David Holmes

Upper-class narrator

Revisado: 03-14-22

Never heard a narrator with an upper-class accent before. Very off-putting. Does a reasonably good job on the whole. The story has more intrigue than might be assumed from the coming-of-age premise. The universe feels a bit limited though. Hope the next volumes dispel that impression.

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Target audience 12-24yo

Revisado: 02-23-22

Oh, the infinite struggle of angsty teens and young adults vs. adults-who-just-don't-get-it. In a postapocalyptic world with romantic vampires.
The first 3-4 chapters have the most mush in them (a 1.5h struggle). The story opens up slightly and very progressively after that. I'm glad I went through with it, but wouldn't want to do it again.
Very solid production quality. The form is radio drama, hence only occasional narration through internal monologues. Meant to be listened to with your best headphones, so that the noise becomes binaural ambiance. Requires some concentration.
30mins of end credits (detailed/repeated for every one of the 12 chapters).

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Just as great as Mythos!

Revisado: 02-13-22

More of Mr Fry's jovial but infinitely rich adaptations of the Greek myths that center on the heroes, from Perseus to Theseus via Heracles, and all the others that were added between the stage production and the book. Hey, we do not know what regional Greek accents sounded like, so why not cockneys and Aberdonian lumberjacks?

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Wonderful

Revisado: 02-03-22

As Mr Fry says himself in the afterword -- he is doing his bit to keep these myths alive, just like so many did before him. This version is PG-13, but also mischievous, subtly cultured, and the lively embellishments are fantastic! Also, the rendering is superb, and I'm quite sure that to continue the oral tradition that first characterized such works, the audiobook form is the best!

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Old recording, great accents

Revisado: 01-27-22

The audio quality is poor (recording from 1989). The famous narrator, here using the name Frederick Davidson, produces a variety of fantastic Scottish accents, a true pleasure to the ear. However many structural intonations are very strange until one gets used to them.

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Brilliant book, horribly read

Revisado: 11-21-21

It's a testament to how interesting, insightful and well-constructed the book is, that one can (just) survive the author's abominable reading of it. Nothing in my 100+ Audible library compares in terms of flat tone, lack of emotion, absence of proper breaks, etc. But as I said, the book itself is a masterpiece.

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Excellent rendering

Revisado: 03-22-21

Such a difficult book to make a proper reading of, and yet in written form I don't know if I would've made it at all. Anthony Heald does a brilliant job!

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For gothic horror and literature fans

Revisado: 03-01-19

This book is for fans of gothic horror with a fixation on poètes maudits. I was glad of the great historical backdrop. The language is brilliant and the English translation is amazing, as well as the performance, which is particularly respectful of accents.

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Amazing

Revisado: 08-17-18

Such a gripping crescendo... from the full scientific history (for the layman, despite the impression of level of detail provided) to the cataclysmic applications... and the rendition is marvellous!

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Warning: no more architecture!

Revisado: 12-17-17

Came for the architecture, didn't get any, but stayed for the (very simplified) history. In fact history buffs will have many passages spoiled to them, although Follett reimagines them by inserting the characters in just about plausible ways. Only nominally a follow-up to its predecessors; the style is very different, as a matter of choice, but the main drawback is that there is never any *real* suspense. A fun read anyhow, and a great performance.

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