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Last Chance to See
- Narrated by: Mathew Baynton, Stephen Fry
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Join Douglas Adams, best-selling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world’s most endangered and exotic creatures.
In this book, Adams’ self-proclaimed favourite of his own works, the pair encounter animals in imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the lovable kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean and the alien-like aye-aye of Madagascar. Inimitably witty and poignant, Last Chance to See is both a celebration of our most extraordinary creatures and a warning about what we have to lose if we do not act soon.
Featuring a fantastic new foreword by the authors' longtime friend Stephen Fry and an afterword from Mark Carwardine that considers what has changed since the book was first published, Last Chance to See feels more urgent than ever before.
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"Douglas Adams’ genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world." (Independent)
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- OmniCognateSnr
- 13-07-20
can someone wake the narrator up please?
i love this book. I loved it since it was first published. i love everything Douglas Adams has produced. I love the intro by Stephen Fry. The narrator, however, is truly terrible. its a monotone drone with absolutely no feeling. For a lesson on how to ruin an excellent book, listen to this for a while
UPDATE: Going to try and return this. Its such a wasted opportunity. The narration is just so painfully flat.
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- Suze
- 02-06-21
Wrong voice
Sorry but have to stop listening regularly as is being read by the wrong voice. Does not fit the narrative.
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- Zoe
- 15-06-22
Amazing book but let down by the narrator
You can almost hear Douglas Adams writing the words but they sound wrong with it being read by someone else. I feel Mark Carwardine would have been a better choice
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- Call me Bob
- 01-12-20
Hate it because of the narrator.
No clue who starts it off but i could not bare it.
He sounds so whiny...
Listened in the past to the version read by that author and I loved it!
Great story, a log of humor.
But this version i cannot stand.
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- Johanne
- 21-05-20
Wonderful book, bad narration
Thought provoking, funny and beautifully written. Part travel diary, part nature documentary, anyone interested in wildlife and a fan of Douglas Adams' writing style will cherish this.
Only thing dragging it down was the disinterested, monotonous narration, somehow managing to weaken even the lively, intelligent writing of such a genius as Adams. Wish Stephen Fry had narrated the whole thing and not just the foreword. Still worth my credit though.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-04-23
To read is to see
A good experience, the subtle humor keeps us going, amongst the beast that nature is when the filters gets removed.
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- Tom
- 13-04-23
Brilliant
Really enjoyed this book, well written and easy to listen to, a travel book as much as it is a book about the endangered species the authors went to visit. The preface and afterword are also nice additions, bringing the book up to date.
I was bit concerned given some of the reviews about the narration, but I really enjoyed it and thought it was perfect for this story. The voice is not that of Douglas Adams (for obvious reasons) and it may therefore be a little disconcerting if you are familiar with the original radio series, but if you are prepared to accept that I see no issue with the narration at all.
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- Phillip
- 08-01-23
Outstanding
I loved this book, the authors sense of humor was just lovely 🎵 beautifully narrated by Stephen Fry and Matthew Baynton
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- Giuseppe Conti
- 07-10-20
one of my favorite works of D. Adams
Interesting, funny, deep and with an important message. the narrator is perfectly fine, dunno why ppl keep complaining in the reviews. Enjoy it :)
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- Brian
- 15-05-20
WOW!!
I can now see why Douglas Adams says this was his most favourite book to write. This is now my most favourite book to listen too!!
Well done lads!!
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