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interesting and mildly thought provoking

Revisado: 08-12-22

a good listen and an interesting story. A mix of personal anecdotes and socio political observation/critique. Some is lightly thought provoking, some just entertaining. A bit unstructured but not in a confusing way, just in a 'collection of pivotal moments' way

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interesting, informative, inspiring

Revisado: 01-02-22

interesting, informative, entertaining, inspiring. I really enjoyed listening, I learnt a lot more about the great artist Paul Simon and his creative pathways. Malcom Gladwell and Bruce Headlam are great to listen to, and top communicators. Well worth listening.

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good fun, poignant social commentary, great narrat

Revisado: 10-20-21

Fun and entertaining. Really enjoyed listening to it. Sharp social commentary told through a very fluffy storyline... filled with people I don't know from my own world, at all! I definitely enjoyed it more after listening to an interview with John Boyne about his experience being lambasted in the social media following his book 'My Brother's Name is Jessica'. The context gave this story, The Echo Chamber, a much deeper resonance for me. Richard E Grant is an EXCELLENT narrator, now firmly in my top 3 (maybe top 2).

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wow. just excellent

Revisado: 09-27-21

I loved this, highly recommended. The imaginative, evocative and very lifelike story, the absolutely beautiful and journeying writing of David Malouf, bundled together by Paul English, one of the top 3 narrators I've heard. The ending parceled up more quickly, in a more poetically distant or reminiscing tone than I expected from the rest of it. I will definitely read another David Malouf (next time as a book) - and definitely seek out other books narrated by Paul English. if you're pondering, then do it :)

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worth listening to

Revisado: 09-23-21

definitely a good read listen. I had mixed responses to the content but at the end it felt like time very well spent. Great having the author reading her own work too - she has a voice that is very easy to engage with, and of course her interpretation of the writing is unquestionable

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EXCELLENT story

Revisado: 08-14-21

Really imaginative and, for me, educational. Clever, witty - even laugh out loud funny at times, despite the intense content. I loved this story. I also koved the first narrator Mark Bramhall, the whole story came alive in his hands The biggest weak point was the third narrator Rustam Kasymov who sounded like a robot. I kept disengaging and having to rewind to listen again; or fighting the urge to fast forward; very frustrating, I can't understand how he was kept... I should have bought the book to read his parts instead, and may still do because the story really is great. (the second narrator Beata Pozniak is fine - not great but not bad)

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okay story very well read - 3.5 stars

Revisado: 06-26-21

creative and interesting novel but with a strong romanticised/idealised edge and lacking nuance. still worth listening to, engaging and well read. I would give it 3 1/2 stars if halves were possible

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listen to this one - it's a great audiobook

Revisado: 03-23-21

I'm always reticent to give anything five stars, however there really isn't anything that I think should have been different.

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reasonably entertaining

Revisado: 12-03-20

Started out well and in a setting with which I am unfamiliar which made it more interesting. Also some interesting twists in the plot to keep the attention. But it became progressively bogged in The Importance and Heartache of Parenting without enough substance to fill out that tired story.

The narrator was good with accents and variance for neutral or male or female sounding voices and it worked really well. But she added WAY too much emotional tone for my liking, at times making the characters petulant and emotionally wobbly or self indulgent when that's not how I interpretted the text. it grated a lot when the narrators tone conflicted significantly with how I was hearing the text. I like narration that allows flexibility for listener interpretation, and room to read / hear other nuances, especially when it's not the character directly speaking.

overall it was an ok listen and I definitely wouldn't return it as I have done with other audio books. But I wouldn't recommend it to friends and retrospectively I wouldn't have chosen this book for myself.

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excellent narration, engaging story

Revisado: 11-07-20

one of the best narrators I've heard, with a story at all too late between melodramatic and drawn out through to gripping and deep. Initially feels almost like a soapy, then quickly takes a dive into broader social commentary and sharp observation of life. but gets bogged down around the third quarter, in tracking 1 persons struggle to progress. Overall a story told through vivid characters and engaging, interesting plot. The narrator is awesome which really helps

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