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Title: The Crossing
Author: Andrew Miller
Narrator: Luke Thompson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-15
Publisher: Sceptre
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of the Costa Book of the Year - Pure, a hypnotic, luminous exploration of buried grief and the mysterious workings of the heart.
On the surface, Maud and Tim seem ill-matched. Maud is a scientist, an only child from a modest background; Tim is a musician from a large, rich family. She is emotionally cool, he wears his heart on his sleeve. Yet they make a home together, have a child, and restore an old yacht.
One day they will sail it, all three. Then a dreadful tragedy occurs. The strange thing is, Maud appears unscathed by it. Tim's family are horrified - what is wrong with her? She tells no one when she begins to feel a ghostly presence, or of her plan to sail single-handed across the Atlantic. Maybe she can escape what is pursuing her....
Ranging from the West Country to an isolated orphanage in Brazil, this is the mesmerising story of an enigmatic woman and her emotional journey - as deeply affecting as her physical journey becomes nail-bitingly dramatic.
Members Reviews:
Strange woman & book. Enigmatic maybe better.
I really like and admire Andrew Miller. I think that he has attempted something difficult and different here. It pretty much works.The story surrounding the main character is told in 2 separate parts which are very different.
It is well written and read.
Different
An 'interesting' story. Not really sure it has a meaning. Maybe more of an interest to someone who sails.
started well but became extremely boring
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
80% of the book was about sailing which I found really boring
Would you ever listen to anything by Andrew Miller again?
no, not after this experience
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
the narrator was fine ... just didn't have a good story to read
What character would you cut from The Crossing?
Maud!!!
Any additional comments?
I don't recommend this at all. The worst audio book I've had from Audible unfortunately
A good beginning ...
I was disappointed with the way this story developed. I am ready to accept that it would have been exactly right for some listeners. For me, it felt that the story disappeared into a morass of detail about yachting, ending a vaguely menacing landfall in a dystpoia
heart wrenching, unexpected and brilliantly read
fantastic. I might have found it a bit slow paced to read, but perfect as an audio book. I loved the narration.
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Title: The Crossing
Author: Andrew Miller
Narrator: Luke Thompson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-15
Publisher: Sceptre
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of the Costa Book of the Year - Pure, a hypnotic, luminous exploration of buried grief and the mysterious workings of the heart.
On the surface, Maud and Tim seem ill-matched. Maud is a scientist, an only child from a modest background; Tim is a musician from a large, rich family. She is emotionally cool, he wears his heart on his sleeve. Yet they make a home together, have a child, and restore an old yacht.
One day they will sail it, all three. Then a dreadful tragedy occurs. The strange thing is, Maud appears unscathed by it. Tim's family are horrified - what is wrong with her? She tells no one when she begins to feel a ghostly presence, or of her plan to sail single-handed across the Atlantic. Maybe she can escape what is pursuing her....
Ranging from the West Country to an isolated orphanage in Brazil, this is the mesmerising story of an enigmatic woman and her emotional journey - as deeply affecting as her physical journey becomes nail-bitingly dramatic.
Members Reviews:
Strange woman & book. Enigmatic maybe better.
I really like and admire Andrew Miller. I think that he has attempted something difficult and different here. It pretty much works.The story surrounding the main character is told in 2 separate parts which are very different.
It is well written and read.
Different
An 'interesting' story. Not really sure it has a meaning. Maybe more of an interest to someone who sails.
started well but became extremely boring
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
80% of the book was about sailing which I found really boring
Would you ever listen to anything by Andrew Miller again?
no, not after this experience
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
the narrator was fine ... just didn't have a good story to read
What character would you cut from The Crossing?
Maud!!!
Any additional comments?
I don't recommend this at all. The worst audio book I've had from Audible unfortunately
A good beginning ...
I was disappointed with the way this story developed. I am ready to accept that it would have been exactly right for some listeners. For me, it felt that the story disappeared into a morass of detail about yachting, ending a vaguely menacing landfall in a dystpoia
heart wrenching, unexpected and brilliantly read
fantastic. I might have found it a bit slow paced to read, but perfect as an audio book. I loved the narration.