Elective Affinities
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Read by Nicole Lee
Elective Affinities (Die Wahlverwandtschaften) was Goethe's third novel. It depicts human relationships in a Romantic crucible, and is the sourcebook and inspiration for many literary and filmic adaptations and variations. - Summary by Nicole Lee (8 hr 27 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 4:49 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 1 | 14:01 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 2 | 17:39 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 3 | 15:23 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 4 | 20:58 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 5 | 8:21 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 6 | 15:19 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 7 | 12:37 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 8 | 6:42 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 9 | 16:46 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 10 | 18:57 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 11 | 8:43 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 12 | 10:28 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 13 | 11:27 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 14 | 6:02 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 15 | 11:25 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 16 | 10:06 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 17 | 13:17 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part I Chapter 18 | 15:50 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 1 | 11:26 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 2 | 9:19 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 3 | 11:23 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 4 | 18:30 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 5 | 26:10 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 6 | 15:21 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 7 | 21:51 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 8 | 12:28 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 9 | 8:56 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 10 | 29:55 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 11 | 8:21 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 12 | 12:25 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 13 | 11:55 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 14 | 11:17 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 15 | 14:23 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 16 | 9:32 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 17 | 11:46 | Read by Nicole Lee |
| Part II Chapter 18 | 23:30 | Read by Nicole Lee |
Reviews
Snoozer
Meredith
Don’t let the salacious subject matter lure you in. This book was monstrously boring with stilted writing and a confused plot. Even Goethe’s contemporaries gave it a thumbs down. Stick with The Sorrows of Young Werther. Also, the narrator didn’t help. Her voice was monotone, and it sounded like she had a frog in her throat half the time.
great book
adam
I haven’t listened to this recording but this is a great book and well worth a read. Thank you for recording it.
Brilliant novel
Corvid Crowman
Expect ambiguity, Goethe's hallmark. Not an action-adventure story, but a an interior tale of the soul.