Bob Shattuck
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The Romantic
- A Novel
- By: William Boyd
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning, internationally best-selling author, a beguiling romp of a novel, at once intimate and panoramic, about the adventures and misadventures of a nineteenth-century everyman.
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Read the Author's Note first, not in the audiobook
- By Paul Haahr on 12-02-23
- The Romantic
- A Novel
- By: William Boyd
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
This story has a ring of truth.
Reviewed: 12-21-23
This novel is rich in detail, about characters, with a plausible plot, numerous locations, languages and it is exquisitely read.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.
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Outstanding
- By Alan on 03-28-11
- A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
My favorite book. My favorite performance.
Reviewed: 10-31-19
I read A Prayer For Owen Meany many years ago - more than once in fact - in print twice and later as an audio book. It has always been my favorite John Irving book. I just listened to this audible selection and I was surprised how fresh and politically relevant it remains today and how beautifully and lovingly it is read by Mr. Barrett. What he can do with his voice in the this book is simply magical.
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