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Title: The Glister
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: John Burnside
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-10-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The local children want to know the truth, and Leonard takes refuge in the poisoned ruins of the plant, where he renews his friendship with an itinerant ecologist known as Moth Man to discover a shocking truth.
Critic Reviews:
"One of the most original and exhilarating reads of the year...an exceptionally rich treasure." (Guardian)
Members Reviews:
I can honestly say that this is the first book....
....to ever cause me to struggle to find the words to describe my thoughts about it. I have thought about it throughout the past few days and I am still at an impasse. I loved the book when it was describing things in an ethereal beautiful way and I hated the book when it would bring out the dark ugly aspects.....so putting that all together I decided to just leave it with 3 stars and realize that some things you just can't put words to....and that's okay.
The Sin of Inaction--The Glister
This a dark apocalyptic novel, beautifully written and reverberating with levels of truth. The narrator's scriptural Calvinistic tone adds a dimension of enrichment possible only with the fullness of sound. "The Glister" has the solemnity and beauty of McCarthy's "The Road." It is easily among the finest audible books yet.
Literary Thriller
If your tastes run to more literary thrillers, you will love the attention to character, setting, atmosphere and plot John Burnside presents in this spooky mystery. This is no hack-em-up horror potboiler, but rather a thoughtful and quietly devastating tale of murdered children, damaged adults and the effects of greed. Beautifully written and narrated, I enjoyed every moment of this highly absorbing and entertaining audiobook.
Don't buy it
Even though the performance of this book was excellent, I believe this is the worst book I've purchased in about 10 years. It disappointed from begining to end. It is made up of constant protracted descriptions of the "Innertown" and "Outertown" and the factory and it never goes anywhere except to an extremely unsatisfying ending.
non thriller
somewhat disappointing, supernatural, non mystery, non thriller. John Lee is excellent, as usual, even with this material. His characters and accents are exceptional
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Title: The Glister
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: John Burnside
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-10-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The local children want to know the truth, and Leonard takes refuge in the poisoned ruins of the plant, where he renews his friendship with an itinerant ecologist known as Moth Man to discover a shocking truth.
Critic Reviews:
"One of the most original and exhilarating reads of the year...an exceptionally rich treasure." (Guardian)
Members Reviews:
I can honestly say that this is the first book....
....to ever cause me to struggle to find the words to describe my thoughts about it. I have thought about it throughout the past few days and I am still at an impasse. I loved the book when it was describing things in an ethereal beautiful way and I hated the book when it would bring out the dark ugly aspects.....so putting that all together I decided to just leave it with 3 stars and realize that some things you just can't put words to....and that's okay.
The Sin of Inaction--The Glister
This a dark apocalyptic novel, beautifully written and reverberating with levels of truth. The narrator's scriptural Calvinistic tone adds a dimension of enrichment possible only with the fullness of sound. "The Glister" has the solemnity and beauty of McCarthy's "The Road." It is easily among the finest audible books yet.
Literary Thriller
If your tastes run to more literary thrillers, you will love the attention to character, setting, atmosphere and plot John Burnside presents in this spooky mystery. This is no hack-em-up horror potboiler, but rather a thoughtful and quietly devastating tale of murdered children, damaged adults and the effects of greed. Beautifully written and narrated, I enjoyed every moment of this highly absorbing and entertaining audiobook.
Don't buy it
Even though the performance of this book was excellent, I believe this is the worst book I've purchased in about 10 years. It disappointed from begining to end. It is made up of constant protracted descriptions of the "Innertown" and "Outertown" and the factory and it never goes anywhere except to an extremely unsatisfying ending.
non thriller
somewhat disappointing, supernatural, non mystery, non thriller. John Lee is excellent, as usual, even with this material. His characters and accents are exceptional