Warm humour from a terrific storyteller

I've yet to come across a Holt novel I haven't enjoyed. His asides and similes are out of the top draw of British humour. Of course the narrator's performance adds to this, but the material is luxuriant.

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Not his best.

I love Tom Holt. His weird mind has produced 4 of my top ten books. Unfortunately this just isn't as good. I hope this just a blip. I await his next a little less enthusiastically.

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Weird !

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it's a bit weird but if you like that sort of thing you will love this.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The chickens - don't ask !!

What does Ray Sawyer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Life to the characters.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

What came first !!

Any additional comments?

You need to listen to the book to understand a few of the comments !!

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Engage your Holtiness....

Where does Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

If ever you need a break from life, Tom Holt will always provide a space for you to retire in to. This book is well up to his normal standard and I will keep it within easy reach in my listening library.

What did you like best about this story?

Tom Holt continues to demonstrate his ability to take a concept and run backwards with it; laughing and challenging you to join him.

What about Ray Sawyer’s performance did you like?

I think it might be a challenge to deliver a Tom Holt. Ray Sawyer does the job... He doesn't get in the way of the story, which is what you really want.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Multidimensional conveyancing for the 21st Century.

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Chickens and all that!

If you could sum up Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages in three words, what would they be?

They way Mr Holt wove together quantum science, time travel and philosophy together,is a gift that I wish I had.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mr Gogerty

Which character – as performed by Ray Sawyer – was your favourite?

I loved the sow especially her faith that all her piglets were in good places in life. A believe that paid out like a winning lottery ticket.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes I wanted to listen to it in one sitting and enjoyed every micro second of it

Any additional comments?

I am still not sure the chicken and egg issue was answered

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Unusual & very enjoyable!

Purchased this book on a whim as it would not fall under any of the genres I would normally be interested in, but am so glad I did as it kept me intrigued & keen to see what happened next!
The choice of narrator was spot on as he played the parts of both female & male so well,& injected each persons part with their own individual character & when humour showed its face from time to time he brought that too the fore...
I have never read any of this writers books before but look forward to doing so again!

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Some magic you can believe in!

This is the 4th or 5th title of Tom Holt's that I've had the pleasure of experiencing but the first I've had as an audiobook. Either way it's another excellent story where even the plainest of characters have the most adventures and you are kept guessing and wondering until the end of the book where the mysteries are revealed in the most inventive and amusing of ways.

While listening to this one, i was asked about the story and anyone who hadn't read one of these before looked at me in complete bewilderment as i spoke of pigs and chickens and things that seemed downright silly. To anyone who has read any in his collection however it's only expected that the weird and wonderful will certainly come to life.

I enjoyed Ray Sawyer's narration and interpretation of each character, this defiantly helped in building a picture of each of them individually and aiding the escapism which is always something i crave in books, paper or audio.

Having read a few of Holt's books prior to downloading this, I was pleased to be able to hear that characters from other titles were still involved in 'the Trade'.

This is a book which can be enjoyed by anyone whether you've experienced Holt before or not, you must be willing however to open your mind to magic, mystery and farm animals that have more sense than perhaps you first thought!

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kinda bizarre, but not bad

very metaphysical, playing with time and space to make a very British comedy. not the best work of fiction, but idle fun.

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Brilliantly preformed audiobook

Would you listen to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages again? Why?

I loved how the plot developed. Holt has an amazing talent for mixing the weird with the everyday. And when you think things couldn't get any more strange, they invariably do. I'm not sure exactly how satisfied I am with the plot resolution. It seems to make sense as long as you dont examine it too closely, but with the amount of crazy unexplained stuff in this book, I can forgive it for being a little hazy in its explanation.

What other book might you compare Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages to, and why?

Holt's style is similar to Douglas Adams. It has the drab every day british people in extremely unusual circumstances and it backs its sci-fi "science" up with pretty sound in world logic. Also not too dissimilar from Pratchett in that respect.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

My favourite parts of the book were the numerous 'twists' - real "what the heck am I listening to?" moments where things just get an order of magnitude weirder.

I really liked the opening chapter with the pig. Very well written and I love the logic of a highly intelligent being with a limited perspective, almost, but not quite, getting to the truth.

Any additional comments?

Ray Sawyer brings this book to life. Its more of a 13 hour radio play than an audiobook. So often I hear narrators clearly get the intonation wrong on some of their lines (understandable when they're in a studio all day for days at a time) but Sawyer nails every character and line (despite not really being able to do a welsh accent!).

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Very Surreal

This book is very Surreal and also very VERY funny. If you have read and enjoyed the writings of Spike Milligan, you will Love this!

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