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5 out of 5 stars
By
bran
on
22-10-17
marvellous
Derek Jacobi does a marvellous job. brings the story alive. hope I can. get more of these.
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5 out of 5 stars
By
Roving eye for a good buy
on
17-05-17
No new tale under the sun
It is, as are all the Cadfael Chronicles, perfectly executed and uses the English language with the precision of a surgeons scalpel rather than the clumsy bludgeon that it has sadly become.
The reading of this tale is utterly atmospheric and I would expect nothing less from one of the most prestigious members of the Royal Shakespeare Company it has ever had the good fortune to number.
Cadfael the self-effacing and studious worldly-wise hero transports us back to an era when rival royal factions battled for power in England and Wales was a kingdom in its own right with its own laws and customs. Long before our identity and culture were later to be violently suppressed by the Norman invaders, our history and stories re-written or dismissed at the whim of the newcomers and we were treated as strangers in our own lands.
I will not give any details of what happens in this story, if you really want to know then it is here for you to listen to and discover for yourself. It will certainly do you no harm to listen.
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5 out of 5 stars
By
Lorraine Poirier
on
14-12-12
Jacobi is Cadfael
If you could sum up Potter's Field in three words, what would they be?
Benedictine, detailed, historical
Who was your favorite character and why?
Cadfael, of course, because he's the reason we read the story.
What about Derek Jacobi’s performance did you like?
Everything. Every single thing.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, nothing extreme.
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3 out of 5 stars
By
Tomw
on
16-04-12
Poor Reading
Is there anything you would change about this book?
New reader. Between his accent and trying to read so fast, I could not understand much of it.
How could the performance have been better?
Much better. Read slower and more distinctly.
Was Potter's Field worth the listening time?
As a story, yes. Difficult to listen to.
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