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The Satanic Verses
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 23 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Just before dawn one winter’s morning, a hijacked aeroplane blows apart high above the English Channel and two figures tumble, clutched in an embrace, towards the sea: Gibreel Farishta, India’s legendary movie star, and Saladin Chamcha, the man of a thousand voices.
Washed up, alive, on an English beach, their survival is a miracle. But there is a price to pay. Gibreel and Saladin have been chosen as opponents in the eternal wrestling match between Good and Evil. But chosen by whom? And which is which? And what will be the outcome of their final confrontation?
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- Jon Jon
- 25-01-22
it funny more than anything else
I read more as a comedy to me, abit patchy in places but good
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- Mr. G. Virdee
- 01-11-22
Twilight Zone meets Dusk Till Dawn
I enjoyed it. A bit dark with some interesting characters. Best have your Google Translate set to Hindi to fully appreciate this.
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- Sean d
- 06-04-24
Could not finish it
Not for me I'm afraid, I was keen on reading/hearing this story as it is so historically important. I found the narrator very tedious, and the story confusing.
The "comedic" delivery style does absolutely nothing for me.
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- Borbála
- 22-08-22
The delivery makes it impossible to evaluate
Unfortunately the narrator uses the kind of over-the top by a mile comic style that has never worked for me, it's extremely annoying. I see it actually works for some people so it's probably just a question of individual taste.
However, I have found it impossible to listen to and therefore have no idea what the book is about. I'm glad it's included with my account so I didn't need to pay for it.
Might try a regular book format one day.
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- Vinay D.
- 17-08-21
Sagar Arya makes it worth it
Magical realism meets religious fiction. I tried reading this a few time before but the writing style just didn’t work for me. However I’m so glad I downloaded it on audible. A fantastic story brilliantly performed by Sagar Arya
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-09-22
Outstanding
Incredible story and wonderful narration. I had to really focus sometimes, but so worth it. Heartily recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-23
Annoying Narration
Despite most of the listeners complaining about the narration I decided to give it a chance because I have been really wanting to read this book for sometime now. Sorry to say this but the narration was so hard to listen to and I did not enjoy it one bit.
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- Dan Sands
- 09-06-20
Very well written, surprising, sometimes insane
The book requires a second listen but overall I was satisfied with the story. It turned into something I did not expect and at times I struggled but was glad I made it through. Narration was brilliant.
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- geoffrey howard nunn
- 23-04-22
Brilliantly enjoyable, amusing, superb dictation.
This is the best audio book I've listened to for a long time! Well done. Superb.
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- Mr M.
- 27-09-22
Very well read!
Struggled with context and awareness of the Big Picture. Reading a synopsis would've helped perhaps.
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