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The Jungle

Auteur(s): Upton Sinclair
Narrateur(s): Grover Gardner
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Here is the dramatic expos├® of the Chicago meatpacking industry at the turn of the century that prompted the investigation by Theodore Roosevelt which culminated in the pure-food legislation of 1906.

The Jungle is the story of Jurgis Rudkus, a Slavic immigrant who marries frail Ona Lukoszaite and seeks security and happiness as a workman in the Chicago stockyards. Once there, he is abused by foremen; his meager savings are filched by real estate sharks; and at every turn he is plagued by the misfortunes arising from poverty, poor working conditions, and disease. Finally, in accordance with Sinclair’s own creed, Rudkus turns to socialism as a way out.

(P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classiques Âge d\u2019or Chicago Socialisme

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“[Sinclair] saw through the lies of his era and exposed a world long hidden from view. He showed compassion for the weak and the poor, the powerless and the despised. He created images and characters that are poignant and memorable.”

(Eric Schlosser, New York Times bestselling author)

“The Jungle has given to the world a close, a striking, and, we may say, in many ways a brilliant study of the great industries of Chicago.”

(New York Times)

“More telling and more moving than even the works of Dickens and Zola.”

(Atlantic Monthly)

“The most famous, influential, and enduring of all muckraking novels.”

(Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature)
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I don’t normally write reviews but Grover Gardner’s performance was excellent and deeply immersive. Additionally, novel itself was quite good.

Grover Gardner

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I read this book in college and remember parts of it vividly. Listening to it again at 50 is something I highly recommend. At 20, what I remember being significant were the descriptions of the deplorable conditions of packing town and of the meat packing industry. At 50, and a good portion of the way through a life of work and employment, I see the utter exploitation of capitalism. Though hidden in new and inventive ways, the complete control that those in power exert over the working class remains staggering and continues to grow.
Upton was a prophet and his words resonate deeply over 100 years later. The Jungle should be required reading for every student. Can’t say it enough…

Required Reading

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The narrator was one note, as if reading a newspaper article.
Interesting from a historical standpoint and very dark. Pretty much nothing good happens.

Very preachy

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it's great until the last few chapters where communism swoops in to fix everything

great beginning and middle

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wow, the background of the book, the functionality of society. written in 1906 and possibly more applicable than ever to our society today.

Terrifyingly close to the world of today

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