
The Ghost Writer
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Roger Rees
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By:
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Robert Harris
Adam Lang has been Britain’s longest serving—and most controversial—prime minister of the last half century. And now that he’s left office, he’s accepted one of history’s largest cash advances to compose a tell-all (or at least, tell-some) memoir of his life and years of power.
As pressure mounts for Lang to complete this magnum opus, he hires a professional ghostwriter to finish the book. As he sets to work, the ghostwriter discovers many more secrets than Lang intends to reveal, secrets with the power to alter world politics - secrets with the power to kill.
Tense, gripping, and savvy, The Ghost Writer puts forth all the author’s long-term know-how about high stakes politics, journalism, and governmental deception. Set in America, on Martha’s Vineyard, The Ghost Writer is Harris’s finest foray into political fiction since Fatherland.
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Critic reviews
- Thriller Award, Best Novel, 2008
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The tension stays taut from the first page despite the fact that personal memoirs of statesmen tend to be dreadfully dull (i.e. This ghost writer knows what sells.)
Excellent narration and editing (i.e. no distracting noises with a perfectly matched voice to the character)
It's good, no wonder they made a movie out of it.
A Real Thriller
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A compelling narrative
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Classic Harris
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Worth a credit
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politicalthriller
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Great story, distracting accents
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tens and fun
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One of my favorite books!
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This story is narrated by the man who is a professional ghostwriter. He has been hired by a publishing company to complete a political memoir on a former British Prime Minister. The prior ghostwriter has just died. Harris has the regular story plot going, but underneath he has a subtler serious discussion about political memoires, truth, the use or abuse of power, international law and politics. Also, there is a on going discussion about the role of ghostwriting. I found the story interesting and it did start me thinking about the topic.
The book is almost nine hours. Roger Rees does an excellent job narrating the book. Rees is a Welsh actor as well as an audiobook narrator. Rees has won the Olivier and Tony Awards as well as the Obie Award.
Intriguing
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What made the experience of listening to The Ghost Writer the most enjoyable?
Loved the experience of this story, loved the performance, yet couldn't get beyond the idea that the CIA is apparently now the focus of evil in the modern world. (So by extension is the USA?) They murder at will, torture, freely engage in international mayhem just like the old KGB. This is a yarn, very well told, unexpected ending, excellent in every way...except for the premise, which I overlooked in order to enjoy this storyteller's art.What other book might you compare The Ghost Writer to and why?
Don't know.What does Roger Rees bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He becomes the protagonist. He is perfect for this part.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No chance of that. Listened to it in the car, to and fro shopping and work. Sometimes at home.CIA so evil?
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