Espedair Street
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Narrated by:
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Peter Kenny
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By:
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Iain Banks
About this listen
Daniel Weir used to be a famous - not to say infamous - rock star. Maybe still is. At thirty-one he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He's made a lot of mistakes that have paid off and a lot of smart moves he'll regret forever (however long that turns out to be). Daniel Weir has gone from rags to riches and back, and managed to hold onto them both, though not much else.
His friends all seem to be dead, fed up with him or just disgusted - and who can blame them? And now Daniel Weir is all alone. As he contemplates his life, Daniel realises he only has two problems: The past and the future. He knows how bad the past has been. But the future - well, the future is something else.
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- Zara
- 14-05-17
Breathtaking
The plot is interesting, the characters engaging and the quality of the writing and narrating excellent.
But more than all that it perfectly illustrates the anxiety and pain one can feel as a result of there appearance, upbringing and life choices.
It made me feel less alone and more capable while providing a thoroughly enjoyable story.
Bravo mr Banks
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- Diggory
- 14-02-24
A more relaxed Banks.
Not my favourite of Banks story but still good. Peter Kenny's performance is excellent as always.
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- Lee Taylor
- 09-03-24
magnificent
Iain Banks does it again, great story, and beautifully written and brilliantly performed. I already know I'll listen to this again.
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- I. Mitchell
- 23-03-20
Usual Banks magic missing
I’m a huge fan of Banks but this story gets a bit tedious and lacks his usual magic touch.
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- A20man
- 21-10-18
Dull
Only made it to the end of this because it was a book group selection.... will be interesting to see if anyone in the book group liked it! Unfortunately to me it was just extremely boring. Part of the problem may be that none of the songs mentioned actually exist - a title and a few lyrics cannot command the emotional connection of actually listening to song. This is book where music is important but it doesn’t have any music in it - maybe this would have seemed a less jarring issue if I had been reading the novel rather than listening to it. As I was in listening mode, I wanted to hear the songs!
I found the characters poorly drawn, more caricature than flesh and blood. The ending was both unimaginative and unbelievable. There were a few rather “slapstick” moments (one of which involved a drunk dog) which I could imagine translating well into a low budget darkly comic film but other than that struggling to find anything positive to say.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-23
Nothing happens.
It’s well read and the prose is good but I kept waiting for something significant to happen and really what does just isn’t enough. I’m kept on with this because it’s easy to listen to but often found I’d stopped caring what was said. If it had been a boom I would not have finished it.
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