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Birdsong
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Set before and during the Great War, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.
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- Karen
- 20-10-14
If only it wasnt abridged
This is one of my favourite books of all time. A wonderful novel. After I finished this book for the first time, i ached for the characters i missed them so much. This would have been a five, but it is only an abridged version. Read the book and just get this to remind you how great this story is.................
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Terry
- 01-11-08
Birdsong
This is an excellent book very well written and narrated. Sebastian Faulks captures the atmosphere of the first world war trench warfare perfectly.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- love reading
- 03-02-08
Quite dull
I'm aware of all the wonderful reviews this book has received but I found it quite dull at parts. It was touching but too depressing. The end was great though. This is the first audiobook I have listened to and I found it quite difficult.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mr
- 06-10-08
Beautiful book
This is a beautiful book. The story is simple but haunting while the writers skill and devotion to his craft is evident in every sentence and phrase. I did not think this was 'my kind of book' - I was wrong.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Apollon
- 22-10-10
A moving and Passionate book
Very well narrated. You will feel tears of joy, sadness and horror through this very well written book. I really enjoyed the way the author described feelings. Very moving. Metaphorically speaking: It felt to me like the forbidden love was being punished by the war that followed. Or perhaps the separation of that Love caused the war.
My only regret is that I did not purchased the unabridged version elsewhere. Audibly only had the abridge version.
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- Annies Mum
- 10-08-22
the wonderful birdsong
have read the book and it's a wonderful story. narrator OK maybe too harsh.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-20
Great war descriptions
Preferred reading the sections about the war, the romance story is not for me. Liked the time span generational setting of the book.
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- Port Lairge
- 01-01-23
The reader has nice French pronunciation.
Really great story recalling the pointlessness of the"Great" war. I did like the reader's style.
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- William Smith
- 02-11-17
Moving
Loved it...
Extremely powerful and, I daresay, important novel. Beautifully written and carefully performed. Excellent.
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- Peter Sterkenburg
- 26-08-23
I realised too late it was the abridged version...
I remember it as one of the most evocative and powerful books I ever read. while the narrator is great (as usual), I found myself wondering, and only way too late realising why. it is the abridged version... disappointed, and won't finish it. so many great pieces are missing!
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