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Lost Horizon

By: James Hilton
Narrated by: Michael de Morgan
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Celebrating the 70th anniversary of this magical and well-loved classic. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travelers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.

©2010 James Hilton (P)2010 Audible Ltd Action & Adventure Classics China

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As a child. I had a video tapped off of the television. The Lost Horizon. It was a 70s film. most beautifully done and very underrated! Johm Guilgud acted in it, Burt Bacharach composed the music and the songs were beautiful. I had the soundtrack of songs on tape too! So through out the listening of this book I have had the fondness of those memories. However, without that I'm not sure what a listener would feel or even think of it. It is a magical story in part. I had to speed the reading up as it was read too slowly for me to enjoy. 1.05x seemed to help for those who need to know. An excellently read book though. And for those of us who may think differently and broader in terms of human history I recommend :)

An intriguing story

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For me, the build up could have been shorter and full of less holes, but the book is of its time (which is quite charming!). The supporting characters are flat as pancakes. It is narrated in full 1930s style (again, charming). Jumps from 2 dimensions to 3 (or 4? Or more?) in an instant (a trait of the book's time - so... charming 🤔).

A very warm, accessible, simple, complicated, enjoyable, informative and relevant book.

... but... Ayem only part way through...!

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Wonderful story beautifully narrated.
I'd heard of Shangri la but couldn't place it till I came across this.
The underlying narrative even more prescient today.
Of a civilisation on the eve of destruction and an island of hope on which mans cultural heritage resides.
I liked the narrator's long pauses between sentences.
Might not be everyone's cup of tea.

Hotel California

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Has Michael de Morgan never heard a woman speak?

The story is wonderful, but the narration is so unintentionally funny that it twists the mood of the tale. The Chinese/Tibetan accents are funny enough, but when he does Miss Brinklow it is laugh out loud funny & very Monty Python. It is almost worth buying for the hilarious narration, but I think it would serve the story better to have a different narrator.

Narration is unintentionally hilarious

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This is a strange and beautiful book.. I find my self wondering if it is a dream .. or is this world of suffering and war the dream.. and the story of paradise lost...for love..
Certainly something that asks questions.. does it answer them? Full of mystery

Blue moon.. a story or a dream

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