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Title: Conclave
Author: Robert Harris
Narrator: Roy Mcmillan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-22-16
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 73 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The Pope is dead.
Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 118 cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals.
Over the next 72 hours, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
Members Reviews:
Dirty doings at the Vatican
I've enjoyed nearly all of Harris's novels, especially 'Pompeii', though I found the Cicero trilogy very tedious and gave up halfway through. 'Conclave' deals in minute detail with the election of a new Pope, plus a mildly thriller type plot. As usual, Harris has done his research and provides plenty of twists and turns to his plot, though for the reader who is not a Roman Catholic, and takes little interest in the Pope or the Church's internal affairs, the reaction might well be 'Does it really matter, and why should I care?' It's hard to give any more details of the story without committing some serious spoilers, so I'll leave it at that. It did strike me that the current outrage at the sins of the Vatican, covered-up child abuse, is given a very easy ride; in fact it hardly figures at all. No, not one of my favourites. The reader is excellent.
Great story, well written and well read
Would you listen to Conclave again? Why?
Yes, mostly cause I fell asleep during one passage, but also because the book is so good
Who was your favorite character and why?
None in particular, all were realistic and well defined
What does Roy Mcmillan bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
Good pace, subtle changes in accent, great pronunciation
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, I did
Any additional comments?
Unusual book, well worth the credit
Good "read" (listen).. but!
Excellent book with great detail and plenty of political intrigue within the Vatican. Narrator superb. Unfortunately, the ending was too contrived and brought me down with a bump!!
Engrossing
Roy Mcmillon (McMillan?) read very well and matches the tone of this story.
Robert Harris writes well.
I found this book almost as good as 'The Ghost', that Robert Harris wrote some years ago.
Our Dean, in telling his own story is an exact and very likeable person who begins to take a few risks and moves away from his established comfort zone in order to do his 'job' well.
Do not expect 'leaping over tall buildings' or 'spy vs spy' or contrived plots. You as reader or listener may guess the outcome and it really does not spoil the story at all. Another story you may find is about a man we only meet as a corpse. There is an absence perhaps of the high drama of Harris's Cicero trilogy and for me 'Conclave' remains compelling.
If you have already read and enjoyed Harris's other books and wonder how the election of a Pope could stand up to his other works, my only response is 'this book is well worth your credit and your time'.
Unexpected Gem
What did you like most about Conclave?
I cannot say what drew me to this book. However the story kept me enthralled.