Nearly perfect
The only thing missing is a way to mark your place in the poem. It would be a very good addition. Otherwise it’s totally brilliant.
Interactive Notes Inaccurate to Touch
When you touch on a highlighted part, the note does not pop up. You have to touch around the highlighted part—left, right, above, below and everywhere in between—to get the note to pop up. Very frustrating! Sent a support note to the devs. Let’s see whether and how soon they will fix it.
iPad OS 16.3.1; iPad Air 5th gen.
Other than the “Perspectives” section, the content seems to be OK.
iPad OS 16.3.1; iPad Air 5th gen.
Other than the “Perspectives” section, the content seems to be OK.
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Really exceptional content
You get a lot of bang for your buck with this app, including a filmed reading of the poem by Fiona Shaw and readings by many other famous actors such ad Alec Guiness. In may come as a surprise to learn T S Eliot‘s own oft cited reading of the wasteland is actually not that good as he completely fails to convey the many different voices who are speaking in the poem. My advice: listen to a proper actor reading it and get this app
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Beautiful
Grateful for this. And would love to see more like it.
Brilliant
I have watched Fiona Shaw's performance at least a dozen times and am always floored.
Great App
It's beautifully put together. Handy if you're studying this for English Literature.
A Model For Presenting Literature
This app offers a model for presenting literary works in all their richness on a mobile device. I love the readings by several actors, and the scholarly interpretations deepen our appreciation.
Touch press has shown us what can be done, both with this app and the one on Shakespeare's sonnets. I have been waiting, waiting, waiting, wandering through the vast waste land of the App Store looking for more apps that illuminate and present literary works in this way. Please, I will buy them.
Touch press has shown us what can be done, both with this app and the one on Shakespeare's sonnets. I have been waiting, waiting, waiting, wandering through the vast waste land of the App Store looking for more apps that illuminate and present literary works in this way. Please, I will buy them.
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Astonishingly rich
A beautiful app, assembled with love for the poet and his reader. Best alum for money.
Waste of time
There is absolutely no point in downloading this enormous file: it offers no improvement to the original.
Why the update?
This is an excellent app but why are we saddled with a full (1 hour here) download just for a nice new video preview in the app store? Nuisance value has demoted from 5 to 3 stars on this occasion. I have another app from Touch Press that is going to follow on in the same way. Please don’t do this again.
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The Waste Land
Stunning. A blueprint for all poetry apps. I cannot commend the producers of this app highly enough.
The Wasteland
I have just purchased this app. I am delighted with how much content it has. Looking forward to studying this very difficult poem.
Too bad the update won't
Hubby liked the app, but the April update won't update. No response to my query about this from the developer. I notice it's come down in price a lot since I purchased it. Whats the point of updates if they won't update?
Poem came alive
This app made the poem come alive for me, especially the video. it makes full use of the iPad's capabilities. I would love to see more of the same with the Four Quartets and other works of literature...
Needs a Fix
Sound stopped working after about a day. Very disappointing, felt like I threw my money away.
The Waist Land
What a delight! I keep coming back to this App time and time again! Well worth the purchase, thank you!
What?
Audio will to work!
Fabulous
Had no problems running this on the first iPad produced. This is, for me, a first example of proper alternative to a book. To see videos, hear alternative readings of the work and be able to explore the manuscript over and above having the text to read is fascinating. Apps have just gone up a level. Thank you to the makers.
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Outstanding...Thank You
I am reviewing this poem, again, with a friend, and this app with its multiple readings and perspectives gives such a richness to the experience.
I also appreciate being able to add my notes alongside.
I also appreciate being able to add my notes alongside.
Superb Literature App
This app is brilliant and really brings to life one of the most important works of the early 20th Century. Fiona Shaw's performance is simply breathtaking and the extra material is truly fascinating! This app is worth every cent for the T.S. Eliot devotee!
