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Men at Arms
- Discworld, Book 15
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Series: Discworld (abridged), Book 15, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork City Watch (abridged), Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Norman
- 12-08-18
abridge lacks the detail
the unabridge version is 3 times longer and more enjoyable. try the Nigel Planner version.
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- Steffan
- 05-08-17
thouroghly enjoyed this story again.
The guards are my favourite characters, closely followed by the witches. can't wait to listen to the next one.
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- Miss L.
- 30-12-18
Incredible story -completely ruined by absolutely AWEFUL narrator. Please get Stephen Briggs to re-do.
This narrator completely ruined this wonderful book for me :( He was just AWEFUL! The one voice and accent which he does do very well is Lady Sybil, he does her marvelously. However; Vimes, Colon, Vetinari, Carrot, many other minor characters and especially Angua are absolutely AWEFUL. Dreadful. I love this story so much but I can get no enjoyment from this recording, it is just so incredibly terrible. PLEASE, please get Stephen Briggs to re-do this book. He is the only one who does everyone’s accent and voice perfectly.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Jacobus
- 29-12-09
A listening pleasure
If it wasn't for the way Tony Robinson read Men at Arms, it might not have been so enjoyable. While the abridgement looses a lot of the Prachett wit, and at times makes it difficult to follow the story, Robinson makes up for these shortfalls.
It is almost unbelievable when you listen to this audio book, to think that it is not a dramatised production. Robinson brings every character to life with the changes in his voice. Not once did I feel that his interpretation missed the the essence of Pratchett's characters.
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- jiovanni
- 08-11-18
audio skipping like a lightly scratched record
the story is funny and the story teller is amazing! but the audio skips from time to time like a lightly scratched record.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kelly
- 26-11-10
A pleasant revisit
After three Pratchetts read by Robinson, I took a break and explored other authors, other narrators. Some were brilliant and others not quite so. But coming back with Men at Arms - and picking one to revisit was difficult, trust me - was like coming home to a familiar world with its many and sundry characters. What I love about him is that of the three City Watch novels I've listened to, all the relevant characters have remained consistent - something I've discovered which a lot of other narrators have trouble with, even within the same book.