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Flanagan’s Run

By: Tom McNab
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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During the Depression, the ebullient American entrepreneur Charles Flanagan assembles 2,000 runners from all corners of the earth to run from Los Angeles to New York for prize-money of $150,000. Flanagan’s Trans-America runners face 3,000 miles, across the Mojave desert and the frozen Rockies, running a daily average of 50 miles for three months. The American sports establishment, however, is desperate to crush what it sees as a professional challenge to the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Every day is therefore a struggle for survival, for Flanagan himself as well as the runners. Flanagan’s Run is an epic tale, and a testimony to the strength of the human spirit.

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Would you listen to Flanagan's Run again? Why?

I don't normally listen to books more than once

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flanagan's Run?

The ending

Have you listened to any of Rupert Degas’s other performances? How does this one compare?

no,but will look for other books read by him

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

made me hold my breath a few times

Any additional comments?

not my usual book,but it was recommended and I am very glad,it was a very good listen

good story

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Would you listen to Flanagan's Run again? Why?

I would definitely listen to this again, I became quite addicted to the characters and wanting to know how the story would pan out. It's essentially about a running race across america, but there's alot more to the story and the relationships between the characters.

What did you like best about this story?

The ending! It really surprised me, but I think that was because the journey of the story had me hooked.

Which character – as performed by Rupert Degas – was your favourite?

Not sure, but it was narrated really well. It took me a while to get used to his accent, as I've listened to the Name of the Wind which he also narrated but he sounds completely different in this.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There were quite a few funny parts to the story which had me laughing and also one very sad part (but I didn't cry).

Any additional comments?

I was really surprised with how much I enjoyed this book and how I didn't want it to end.

Flanagan's Run

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I read this book years ago and audible is just as good I couldn’t put it down once I started.

A great book

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Suggested this book to my book group, was so pleased that most loved it and were delighted at recommendation. it's always such a thing to present one book a year to a select reading group and this was my choice.

it might take a while to get into the characters and what is happening then suddenly you find yourself sucked into an epic tale of running through all sorts of scenarios, landscapes, characters, shenanigans with Flanagan. :)

Fabulous book, brilliantly read - ahh Rupert Degas

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amazing story, I couldn't stop listening. the narrator is by far the best I've ever listened to

wow

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