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The Third Policeman
- Narrated by: Jim Norton
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
Flann O'Brien's most popular and surrealistic novel concerns an imaginary, hellish village police force and a local murder.
Weird, satirical, and very funny, its popularity has suddenly increased with the mention of the novel in the TV series Lost.
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- Fitz
- 28-10-20
The funniest story of damnation ever written
Flan O'Brian is on top form with his classic novel, shorter and more accessible than At Swim Two Birds, full of extraordinary language, brilliant pastiche in the extensive footnotes concerning the lunatic philosopher De Selby, a wonderfully engaging plot and the strangely fascinating but sinister characters. The book is brilliantly read by Jim Norton. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-20
Surreal and brilliant
I actually got this book by accident and I thought I would give it a go anyway.
it is and absolutely bizarre read and is highly recommended.
I don't want to say anymore as it will give too much away.
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- Mr Carl Fahy
- 18-01-24
uniquely irish
ut's such a 1930 - 1940s Irish settings. quite the journey . comical and complex at the same time.
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- M. Winner
- 24-08-19
The greatest audiobook performance I've ever heard
"What?" you ask- "better than Tim Piggott-Smith reading 'The Human Factor?" Hard to believe, but yes. "Better than Don Cheadle's performance in 'Lincoln In The Bardo'?" Even better than that. Jim Norton reads the funniest book ever written to make it somehow even funnier, even stranger and even more absurd. What a perfect combination- nobody will ever beat this version. Just buy it. Ignore all other reviews, they are wrong. Unless they agree with this one, in which case they are scientifically correct. Jim Norton should read all of Flann O'Brien's books now. Is there a Jim Norton voice available for a digital assistant? I want one. Do it now! Take my money!
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- Niall W.
- 03-08-22
takes absurdity to and daftness to new level.
A few parts of the book i found funny, entertaining, but much of it just tedious to get through, especially the 'footnotes' on DeBandier etc..
If id been reading the hardcopy i could have skipped this, but i listened on Audible thinking why am i even listening to this guff.
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- Peter Kettle
- 26-11-20
A masterpiece of crime detection. Or not.
This is a favourite book of mine, first enjoyed about sixty years ago when I was a student. Now it is given a gorgeous reading from one of the greatest actors around; Jim Norton. He lets the wonderful story speak for itself, and he submits to the author's creative brilliance without turning into caricature. A perfect combination of author and performer.
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- mark brassington
- 11-08-18
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Makes Alice in Wonderland seem like a dull domestic melodrama by Jane Austen. An insane brilliant meditation on purgatory and guilt as the protagonist, enamored of the mad theories of de Selby, loses all touch with reality and self. O'Brien, whose first language was Gaelic, descriptively writes like no one else and Bishop Brennan kicks it right up the erse.
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- JMK
- 30-09-18
Laugh out loud absurdity
Be patiently open-minded and this book delivers an hysterical account of existence and reckoning, heightened by the pitch perfect lilt of an Irish accent.
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- Andrew Robinson
- 10-02-22
A fecund adventure
Flann O'Brien's novel has spawned many imitations and derivatives, including The Sixth Sense and Groundhog Day. It is a masterpiece of grim comic restraint, so staged that the breathless love scene with a bicycle towards the end is not in the least surprising. Jim Norton reads it with unfailingly impeccable appropriateness.
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- Marcia Mackey
- 12-02-21
Genius. Hilarious, surreal and unsettling.
A joy to listen to. Great performance of a classic.
Just let the language carry you, and enjoy the ride.
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