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The Buried Giant
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical
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Publisher's Summary
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at last the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and otherworldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and and war.
Critic Reviews
"A deeply affecting portrait of marital love." (Guardian)
"A beautiful, heart-breaking book." (Observer)
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great story, but very tiresome
great story, buy very tiresome. I struggled to finish, almost gave up a few times.
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- Anonymous User
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One of the best ones
It is good to read this book knowing little or nothing about it. Just know that it is good and it will take you on a journey.
And let it take you.
It is character-centric, so maybe don't set your expectations on game-of-thrones-like journey.
But for me this is a good thing.
You will learn about characters through conversations and their actions and not by explicit character thought dump. This is great - I felt like I was learning about them as they were learning about themselves. Sometimes, while seeing more, maybe I understood more. About them and perhaps also about myself and the world.
I highly recommended this one.
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Disappointed
Ishiguro's creativity is fully alive here - but his imagined Dark Ages seem a bland place in this slow-paced, dreary tale.
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- Ines
- 11-03-18
A beautifully read allegory
Who was your favorite character and why?
The old couple Axl and Beatrice, because of their loving and respectful relationship.
Which scene was your favorite?
The scene by the lake when they speak to the old lady.
Any additional comments?
I really enjoyed the narrator's voice and the soothing and not too performative way of telling this story.
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- Marcus Baumgart
- 14-05-15
Exceptional
This book was dreamy and magical, with a light, deliberate pace. I don't think I understood all of the story's elements and themes, but I enjoyed it very much. It's really a love story.
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- amalie pisani
- 27-04-15
A book to treasure, a story to return to.
A masterful performance of a skillfully crafted story, rich in purpose and imagery. There is a compelling beauty in this universal theme of remembering and forgetting, of a personal quest and the soul's essential journey.
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- Wras
- 05-03-15
Can heroes or love survive the truth?
A strange beautiful book, that hides within a medieval fantasy, themes that reverberate with today's dilemmas of forgotten wars, deceiving clergy, and the very nature of heroism and love surviving the truth. At no point is this book blunt or gory, nor is it sweetly romantic or full of magical spells just a dream within a dream, that envelops even the reader, and creates images that are hard to dispel.
King Arthur is dead, some of his Knights are alive but are now old men, Britons and Saxons live in relative peace, a mist of forgetfulness cover the county where ogres and dragons still exist, this mist envelops the very story with all kinds of insinuations and perils, the main characters a couple that travel looking for their lost memories and a son that they claim awaits them, she is an old woman, named Beatrice a name laden with meaning and possibility in literature, for she is the guide in Paradiso and Purgatory In the Divine Comedy, her name means beatific vision, that means seeing God finally face to face and not imperfectly through faith. With her travels her husband and older man Axl his name is more distant in meaning, but for a small give-away he refers to Beatrice as princes, Axël is a drama by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam about a Byronic hero with a Germanic princes, they speak of the amazing journeys never completed unlike in this story.
By now you begin to see that this book is reach and allegorical, full of hidden and and palpable minings. That develop in a dream like state, you meet a hero and within a few pages he reveals a side to himself that is tainted and dark; even the forgetfulness is a double sided blade; and the narrative voice hides mystery and meaning.
It will probably take me a long time to digest this book properly, and I will more than likely change my mind about some of these conclusions, but that is half the fun.
The reader of the story in perfect and maintains a cadence that to my ears is complementary to the story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Mrs
- 26-04-16
disappointed
I'd wanted to read this for a while heard a lot of good reviews but having listened to the book the narrator was wonderful. The story built and gently leads you along and builds wonderfully hinting at a number of things but at the end ........ well it doesn't feel like it really ends it just stops and feel left wanting an needing an explanation. Up to where it ended I loved it then it just left me disappointed.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- JulieGibbons
- 05-08-15
Couldn't bear to finish
All the right ingredients, but nothing enjoyable in how it came together. Can't recommend. Uncomfortable!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Jenny
- 12-03-15
Hmmmm
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I'm still mulling over what I feel having finished The Buried Giant. While I was listening to it, I quite enjoyed certain parts, particular themes, it had some momentum, but I felt disappointed and frustrated by the story in the end. It promised but, for me anyway, failed to deliver on those promises. Maybe it's a book to be read in print, so one can conjure up one's own cast of characters.Ishiguro featured dragons and ogres but he failed to use them in an interesting way, almost as if he were ashamed of including them in the story in the first place. I'm not suggesting he took Tolkein's approach at all, but to ignore them as he did felt clumsy. Presumably if one lives in a land where ogres, pixies and dragons roam freely then I would imagine that one lives in a constant state of fear and people may have developed strategies to deal with said dangers. I didn't get this sense at all, the couple just meandered along, speaking in their strange stilted way to one another.I think my expectations were way too high.
