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Black Swan Green

By: David Mitchell
Narrated by: Kristopher Milnes
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The dazzling novel from critically acclaimed David Mitchell.

Shortlisted for the 2006 Costa Novel Award

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2006

January, 1982. Thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor - covert stammerer and reluctant poet - anticipates a stultifying year in his backwater English village. But he hasn't reckoned with bullies, simmering family discord, the Falklands War, a threatened gypsy invasion and those mysterious entities known as girls. Charting 13 months in the black hole between childhood and adolescence, this is a captivating novel, wry, painful and vibrant with the stuff of life.

©2006 David Mitchell (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Coming of Age Genre Fiction Fiction

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Was hooked from the off, fantastic acting and story. Some sentences so compelling I had to wind back and listen again.

Brilliant on all account

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I loved The Bone Clocks, Slade House, and Cloud Atlas although the latter was a bit of a slog. I think I've read everything else in his back catalog apart from this and I was left disappointed. This had actually been sat on my shelf in its physical form for years as I couldn't bring myself to read it because I was just so put off after such a strong start with books that really connected with me.

however, I have been pleasantly surprised by this audio rendition of Black swan green. I really enjoyed the story and the narration was excellent. top marks. I hope to read another David Mitchell book that captures me again because when it's good, it's really really good.

finally another David Mitchell book that I actually like

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The story of a young teen navigating his way through school and family life and making sense of the world around him. Great narration which is very expressive and empathetic to the character. One of David Mitchell most simple but most effective books, with some of his beautiful metaphors. A wonderful audible journey.

Pitch perfect

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Funny, sad, uncanny. This book started off well and grew on me more and more until the end. Absolutely loved it.

Superb

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A light story of a picked-on schoolchild, echoing themes churned out in mediocre novels like a sausage machine, but this is deceptively good. Set in 1982, a year I remember extremely well, it captures the period beautifully down to the last detail. Possibly my favourite of half a dozen of David MItchell's books.

Deceptively good

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