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Title: The Crow Road
Author: Iain Banks
Narrator: Peter Kenny
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-07-13
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.
Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God, and illegal substances.
Critic Reviews:
"Riveting...exhilarating...its pace, development, intensity, and, above all, its hip and sexy humour never allow it to flag. Banks reinforces his credentials as one of the most able, energetic, and stimulating writers in the UK." (Time Out)
"As fine and ambitious a novel as any from a Scottish writer since the 1960s." (New Statesman)
Members Reviews:
great reader
the man who reads this story is delightful,the story gets a bit boring but if you have to read this book for school i strongly recomend the audio
Highly enjoyable
The Crow Road is one of those books that draws you in from the very first line, which in this case is a rather memorable "It was the day my grandmother exploded." Set in Scotland and beautifully read by Peter Kenny, whose interpretation of Prentice McHoan (and all the other characters through whom the story is told) is spot on. Without wanting to give away any spoilers, the story is quite dark in places, concerning as it does a "perfect" murder, but peppered with dark humour and great characterisation. The Crow Road is not only a street in Glasgow but is also an expression for death as in "He's away the Crow Road", and the suitability of this as a title becomes more apparent as the book progresses. I found it very enjoyable to listen to, and recommend it without hesitation.
The Crow Road
When a book starts with such a brilliant line as The Crow Road does it can be downhill after that but not in this case. Set in a fictitious village in Argyll in Scotland (part of the fun is trying to place exactly where the village is) this is a brilliantly written family saga in which the plot is revealed as the narrator's life unravels. The narration by Peter Kenny's reading of the book is excellent; drawing you in and making you believe in the characters. I may have read The Crow Road many times but I was still enthralled while listening to it.
Laugh out Loud
Have so enjoyed this book it makes you laugh out loud. Never read or heard anything from this author before. Thank you to another Audible reviewer I have now found a gem
a great book beautifully read
This is a particular favourite, both as a book and the Short TV series that was produced, so the risk was it wouldn't meet expectations... on listening to this it not only met but surpassed all the expectations, and is one of the best Audio books I have listened to so far. It's well read and Peter Kenny really brings to life the characters... The only disappointment of the listen was that it had to come to an end, well worth a listen....
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Title: The Crow Road
Author: Iain Banks
Narrator: Peter Kenny
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-07-13
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.
Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God, and illegal substances.
Critic Reviews:
"Riveting...exhilarating...its pace, development, intensity, and, above all, its hip and sexy humour never allow it to flag. Banks reinforces his credentials as one of the most able, energetic, and stimulating writers in the UK." (Time Out)
"As fine and ambitious a novel as any from a Scottish writer since the 1960s." (New Statesman)
Members Reviews:
great reader
the man who reads this story is delightful,the story gets a bit boring but if you have to read this book for school i strongly recomend the audio
Highly enjoyable
The Crow Road is one of those books that draws you in from the very first line, which in this case is a rather memorable "It was the day my grandmother exploded." Set in Scotland and beautifully read by Peter Kenny, whose interpretation of Prentice McHoan (and all the other characters through whom the story is told) is spot on. Without wanting to give away any spoilers, the story is quite dark in places, concerning as it does a "perfect" murder, but peppered with dark humour and great characterisation. The Crow Road is not only a street in Glasgow but is also an expression for death as in "He's away the Crow Road", and the suitability of this as a title becomes more apparent as the book progresses. I found it very enjoyable to listen to, and recommend it without hesitation.
The Crow Road
When a book starts with such a brilliant line as The Crow Road does it can be downhill after that but not in this case. Set in a fictitious village in Argyll in Scotland (part of the fun is trying to place exactly where the village is) this is a brilliantly written family saga in which the plot is revealed as the narrator's life unravels. The narration by Peter Kenny's reading of the book is excellent; drawing you in and making you believe in the characters. I may have read The Crow Road many times but I was still enthralled while listening to it.
Laugh out Loud
Have so enjoyed this book it makes you laugh out loud. Never read or heard anything from this author before. Thank you to another Audible reviewer I have now found a gem
a great book beautifully read
This is a particular favourite, both as a book and the Short TV series that was produced, so the risk was it wouldn't meet expectations... on listening to this it not only met but surpassed all the expectations, and is one of the best Audio books I have listened to so far. It's well read and Peter Kenny really brings to life the characters... The only disappointment of the listen was that it had to come to an end, well worth a listen....