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High-level Harry

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 24-11-22

I listened to this having seen the tv series already, so great to have the continuation of Welliver’s voice, although it jarred a bit with the difference in time period. Plot twists enjoyably different. My only criticism is with the dialogue narration, as Welliver does not give the characters distinct voices, occasionally leading to confusion over who is speaking.

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Worth a listen

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-12-21

The world built here is intriguing and well achieved, the plotting less so. The narrator does a good job although occasionally he errs in distinguishing the different character accents and tones in dialogues.

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Disappointing

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 28-11-21

The book did not live up to its venerable reputation, with a rather turgid plot that dragged along to its inevitable conclusion. The main narrator was good but was spoiled, rather than enhanced, by the dialogue voiced by other actors.

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A beautiful tale, masterly narrated

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-03-21

This is a fine tale, combining wandering through England with wandering through a troubled personal history. The masterly narration brings out the tragedy, pathos and even the humour of a fragile, elderly hero and his unlikely adventure.

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An unfinishable tale

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2 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-01-21

This is a poor story, unengaging, lazy and at times execrable, particularly the sex scenes. I only got as far as I did in the audiobook thanks to the excellent performance by the narrator, but even that couldn’t save the story.

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Thoughtful thriller

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 20-06-20

A hugely entertaining and emotive thriller. It is written from multiple points of view but this does not detract at all from the excitement or pace, and gives an enhanced psychological picture of many of the protagonists. The only negative is that the ending is perhaps slightly unrealistic.
The narration is professional but there is a lack of distinction between characters’ voices, making dialogue identification difficult at times.

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A marvellous memoir

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-10-19

Candid and thoughtful, engaging and humorous, listening to this had me both laughing out loud and crying - in public too. Really made me appreciate doctors more than I already did, too.

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Not quite spell-binding

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 30-01-19

An interesting premise and at times beautiful writing, but the plot is predictable and unabsorbing. The fantasy aspects are barely examined as the tale merely becomes a love story with its foreseeable happy ending.

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Disappointing

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 17-10-18

An excellent premise turned into a simple and very short whodunnit, free of twists or much excitement. And the extra “novella” was just tedious.

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A lesser Gaiman work

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 18-08-18

But enjoyable nevertheless, bubbling along with Lenny Henry’s cheeky voice characterisation. The happy ending is never in doubt. I missed true fear or evil.

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