Under Milk Wood Paperback – Illustrated, August 6, 2013

Dylan Thomas' master work has remained in print since it was written. I appreciated being ablt to find it but would have also liked an easier to read font.

Originally written for BBC radio, the rise and fall of the voices are like the slow roll of the ocean. After reading it, I wished that I had opted for the audiobook. Under Milk Wood would be spectacular when read aloud.The setting is a Welsh fishing village just tucking in for the night. From the first line, the dreamy lyrical prose captured my imagination, painting a clear picture of the locale and its residents.“To begin at the beginning:It is Spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters’-and-rabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea.”As I strolled through the sleeping town of Llareggub, I caught snippets of the things dreams are made of-from candy to crinoline and loving to laughable. I was drawn into each dreamer’s secret world by night and their curious routines by day.This play strikes all the right notes with laughter, heartache and even some naughty bits! Under Milk Wood is an engaging read.“You can hear the dew falling, and the hushed town breathing.”“Time passes. Listen. Time passes.Come closer now.Only you can hear the houses sleeping in the streets in the slow deep salt and the silent black, bandaged night.”

I've had Under Milk Wood for many years, and still read it for the sheer pleasure. But like a lot of other things, e.g. music, no matter how good it is, it won't appeal to you unless you like the style (so to speak). You either like or don't like brussels sprouts, kind of the same for Dylan Thomas. To describe the style? Wonderfully benign and harmless, funny, endearing, lyrical in the practical sense of making real the personalities of the characters, lyrical in the beautiful sense, entertaining, meaningful (if one cares to go here) in the sense of shining a light on how tiny the affairs of humans are (in other words, our affairs), and in that latter sense a tremendous relief that leaves one feeling good in the pit of their stomach. For those whom it may suit, an incredibly enjoyable and memorable piece of poetic prose that you will enjoy for many years. Just a sheer pleasure to read.Jim Heckman

I loved the imagery and word play. I really loved Llareggub even the name was "cleaned up".

Ce n'est pas un livre facile d'accès même pour la fac, je ne manque pas de vocabulaire mais il y a trop de personnages.