I love this narrator, right amount of presence, passion and pacing. This book was my introduction to the worlds of Gene Wolfe and, it's amongst my favorites, next to new sun.
I was going to echo the thought that the narrator has an accent that might put people off, but the slow precise delivery actually helps. To me it gave the wider, deeper and detailed descriptions of the day/weather/emotions a clarity other readers can't achieve. So despite reservations I'm ok with that. The writing is a revelation for me as I hadn't listened to his work before. I was 6 when he wrote it though, so I blame Jim Callahan. Or possibly Ted Heath
@@jonshepherd2550 The point by Gene Wolfe is that there are references being referenced by other characters. Each with their own agendas. And we don't know that is going on until a second reading.
I love this narrator, right amount of presence, passion and pacing. This book was my introduction to the worlds of Gene Wolfe and, it's amongst my favorites, next to new sun.
I was going to echo the thought that the narrator has an accent that might put people off, but the slow precise delivery actually helps. To me it gave the wider, deeper and detailed descriptions of the day/weather/emotions a clarity other readers can't achieve. So despite reservations I'm ok with that.
The writing is a revelation for me as I hadn't listened to his work before. I was 6 when he wrote it though, so I blame Jim Callahan.
Or possibly Ted Heath
Harold Wilson?
@@jonshepherd2550 Harold was a little before my time. 🤣
@@IanHutchings_KTF but Ted heath was before both
I was born in 65 so I'm just on the cusp of Wilson/Heath in my awareness. Maybe it's Harold's fault? Or Eden?
@@IanHutchings_KTF lol I was born at the end of 67 and vaguely remember harold Wilson and his pipe... heath is more my dad's time I think 👍😃
try playing this at 1.25x speed
or go all in - 2x speed 🏎️
Or 1.5x
I listen to this book at least once a week. Don't know if they could ever make a movie of it.
But it ends with no resolutions to all the different story arcs.... it's like half a fabulous book
@@jonshepherd2550 Yep.
@@SHONNER I can't decide if that's brilliant or or not... certainly frustrating and thought provoking.... very provoking grrr
@@jonshepherd2550 The point by Gene Wolfe is that there are references being referenced by other characters. Each with their own agendas. And we don't know that is going on until a second reading.
@@SHONNER no I got that... it's just the lack of any real resolution to the stories
I've read and listened to this story many times .This is maybe the 10th time , but it is sooooo good !!!!
3:02:23 end of first novella
5:32:17 VRT
Powerful,strange,captivating awesome,,it draws you down its gullet.
The narrator has an English public school accent. Eton, Harrow or somewhere similar.
Reminds me of Leslie Phillips or Edward Fox.
I thought he had a dictionary up his arse, just saying. Gene Wolfe is from Illinois, so I doubt this is how he imagined his work.
Could the Abos be the ancestors of the Inhumi?
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Ugh, this guy's accent is just unbelievably pompous. But still, thanks for the upload.
Oh I don't know about that, I think is deliberately overdone and I rather like it for its theatrical grandiloquence.
@@RodM.Peters ceir-ee-bue-rus? Really?
He’s supposed to let the work speak for itself, not ingect himself in there
@@tarod3 - He's reading for the blind and hard of hearing.