Chasing the end of the rainbow.

Crying Over Spilt Light is a curious, well written and narrated book, sparse whilst still being replete with detail, rather beautiful, as when the author describes the dust mites in the air. It is a book of contrasts.
So, too, is the narration by Denise Kahn. Her very pleasant, soothing voice s well paced and modulated and her voicings of the protagonists distinctive, sympathetic and true to life. At the same time, she manages to induce a feeling of one that is mechanical, one tonal, despite being anything but. Most intriguing.

The story is a simple one - a physicist is attempting to find the equation to tie up light to facilitate the building of a quantum computer and, at the same time, earn himself a Nobel prize. But after years of trying he still cannot find that Eureka moment. A friend recommends his hiring a Muse to eliminate distractions. And she does - toys, pictures and people.
The writing style is at first confusing, segments moving and interspersing themselves in time. It needs a careful listen (or two) but it is short, engaging and worth the effort. A parable.

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Great story

This is a brilliant story, but I really couldn't get on twith the narrator as she read it very monotonously Don;t let this put you off though as it is still a great book

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Good but disappointing.

Don’t get me wrong, the author George Saoulidis got a great story here but I had to listen to it three times to understand it and what is going on.
I believe that there are two problems with this book, the first is easy: awful narration, the second I’m having a hard time putting my finger on it but I know it’s there because after listening to it three times and finally getting the complete picture it was brilliant a truly masterpiece which I believe needs to be redone because people deserve to hear about this excellent story and understand it easily.

About recommending this audiobook I really can’t say, great story but needs retelling.



In exchange for an honest review I’ve received this audiobook.

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Short story

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I wouldn't because of narration and I didn't enjoy story that much. Maybe audiobook just needed more in-depth explanations.

If you’ve listened to books by George Saoulidis before, how does this one compare?

I haven't

What aspect of Denise Kahn’s performance might you have changed?

Intonation. Voice was lacking emotions.

Could you see Crying over Spilt Light being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Don't think so.

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Would have worked better as part of an anthology

While this was a fairly interesting listen, the world felt a bit too sparse and it would probably have worked better if it had been part of a collection of short stories set in the same world that would have allowed the author more time to build it up.

The story mainly focused on Yanni, a theoretical physicist struggling to make a crucial breakthrough, while being haunted by an Einstein quote "A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of thirty will never do so" as his own thirtieth birthday is rapidly approaching. In an attempt to help him out, his friend suggests he gets a Muse, an android assistant designed to optimise his life to eliminate anything that could distract him from making progress with his work, but is everything as it first seems?

The narrator did a reasonable job with this book, but didn't really elevate a book that could have benefited from it.

Overall, this is a decent short listen, but the shorter format doesn't really do the larger world justice.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

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