
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
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Narrated by:
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Richard Flanagan
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By:
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Richard Flanagan
About this listen
Winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize
A novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love.
The Amazon Original series The Narrow Road to the Deep North starring Jacob Elordi, Ciarán Hinds, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge and Simon Baker is coming to Prime Video Australia on April 18.
August, 1943. In the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Thai-Burma death railway, Australian surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlier.
Struggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever. This savagely beautiful novel is a story about the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.
©2013 Copyright © Richard Flanagan 2013. The moral right of the author has been asserted. (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty LtdCritic reviews
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Bleak, brutal, yet often warm and heartbreaking. A beautifully written novel of our helplessness ,the callousness of life, and the decades long memories of searing pain left by love, war, and lies.Spectacular
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The reason is inconsequential because this book is an absolute gem. The descriptive narrative, the emotional depth and the superb paced reading by Richard Flanagan make this one of my most recommended books. It is tragic, beautiful, hateful, grief-strickening, terrible, horrific, heroic, raw, loving...and the list can go on at so many levels. You have to listen to it.
Mesmerising
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What made the experience of listening to The Narrow Road to the Deep North the most enjoyable?
Everything about this book was superb, from the excellent narration to the really thought provoking story. I have never listened to a story more than once and am listening to this one for the third time.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
There are lots of great moments but for me there were two moments that stood out. After Dorrigo reads the letter and does the amputation and the punishment of Darkie Gardner which happens on the same day. The second one is the execution of the Korean guard.Have you listened to any of Richard Flanagan’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No but his narration was excellent.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
YesAny additional comments?
When I listened the first time, I loved the story, but when I listened again there was so much that I missed the first time it almost felt like a new story. This book made me laugh, cry and shudder in horror. I highly recommend this book.Superb
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Would you listen to The Narrow Road to the Deep North again? Why?
Definitely because it contains many complex relationshipsWhat did you like best about this story?
The interconnectiveness and realistic imageryWhich character – as performed by Richard Flanagan – was your favourite?
The main characterOutstanding and insightfull
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Wish I had listened to the narrator before buying
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But beware- this is a novel which never flinches from graphic descriptions of the horrors of war. Some of these passages are deeply disturbing. Nevertheless this is a genuinely great novel, which deserves to be read, not just on its own merits but for the generation now passing into history who did so much to ensure that we live in a much better world. Read this and you will understand what a debt we owe.
Deeply moving on many levels
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I will definitively revisit this read, and recommended the book highly!
Great book - great listen
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Having hated the first half and becoming almost hooked from half way through I'm glad I made the effort, some bits are shocking and real, believable and a war reality eye opener.
That said the book as a whole was not a booker prize winner for me, not quite.
I liked the fact that the narrator was very neutral and did not interfere with how i understood the book to unfold and how i imagined the characters.
Almost brilliant
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. I really enjoyed being able to switch between the audio and ebook. I loved the complex characters, the war story and the love story.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
When the men got together to remember Darky Gardiner after the warWhat does Richard Flanagan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I could picture the characters better and it made it more authentic as it is an Australian story told by an AustralianWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. Too long.Any additional comments?
I would highly recommend this book. I found it slow to start but it was really worth sticking with as it was a great story.Loved the e-book and the Audio Book
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Just brilliant
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