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Cape Grimm
- De: Carmel Bird
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower, Nicki Paull
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
On the far northwest coast of Tasmania at Cape Grimm lies the isolated and idiosyncratic community of Skye, which practises a religion that reveres the imagination. One clear evening in 1992 all the inhabitants enter the church hall, where they are locked in and burned alive. They have been persuaded to do this by a young man called Caleb Mean - also known as El Nino, the Christ Child.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too self-referential
- De Tina en 08-02-05
- Cape Grimm
- De: Carmel Bird
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower, Nicki Paull
Dreamlike and compelling
Revisado: 02-07-15
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The summary of this book would lead you to expect a typical overdramatic story about a fringe cult driven to mass suicide. Instead, it's a haunting reminiscence by the people who have survived the event and who are now trying to fit the story of what happened at Skye into the narrative of their own lives. The book won't satisfy people who want a story that confirms how weird cults are, and it won't satisfy people who want a fast-paced action/rescue narrative. It will be deeply satisfying to listeners who think about what happens after a tragic event to those who were directly and indirectly touched by it. It's a story that celebrates the power of the imagination while recognizing that it can have dark consequences.
This is also a book for someone who wants to feel immersed in the landscape of the story - Carmel Bird's beautiful prose and the astonishing synchronicity of the two narrators really bring the listener deep into the world of Skye.
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