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The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
What three words best describe David Horovitch’s voice?
Versatile, downbeat, droning
Could you see The Buried Giant being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
I can't imagine this book, as it stands, being a good movie. But maybe if it had a director with a good imagination a new genre of meta-fantasy film making might emerge.
Any additional comments?
If you're expecting literary fantasy then this book isn't for you. It has a lot of fans, I don't want to do it down, I guess it just wasn't my thing. I read the last 50 pages to see if I might enjoy it more than listening, but by that stage I just wanted to finish it and move on.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- John
- 15-06-15
Slow & gentle, with rising intrigue and richness.
I was not sure at first, but when they leave the village the elderly couple at the heart of this novel got under my skin and drew me on into their forgetful world. I slowly became more and more involved with their story and impressed with the author's vision of the mythical dark ages. Many of the old elements are included; Saxons and Britons, ogres, monks, a castle and even a dragon. But all these things are made new and at its heart this is a touching story about healing and memory.
This is my favourite book for quite a long time.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- geoff watts
- 26-03-15
Not my cup of tea
Although excellently narrated and written well I found this book tedious and without a story. I am sure there is some deep message within the text but I did not enjoy it at all. It was a struggle to continue listening past chapter 2.
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- Mr E
- 01-04-15
Beautiful but slow going
A beautiful story wonderfully read. However it felt like it always needed nudging to keep it moving. But that aside I enjoyed it & would recommend it (to anyone not looking for a fast pace).
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Brilliantly written, heartbreaking and full of nostalgia for a time that never was and a people who never were
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- Camilla Morgan
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Seriously, what am I missing?
Would you try another book written by Kazuo Ishiguro or narrated by David Horovitch?
Nope.
What was most disappointing about Kazuo Ishiguro’s story?
The story itself. I was disappointed by how bored I was. After all the critical acclaim, I was frustrated by this meandering yammer that never gets to anything of substance.
What three words best describe David Horovitch’s voice?
Gasping, droning, wet mouth noises.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
All of the above. Is there someone out there who was blown away by this pulp? Can you please explain it to me?
Any additional comments?
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- Nerangchic
- 08-05-16
Hypnotic
This book is just wonderful. One needs to pretend you are being read a fairytale and let it seep into your soul. Let go of any expectations and allowed the words wash over you. Brilliant narration.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Valerie
- 06-09-17
Interesting, not enhanced via audio
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Not necessarily- I ended up needing to buy the book to really 'get' it. While the audiobook was fine, it was not the best medium to enjoy this particular book.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Axl was my favourite character, because he had a wonderful depth of character, yet an admirable dedication to his wife.
Did David Horovitch do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
Yes, he did, yet I still needed the written print in this instance to actually enjoy the book. His technique involved differentiating the accents.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Do our memories define us, or do they restrict and condemn us?
Any additional comments?
I greatly enjoyed the book itself, but for me personally the audiobook was not the way to enjoy it, through no fault of the audiobook itself
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- Melinda - YarnderWoman
- 05-03-16
A very clever writing style
Fascinating story; nothing like I was expecting. The author throws you into situations where you don't know what's happening, mirroring the lack of knowledge of the characters.
Very interesting.
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- dmad
- 01-03-16
Fantastic performance, but obscure book
Really well narrated, but i found the story really obscure and difficult to relate to.
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- Christine Fletcher
- 27-02-16
Intriguing and different
Endearing characters are brought to life in a wonderful performance by David Horovitch. The story is intriguing and has stories within stories. I found the narrative rich and quaint. Events come together in an uncomplicated way, even though I could not predict how the story would end. Plenty to contemplate when finished. A beautiful read.
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- dee mcvicker
- 08-04-15
So disappointing
I found this tedious, repetitive and obscure. A case of the emperor's new clothes - no-one else could get this book published. What a pity.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-20
BRILLIANT!
Absolutely beautiful story. Masterfully written and magnificently narrated. An entrancing journey of pure magical wonder.
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- Claire
- 20-10-17
forgetting combined with epic dragon legend
Like poetry and legendary tales that get lost in the mists of time.
The book moves slowly like the elder couple at its core... but when i relaxed into the journey i found it enthrawling.
The book provides the experience of discoving forgetting first hand with the characters. mistrust, leaps of faith, love that lasts beyond memory, things you wish to forget, the things you long to remember.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-16
Beautiful dialogue and story rendered perfectly
A world as lives in epic poetry, where the supernatural is otherly yet still of nature. The story unfolds with similar precision to the diction of the speakers
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- margie
- 01-09-17
Compelling
Enjoyed the book overall and narration suited the legendary style of story. Would recommend to others who enjoy the author.