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Name: Mark (United Kingdom)
Reviews Written: 2
Titles Rated: 15

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  • Blue Remembered Earth
    By Alastair Reynolds
    Narrated By Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
    Overall
    (103)
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    (2)
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    (2)
    One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where Africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease and poverty have been banished to history, Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his studies into the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But Geoffrey's family, the vast Akinya business empire, has other plans.
    UNABRIDGED 21 hrs and 43 mins
    Blue Remembered Earth | [Alastair Reynolds]
    Blue Remembered Earth
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    "WARNING: Listen to sample before buying!"
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    Being a big Reynolds fan (same as the first reviewer) I decided to ignore his comments the narrator could never be so bad as to put me off - I'm afraid he was but I couldn't get 30 minutes into it before turning off.
    My suggestion is to listen to the sampler first - some people may be OK with his voice and I am sure the book is great.

    10 of 14 people found this review helpful
  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
    By Haruki Murakami
    Narrated By Rupert Degas
    Overall
    (254)
    Performance
    (8)
    Story
    (8)
    Toru Okada is going through a difficult time. He is without a job, his cat has disappeared, and his wife is behaving strangely. Into this unbalanced world comes a variety of curious characters, a young girl sunbathing in a nearby garden; sisters who are very peculiar indeed; an old war veteran with a violent, disturbing story. Okada retreats to a deep well in a nearby house. And the story unfolds.
    UNABRIDGED 26 hrs and 6 mins
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | [Haruki Murakami]
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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    "Original and compelling"
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    It is rare these days to find a novel that is both original and utterly engaging, either the story is lost in the attempt to find new concepts or, more often, it strays into previously written territory. This novel is strange and wonderful - some of the ideas expressed are so bizarre that you wonder what is going on in Mr Murakami's head! Well whatever it is - I for one am grateful - this is a word of genius.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
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