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Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run
- From Common Man to Ironman
- Narrated by: Gregory St. John
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for Best New Writer of the Year - The British Sports Book Awards 2012
This book is both a lesson in true grit and determination, but its goal is one that is attainable. Andy isn't a sporting superstar, he holds down a nine-to-five job and all the pressures that go with it; he isn’t blessed with speed and talent; there are no multi-million pound sponsorship deals; yet this remarkable "common man" is inspiring in a way that some of today’s sporting superstars have forgotten how to be. You wouldn’t recognize Andy in the street, yet his story provides valuable lessons to us all: "Never give up" and "Anything is possible".
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- Leigh
- 27-07-13
Listen to the Sample before you buy PLEASE !!!!!
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If Andy Holgate read it himself, or to be honest any other Brit.
Gregory St. John’s performance is absolutely appalling. In my opinion the Author should sue.
What did you like best about this story?
The Story it's self is a light hearted look at what the author went through to fulfill his goals, so as stories go its alright.
Would you be willing to try another one of Gregory St. John’s performances?
to be honest.........NO
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
good honest down to earth story, I would consider the sequel as long as the narrator is changed
Any additional comments?
Americans attempting British accents tend to do it badly BEWARE
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- Peter
- 19-06-13
READ the book! the narration will offend your ears
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The time was painfully spent, much as I wanted to know the story I couldn't cope with the truly awful narration. If Gregory St. John had stuck to his own accent the experience would have been immeasurably improved. Not since Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins has the English language been so cruelly mistreated. If it were possible to give minus 'stars' for the narration I would have done so.
How could the performance have been better?
Silence!
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- MR
- 29-07-13
STOP... listen before you buy
What would have made Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run better?
A better narrator. I wish I had read reviews, it is unlistenable.
What could Andy Holgate have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Chosen a better narrator.
Would you be willing to try another one of Gregory St. John’s performances?
NO
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Annoyance.
Any additional comments?
This looked like it was going to be a really good book, but I couldn't get through 30 seconds with this narrator despite multiple tries.
I would like a refund for this, you literally can't listen to it.
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- Matthew
- 08-08-13
Awful Narration
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone that can zone out of the narration and listen to the story.
Someone who doesn't know the correct way to pronounce half the geography of England
What other book might you compare Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run to, and why?
Iron War, Life without Limits.
What didn’t you like about Gregory St. John’s performance?
Nothing its appalling and in need of an English lesson.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The story its self was good and enjoyable
Any additional comments?
We need more English narrators
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- Harry The Spider
- 11-09-16
A great story poorly told
Where does Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Honestly? Last.
What other book might you compare Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run to, and why?
From Fat Man to Green Man, because of the story. An out of shape ordinary man achieves a phenomenal feat.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Gregory St. John?
The narrator for Fat Man to Green Man. Gregory St. John is unlistenable
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. I couldn't listen to it for more than 5 minutes.
Any additional comments?
Everyone was right. Listen to a sample before you buy! The story's great, I've read it. This narration may be ok for others, for me it was stilted, and just, well, awful.
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- D. Salmons
- 30-01-22
Couldn’t have been worse if narrated by a robot
I have read the book several times over the years, and the sequel, and thought I would treat myself to having someone else read it to me. I cannot believe how awful the narration of this book is - the narrator is worse than if a computer just read out the text. It has completely destroyed any hope I had of enjoying this book again.
Why on earth did they get this person to narrate? Probably paid a good amount as well for essentially doing a damn awful job.
I she. Only listened to the first few paragraphs and will consign it to the ‘only listen to when I’m deaf’ category.
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- Potence
- 03-01-21
Great story but...
Great story but the narration.
Got place names miss pronounced, miss pronounced words, missed the flow of the writing, didn’t pre-read to get work out the rhythm and pace of the book.
Sentences seemingly finish in odd places but then the rest of the words are oddly added in.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-10-20
Why have an American fake a poor English accent?
Who thought an American pretending to be English was a good idea to narrate this story? I gave up with the audio book as the fake accent and mispronounced words drove me bananas. The author deserved better than this, very poor. I bought the kindle version instead. I give the story 5 stars and would give the narration no stars if I could.
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- Mr AP Doherty
- 26-09-19
Dire narration, not a bad book.
Interesting book and story but sadly the narration is like a cross between judge Rinder and Alan Carr, flitting between the two mid work. Sadly the awful mispronunciation of even simple words is distracting.
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- Larsist
- 30-07-19
Narrator is so bad it is funny
Good story, a lot cliches but honest. Difficult to get through with the constant pronunciation errors
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