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The Passion

Yazan: Jeanette Winterson
Seslendiren: Daniel Pirrie, Tania Rodrigues
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Henri had a passion for Napoleon, and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his emperor and never killed a single man.

Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost.

As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns to hate, he finds the Venetian beauty, and together they flee to the canals of darkness.

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I loved this book but didn’t enjoy the voice of the Villanelle. It was too robotic.

Fantastic book

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The story was really interesting and original, but it felt like the women's voice lack passion. Ironically. At times it was as if she was reading a news broadcast.

Brilliant story not sure about the narration

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Jeanette Winterson's storytelling is superb, and it is narrated well by both narrators. Favourite fiction listen.

Incredible

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In this strikingly original novel the Napoleonic Wars are enmeshed with magical realism via Jeanette Winterson's lucid prose. (Her simile comparing the act of inhaling the frozen air of the Russian winter to being embalmed is one which will stay with me.) Like the magical sections of "Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit", this book has at times a distant fairytale feel to it in spite of its historical setting. Although initially I didn't feel a strong affinity with Henri, I identified with Villanelle immediately, and shortly after her introduction, I found myself getting much more involved with Henri's story. By the end of the book I was emotionally invested in both characters.

As with all Jeanette Winterson's books, be prepared to give "The Passion" the attention which it deserves, so that you can fully enjoy the exploration of different types of love. I devoured the whole novel (187 intense pages or 5.5 quite demanding hours of audiobook) in one sitting and was glad I had the time to do so; I don't think I would have appreciated it nearly so much in multiple short sessions. I am sure it is a book to which I shall return.

I can recommend the audiobook, though I did find Tania Rodriguez' reading of Villanelle's viewpoint a little robotic, yet at the same time, breathy.

Magical realism meets historical fiction

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This is a beautifully written book as ever, fantastical and provoking. There are two narrators, and the female drove me insane. She sounds like an over the top computer voice. If this was re-recorded and used along side Daniel Pirrie - it would be a far better experience. A narrator can kill a great novel dead.

Would be better if the female narrator was replaced

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