
And Put Away Childish Things
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Adrian Tchaikovsky
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All roads lead to Underhill, where it's always winter, and never nice.
Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' television presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment.
An impediment . . . or worse. What if Underhill is real? What if it has been waiting decades for a promised child to visit? What if it isn't delightful at all? And what if its denizens have run out of patience and are taking matters into their own hands?
©2023 Adrian Czajkowski (P)2023 TantorI am not sure why authors do their own narration. In many cases, it's excellent - for example David Mitchell is the only person who should ever narrate his own books - but of course he's a performer anyway. Generally speaking (no pun intended) if you're not a performer or the title is not a personally biographical rendition - better leave it to the professionals. Having said that, my previous positive comment about Service Model (story and narration by AT) stands - perhaps as the exception.
Slightly more than the sum of its parts...
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I was a bit unsure of the performance at first, but by chapter 2 the author was delivering very well indeed, and no one can deliver the exact intended meaning as well as the author, almost like a singer-songwriter.
Some of the more phrases reminded me of the wit and complexity of Douglas Adams, if there had been a Hitchhiker’s Guide through the Wardrobe.
Five nights at Aslan’s
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Beautifully narrated
I just wish it was longer
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Poor story, good humour
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charmingly post apocalyptic and bleak
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Magnificent
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The narration is also generally good, but the reason I knocked a star was that there are few instances where it seems like a sentence of two was recorded separately from the main reading and spliced in.
Good story, but narration marred by a few bad edits
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Disappointing overall
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