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Overacted

Revisado: 11-29-19

Michael Sheen is the new Brian Blessed! His variety of characters are pretty good but there's no variation in his intensity -whether Lyra's making a cup of tea or fighting off soldiers. He reads the book as if its written for 11 year olds - yet Lyra is 20 in this story. Disappointing.

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brilliant mess

Revisado: 09-25-14

Would you listen to The Bone Clocks again? Why?

i would read the bone clocks again - some of the readers ( 3 and 4 ) aren't that great.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Bone Clocks?

Too many to mention. A messy David Mitchell book is better than most writers best works. Im giving it a 5 star review to compensate for the ridiculous 1 star reviews, 4 is probably truer for me.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The readers are great until reader 3 and 4. Reader 3 struggles with accents and to compensate shouts them out - i had to keep adjusting the volume. Reader 4 (Crispsin H ) - well thats why i need to read the novel, as opposed to hear it, as the problem may be in the writing.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed and cried. Its a remarkable and bonkers book written by the greatest writer i have read - the writing alone held me- but there was an uneasy sense that he was losing the plot. The deus ex machina at the end is a balloon popper.

Any additional comments?

This book will suffer by comparison to "Cloud Atlas " whose structure and stylistic jumps it echoes. It will also suffer because so far David Mitchell has hardly put a foot wrong and created/channeled books beyond most authors wildest dreams. It is still a wonderful book but suffers from too high expectations - from me - and the many reviews Ive read.

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relativity

Revisado: 12-18-13

What did you love best about Savage Continent?

i have never read a history book that has managed so successfully to keep pulling the rug from under me. Evert time i thought i understood and sympathized with a country/a cause i would be shown things from another perspective. This is how history should be taught.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Savage Continent?

you won't forget this book in a hurry

What about John Lee’s performance did you like?

its fine - a little over enunciated for my liking

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

the whole book is moving, appalling ( i needed breaks) and even handed as far as i can tell. it is a fearsome examination of cycles of revenge that genuinely teaches something profound, rather than revel in apocalyptic pornagraphic imagery.

Any additional comments?

a profound study that opened my eyes to, among other things, the cold war.

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Pretty compulsive

Revisado: 06-29-13

Would you listen to The Twelve: A Novel again? Why?

No, I hardly ever do.

What did you like best about this story?

It grips . The characterizations pulled me in .

What didn’t you like about Scott Brick’s performance?

Hammy pre-war Shakespearean sing song delivery . Appalling.

If you could take any character from The Twelve: A Novel out to dinner, who would it be and why?

All the characterizations work for me in this genre

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Perfection

Revisado: 09-20-10

I feel like i have just discovered one of the greatest living novelists and can't wait to read more. Not a word is wasted. A high class read that rewards. Brilliantly read.

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Thespian

Revisado: 07-07-10

This book is soo frustrating. I can tell its exciting and well written, but as it goes on, I can't get past the awful narration. The reader has a tick- on every line, EVERY line, he drops the pitch of the last word. His voice carries an actorly dread throughout, which is wearisome and undermines the sections where that emotion is really needed. I end up approaching the book with dread and I'm not even past the first section. I doubt whether i will be able to finish it.

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