
Nineteen Seventy Seven
Red Riding Quartet
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Narrated by:
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Saul Reichlin
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By:
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David Peace
If you thought fiction couldn't get darker than then think again. Nineteen Seventy Seven, the second installment of the Red Riding Quartet, is one long nightmare.
It's heroes - the half decent copper Bob Fraser and the burnt-out hack Jack Whitehead - would be considered villains in most people's books. Fraser and Whitehead have one thing in common though; they're both desperate men dangerously in love with Chapeltown prostitutes.
And as the summer moves remorselessly towards the bonfires of Jubilee Night, the killings accelerate and it seems as if Fraser and Whitehead are the only men who suspect or care that there may be more than one killer at large.
Out of the horror of true crime, David Peace has fashioned a work of terrible beauty. David Peace (born 1967) is an English author.
He was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in 2003 and won the 2004 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. Also known for his novels GB84 and The Damned United, the latter was made into a feature film starring Michael Sheen.
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A rough trip so bring a cushion!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The Red Riding Quartet overall is excellent and deserves a good readership. It's definitely not for everybody, but lots of stuff isn't so whatever.What did you like best about this story?
The presentation of The Year 1977 itself--the Jubilee, the sense of social breakdown. Very much engaged with a very turbulent and unsettling moment of British history. In my view, this quality makes 1977 the most rewarding book of the series.What about Saul Reichlin’s performance did you like?
Reichlin is all-around superb as a reader of the Quartet. I do kind of wish, for this book, there'd been 2 readers--one for each narrator--since Peace is overall not very good at distinguishing between the "voices" of his various characters, which can cause extra confusion when listening. But it's not a huge deal.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Already been done.Any additional comments?
Readers of 1974 will find 1977 more challenging, partly because a lot of what happens in 1974 is only vaguely and tangentially dealt with in 1977. But persevere. It's worth it.Harder than "1974" but don't give up!
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I want more! Can't wait for the last two in the series.
Atmospheric, dark tale.
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Truly, these books are not for everyone. They are absolutely horrifying, the stuff of nightmares, but they are also very beautifully thought out and executed.
Elevates True Crime Fiction to Literature
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not getting any better
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