightly, considered one of the greatest leaders of all time. It, therefore, pains me to say that the book was not very readable. Indeed, I would say that if you finish this book you are already a proven stoic. The reader should keep in mind that Aurelius lived almost 2000 years ago. Language evolves a lot in 2000 years and his contemporaries probably didn't experience the same issues when reading his book. Nevertheless, his promiscuous use of conjunctions (and, or, nor), leads to insanely long sentences - so long that you forget what the sentence was about by the time you reach the end of the sentence.
So even though I am a fan of stoicism and of Marcus Aurelius, I can't recommend this book unless you are one of those persons with a concentration ability made of concrete. In short, the book has a nice message but it is very boring.
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- Piltdown Mann
- 01-30-13
Don't Listen to it in the Car
What didn’t you like about Alan Munro’s performance?
The narrator has a resonant baritone voice. The narration would probably be okay if you were listening to it at home or with headphones. However, I usually listen to audible recordings in the car. With all the ambient noise, I found the narration very difficult to follow. I haven't experienced this problem with other narrators under similar conditions.
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- David S. Mathew
- 07-11-17
The Philosopher King
A friend recommended this to me, because I told him I wanted to learn more about Stoic philosophy. This collection of Marcus Aurelius's thoughts on life not only gave me a good foundation for Stoic thought, but shocked me when I realized just how far ahead of his time the Roman Emperor truly was. This reads like it could have been written by Carl Sagan.
As for the sound quality, the recording is honestly a bit scratchy. However, Alan Munro does a good job with material that is fairly dry so it's worth it. Overall, very highly recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-20-17
Alan Munro
Alan Munro has a good voice but not for a book that you’re trying to retain knowledge from. Should do kids bedtime stories
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- Dr. Gerd Folberth
- 03-04-16
Good book poorly read.
I am really not sure if I like this classic text or not because the reader made a poor job of his performance. They may just as well recite the book book in its Latin original because I doubt they would have understood less of what they read. I have rarely experienced a more disinterested and detached reading that was more off of the meaning in its intonation. Emphasis comes randomly and so do pauses. Not one of Audibles best.
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- Comrade
- 05-13-15
Good book, dull delivery.
Interesting book for those interested in ancient philosophy or profound "common sense" knowledge. Marcus Aurelius gives a stirring series of reccomend actions on living the good life through rational means.
The performance however was boring to say the least. It felt like the reader was merely droning off passages rather than having any enthusiasm for the project.
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- Jas Singh
- 02-09-18
A most important read
This is the most important book ive read on Morality, other good people to read are Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson and Steven Pinker overall a must read.
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- A R
- 05-14-22
Book form may have been better
I found snippets of worthy statements, but they were far and few for me.
Being new to stoic philosophy, the content seemed dry most of the time, until I found a memorable quote here or there.
For me at least, this book would have been better if I had read it.
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- Doyle
- 05-23-21
great inner building of your self.
great inner building of your self as i my self had,have; will be. thank you.
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- Bogdan Fetea
- 06-28-20
beautifully spoke just like an ancient Roman.
the book is a god lecture to listen to on varius principles and virtus brot by an emperor,a code of conduct in every day life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-24-20
no book just music
it's not really a book is music for the meditation introduction an basically useles as I can play any of my music with the same effect
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-19
Terrible reading...
20 minutes in & I had to purchase the alternative reading as this was extremely frustrating to listen to. I’d like my credit back...
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- David Kinsella
- 01-31-19
Nice baritone voice, but not as fluid.
I have 3 different audio editions of this book. My favourite by far and the gold standard for any other that I listen to is the Naxos edition narrated by Duncan Steen. If you are undecided then I encourage you to check that one out.
Alan Munro, the narrator of this edition, which is by 'trout lake media' has a nice baritone voice that is pleasant to listen to, but he stops at unnatural places, in order it seems to fully pronounce every word. This really isn't necessary except for non-native speakers I'd imagine. I would much prefer a more fluid sounding narration where some words are perhaps not as finely pronounced. Just like in normal speech.
It's not the worst audiobook I've listened to. Not by a long shot, and I love this work so much that I'm more than happy to own multiple recordings of it, but it's not my first choice.
In saying that, I do find that Alan's emphasis brings out different nuances than Steen's, which is nice.
I got all of my editions on special offer, so if Aurelius' work is a favourite of yours then I'd say wait until it's at a special price and scoop it up.
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- Ricardo Quintas
- 01-29-19
Very boring narration
I think the ideas and concepts written on this book are interesting... but the narration is really poor and boring
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- Bachir El Khoury
- 03-30-15
Great book but
Horrible reading style. The voice is ok but very choppy reading, pauses where it doesn't make sense. As if there's a comma every two words. Only just stared and I really can't continue listening to this. Such a shame :(
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- Stephen
- 05-07-17
Good but
I love the content but the delivery was very average thank god you can speed up replay to make it just bearable.
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- Andrew
- 08-25-17
terrible narrator - great philosophy
The narrator is literally the worst. He took what could have been exciting and make it sleep inducing.
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-19-20
Not bad, but think about an alternative
While the book itself is a fascinating insight into the mind of a great man, the narrators delivery is far too soft to be able to listen to it anywhere other than a very quiet place; if you intend to listen in the car, choose a different performance.
