Altivo's Fabulous Furry Tales #2: Jack London and the Wolves

[altivo]

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Fourteen minutes this week, just under 7 MB download. I'm afraid the sound quality is a bit off, but not that bad and I can't spend a lot of time with it today. This week's topic: Jack London's The Call of the Wild and White Fang.

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Written transcript also available upon request. Hope you enjoy it. :)

P.S. After some confusion last time, here's a bit of info for the uninitiated. You do not need an iPod in order to listen to a podcast. The 'cast is just an mp3 file and it can be played back on any device that reads mp3 files, including, most likely, the same PC you are reading this on. The XML link is used to subscribe with an RSS reader that automatically downloads each new podcast when it is released. You don't need such software in order to listen, though.

Comments

Re: Commentary on Podcast II

[farhoug.livejournal.com]

At least I wouldn't recommend The Call of the Wild as a bedtime story, unless one would want to sneak nightmares to the little minds. It was one of the first books I read in its native language, so I've probably missed a thing or twenty muddling it through. But it's definitely worth of a re-read.

Even though it may be just my own experience, but I'm getting a feeling that stories about anthropomorphized animals are getting more acceptance among adult readers too, alongside with the coming of more fantasy-themed books, harrypotters and like. That it isn't just "a privilege" of the younger readers anymore. =)

Re: Commentary on Podcast II

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I think you're right that at least a certain segment of the population no longer thinks animal stories or anthropomorphics are merely childish things. But those who do think this continue to run the show in many cases. Bookstores and libraries will insist on placing these titles in the children's section, even when they are utterly inappropriate there.

And need I even mention the attitudes of many toward furry fandom?

Kenneth Grahame is up next, and he's the man I give credit to for making anthropomorphic stories at least somewhat acceptable to adult readers. ;)