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The Most Fun We Ever Had
- Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
The New York Times best seller.
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"A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory." (Madeline Miller)
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- FIona
- 06-06-20
Couldn’t get into it at all.
I found the main character irritating beyond belief and couldn’t find any sympathy for her in any capacity. I found the tone of the book self-consciously (smug) middle class and finally gave up after trying several times to get into it but never getting very far.
The narrator was fine. It was the writing I loathed.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-21
Couldn't Feel It
Some insight but somehow never translating into compelling characterisation leaving the sad and happy events equally emotionally insignificant...Don't know whether the shallowness is the culture or the author's grasp of it.
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- Luke
- 31-01-21
Nicely done!
I think this book will have something for everyone. The insights into the family characters were brilliant though I felt it was just a bit too long. Great fun though!
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- GH
- 12-10-20
Wonderful!
I loved this book so much. Great writing, great narrating. Coming from a family of four girls I could relate to a lot of this! It’s about life, love, loss, secrets and loads of stuff in between. I can’t recommend it enough. I make special mention of the narrator who is amazing. Not just her ability to do different genders, ages etc but in the main storytelling part too. She kept what is a long listen very fresh and entertaining.
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- NevS
- 21-04-22
Enjoyed listening
Confusing at the beginning with all the different characters and jumping timelines, I needed to look up online who was who, however it was a good story about relationships and families.
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- Cunninghamamy
- 20-09-21
so boring and reader had an irritating voice
so boring and reader had an irritating voice. no characters were likeable. 0/10 do not bother
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- Anon
- 27-07-21
A thoughtful and fun read
Loved the depth and authenticity of each character. A great read from start to finish
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- RNG
- 20-07-21
Quite long but enjoyable
I found the book a bit long winded and way too much swearing which I found unnecessary. But well written.
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- Drama Queen
- 15-07-21
Great
This was my kind of story, I loved it.
And I thought the narrator did a great job which is a rare treat!
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- Timi
- 26-06-21
Lovely but a bit too slow
I enjoyed seeing the characters evolve across t years but I think it was a bit slow. Same plot could have been squeezed into less pages/minutes.