The Giant, O'Brien
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Moy
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Hilary Mantel
About this listen
Charles O’Brien, Irish bard and giant: The cynical are moved by his flights of romance; the craven stirred by his tales of epic deeds. The Surprising Irish Giant may be the sensation of the season but only his compatriots seem to attend to his mythic powers of invention. John Hunter, celebrated surgeon and anatomist, buys dead men from the gallows and babies’ corpses by the inch. Where is a man as unique as The Giant to hide his bones when he is yet alive?
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- Chris W.
- 14-09-23
Just a brilliantly read brilliant tale
A fantastic tale - expertly narrated - it rattles along like a runaway train - and crashes spectacularly over the edge
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- Isobel
- 05-06-24
Fabulous narration by Patrick Moy
Beautifully researched and based on a true story, Mantel brings the characters to life, exploring the light and dark of different people, exposed to the realities of 18th century life. Brought to life by the narrator who was brilliant, managing various Irish, Scottish and English accents. Starting light hearted and comic, she imagines the choices people have to make without passing judgement.
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- Mark Finn
- 02-02-23
One the best ever authors
Simply brilliant read and listen Mantel knows her characters and is at her best here , possibly not the easiest read but the narrator brings the audio book to life
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- Moose
- 09-05-24
A book you need to finish
Clever,fascinating and, as always, superb prose. The narrator, whilst initially irritating, does a great range of voices for the different characters.
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- Beverley Clark
- 21-05-24
A beautifully written book
The different characters and accents were very well portrayed and beautifully narrated. A very poignant and at times humorous story.
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- Stephen reid
- 14-11-21
Fascinating story
I liked this book very much and the brilliant narration of each character brought them to life. There is alot of dark humour in the story and the opportunity to exploit a human being that is different from the rest draws many parallels with today's society.
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- J. Hughes
- 11-08-21
Engaging and so well performed
The story has many elements of truth but as fiction Hilary Mantel provides an engaging story that paints a picture of 1780 as good as any. It is humorous and at times horrific but most of all a good story. This is amplified by the narrator Patrick Moy whose embodiment of the characters with accent and personality makes for a good listen and I have no doubt I will queue this one up for a second listen.
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- Ali
- 13-09-21
the only Mantel I couldn't get on with.
tried 3 times to listen to this and couldn't be doing with it. The narration certainly didn't help.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-09-22
Terrible narration meant I didn’t get far.
I found the narration of this very annoying and gave up after half an hour
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