The Humorist
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The Humorist
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Narrated by:
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Russell Kane
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Russell Kane
About this listen
Survivor, genius, critic. Murderer. Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill....
©2012 Russell Kane (P)2012 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...
Level upon level of laughter!
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Brilliant on all levels, what a showcase of talent
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If you could sum up The Humorist in three words, what would they be?
dark twisted delightWho was your favorite character and why?
has to be benjamin - even though he is utterly despicable at times, his pain and inherent loneliness and humanism are illustrated perfectly.Kane paints a truly 3d pictureof his protagonistHave you listened to any of Russell Kane’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I've seen Russell live quite a few times. At the start of listening to the novel I was horrified by how flat and dull he sounded. I was concerned he was "tying too hard" to sound intellectual or serious and literary. However, as the story developed, the style he has adopted rapidly feels essential and helps with the understanding of white's characterWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
as i mentioned earlier, at the start of listening I was concerned i wasn't going to enjoy it and found both the story and narration quite hard to get into. i don't know exactly when that changed, but i do know that i suddenly realised i was completely hooked and could not stop listening.Any additional comments?
The linguistic skills of Russell Kane are perfectly demonstrated in this novel. I felt some of the sentences of description, the repetitive frenetic need to hammer his point home resulted in some truly magical moments.sneaky in it's appeal
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Very unusual
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