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What made the experience of listening to The Unnamable the most enjoyable?

Before listening to this I would have said that Sean barrett is a very good narrator. After listening to this however, I believe he is the best. This is a very heavy going piece of literature, yet he reads this text with a huge range of emotions. One minute he seems to cry out in despair with the agony of his strange existance while the next injecting the story with a little light-hearted amusement, passing by resignation, anger and exhaustion along the way. Beckett's work is not easy to interpret, however I don't believe I have heard it better done than here.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Unnamable?

The last few lines of the text are spellbinding to listen too. It almost feels like the entire text builds up to just those last few lines. All I was able to do after hearing them was simply sit and gaze out of the window. I had no words for how I felt.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

isn't that almost the same question? well, my answer is as above, anyway. Given the nature of the text, it's impossible really to talk about it in terms of scenes or events.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me do both. I have never been so moved by an audiobook before. It really was an astounding listening experience. All three books in the Beckett trilogy were a revelation to me, but certain lines in this book simply left me stunned. It is terribly difficult to put it into words.

Any additional comments?

I almost feel that this book is much better to listen to rather than read. I don't think I would have stuck with it otherwise. Not only is it worth reading for Beckett's outlook on the human condition, but it's honestly a work of auditry art in its delivery. I would however not recommend reading it without having read the first two books in the Beckett trilogy to start with.

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Sam Beckett - Wanted For Murder

In 'The Unnamable' Samuel Beckett finished what he started in 'Molloy' and 'Malone Dies', bringing the modern novel to its knees then giving it both barrels to the head. It's the culmination of Beckett's career as a prose writer, and a work of relentless, brutal genius. The performance by Sean Barrett is a tour de force. Enjoy.

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Magnifico

One of Beckett's best and most difficult novels brought to extra life by the narrator Sean Barrett.

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