Weaveworld

Fabulous book and very well read. Well worth a try. Clive Barker has a way with words and an awesome imagination.

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Terrible scouse accent

Simon Vance read everything else in this audio book brilliantly so well done. However, as a born and bred Scouser I have to say his Liverpool accent is dreadful and as such spoilt the audio book for me. I had read the novel many years ago and truly believe it should have been a movie. But I'm afraid Simon would never get the lead. Sorry mate!

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Much ado about nothing

What did you like best about Weaveworld? What did you like least?

The story set off at a detailed and intricate pace, then continued the same. Not impressed.

What could Clive Barker have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Opened the story more quickly.

What does Simon Vance bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Don't know. I got an hour, maybe two into it, then gave up. I shall return this book.

Did Weaveworld inspire you to do anything?

Go outside and complete my irrigation pipe system instead of listening to it.

Any additional comments?

This is a much hyped tale that, frankly, didn't live up to the hype. I expected something along the lines of Deborah Harkness, but with much darker undertones. I was bored bored bored. There was no early hook after the episode with the first viewing of the carpet (which promised much to come). I shall return this book.

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nice story. a bit of everything

narration very good. now i'll need another barking book. revisit imajica perhaps. thank you for this gem.

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Amazingly wonderful and special ...

On recommendation from a good friend I was passed a battered book. I got the audio book and devoured it. A wonderful tail which is so tantalising close it feels almost true ... am I a cuckoo ... perhaps I am???

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An Unending Tale, That Goes Nowhere and Back

Clive Barker has a knack of telling tales that would otherwise not work under another less capable author. Unfortunately Weaveworld is so bloated with the unnecessary, that the story gets lost in the detail and detracts from what otherwise might be a fun ride through a strange magic world.

The story follows a number of characters that are caught in the majesty of the Weaveworld, a hiding place for magic. Created to hold the people of this magic world and hide them from an evil, the scourge.

Following a number of twists and turns, in which the book could have quite happily concluded several times, the people of magic and humanity must work together to hide from and maybe even kill the evil that hunts them.

Weaveworld is well written and Barker is clearly accomplished, but that comes with certain responsibilities to oneself. Not unlike Stephen King's recent efforts, the inability to reign in the imagination has turned this creative story into a dull and tiring affair that I couldn't wait to finish.

The adventure is contained in only a few chapters, which are exciting and enthralling. The rest is a mixture of unneeded character development and travel. The anticipation and world building isn't enough to keep the reader entertained and the detail covers any real pace the book could have had.

If you like to get lost in a story, then there is plenty to get lost in. If you however want an interesting read/listen from start to finish then this is not for you, and wasn't for me.

Simon Vance is his effervescent self and does a wonderful job. Bar one character, an ill advised, stereotypically offensive Chinese accent. Why the producer let that slip, who knows. The rest of the performance however was perfect.

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great

brilliant as always
love clive barker and the narrator brings the story to life x

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just amazing

the story pulls you in from the start. a real Clive Barker classsic

will be listening again soon. 10/10

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Couldn’t finish, unfortunately Vance was poor

I love Simon Vance, but he cannot do a Liverpudlian accent at all. The characters become jarring and almost comical, which left me unable to get into the book. I did try, to the point where Audible won’t give me a refund.
I suggest if you love Simon Vance, skip this version. I would like to try another version of this audio book

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Fiction at its best.

Just how imaginative the story was. Clive Barker at his very best. This was my second visit to the WeaveWorld, and still I find it a compelling read.

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