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The Brittle Star
- Narrated by: Todd Boyce
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- His Three Calls to Cormac
- 06-11-18
A Solid Western
I did enjoy this book a great deal. It is very refreshing to find a good contemporary western and I would recommend it to any fan of the genre. Langdale does an excellent job of recreating and transporting you to 1860s Los Angeles and the battlefields of the Civil War. The story is also filled with some memorable characters.That said, John Everett, the hero, can be a frustrating character given his apparently boundless naivete. I also felt if you have seen many westerns you will very quickly figure out of the story's pivotal mysteries. However I am a firm believer that sometimes it is great to see the fundamentals done very well, and Landale certainly achieves that making for a fine story overall.
Todd Boyce also does a good job narrating. Given his status as an American working in the UK he nails both the American and English characters (of whom there are two). There were a couple of occasions where the voice of one character carried over into lines spoken by another, which broke the immersion somewhat. Also at several points he paused midway in conversation which again was jarring. However despite these minor issues he overall delivers a good performance.
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- A. Davis
- 21-11-18
Great yarn, well told.
A long tale, ultimately satisfying and engaging. Well worth a listen, I'm expecting a second rate film of this good old story. Cold Mountain anyone?