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Snow Falling on Cedars

By: David Guterson
Narrated by: Peter Marinker
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Publisher's summary

Heavy snow falls on San Piedro and impedes the progress of Kabuo Miyomoto's trial. Hatsue, Kabuo's wife and Ishmael, a journalist on the case, find themselves reckoning with the past and their lost love.
©1996 David Guterson (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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Excellent story, great narration

Wonderful description that creates word pictures in my mind while listening. However there was so much repetition of thoughts and words in the book the result is just too long.

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Great

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The author has a gift and the reader had the perfect voice for the job!

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Astonishing

Guterson is everything a writer should be. This story is deep and wide. Characters are revealed bit by bit as he delves into their past. He draws in the influence of WW2, ten years past in this story, as well as the cultural tensions of a Pacific NW island in a narrative centred around the murder trial of a fisherman. On top of an incredible tapestry of personalities and history he layers a freak storm that takes the town to it's limits.

It's beautifully read by Peter Marinker who does a great job of bringing each character their own voice without getting too special. For a guy with a relatively gruff voice his treatment of female characters is particularly noteworthy for it's seamless integration.

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Several pages missing from narration

The narrator jumps, skipping pages here and there, as he goes. Towards the end, chapter 31 and 32 of the original book, are swallowed up in Chapter 30 in the audible version.

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Good book, strange pronunciation

Would you consider the audio edition of Snow Falling on Cedars to be better than the print version?

I think the print version was better, but I usually do for any book.

What three words best describe Peter Marinker’s performance?

A bit distracting

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

not really

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The reader's frequent mispronunciation of words was distracting, and was his speaking as young men and girls was a bit annoying. I don't think I would get another book narrated by him.

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