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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Summary
Benjamin Button was literally born an old man. He lived a backwards life, for his body grew younger as the years passed him by. Come and listen to the original, unabridged story by F. Scott Fitzgerald which inspired the movie.
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- A. Simmonds
- 06-11-19
wonderful
An excellent tale and hauntingly narrated, I enjoyed this book very much. Would recommend it.
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- fuzzyhead
- 02-05-16
Interesting
Have heard of the film of the same name but never knew what it was about until now. Love the way the story was told. It had the feel of 'tales of the unexpected. Good story. Thank you.
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Beautiful Story
I actually prefer this book to the film! perfectly spoken and a beautiful short story!!
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- Kazzakirk
- 06-11-17
Wonderfully strange little tale!
I loved listening to this and thinking about the actual meaning behind the story (in my mind :-/) x Made me think about how overly concerned we can be about others and also how much we take our current time of life for granted xx Well read with lots on character emphasis - great short story that I would have enjoyed more of xxx
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-03-16
beautifully read. .did justice to the book
beautiful story..brought back memories of the movie..however was shorter than the movie but was good
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- Mrs C
- 15-01-18
Short, sweet and sad
Short, sweet & sad. It's unfortunate that BB was always treated as though he chose his lot.
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- 24-10-15
Our lives are defined by opportunities
“You’re just the romantic age,” she continued- “fifty. Twenty-five is too worldly wise; thirty is apt to be pale from overwork; forty is the age of long stories that take a whole cigar to tell; sixty is- oh, sixty is too near seventy; but fifty is the mellow age. I love fifty.” - Hildegarde”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
A life that is lived backward from old to young would seem a nonsensical thing to attempt to write but F. Scott Fitzgerald could write backwards if he wanted to and achieved a story that is sad, humorous, and life affirming in a very short space. A story that has been expanded in play form and film. The play by Eric Roth is also beautifully written and is as quotable as the original. The movie version directed by David Fincher is superb and adds to the original with sensitivity and imagination.
This is the first point to visit Benjamin when he was first born old.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-12-15
great listen
Very short - I thought the audio book would a lot longer. BUT very well read and great narrator. ☺
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- Kaggy
- 02-11-17
A simple idea perfectly realised
The idea of a man living his life backwards is an intriguing premise and before I listened to this I struggled to comprehend how an author could set out a man's life in such exquisite and poignant detail, in such a short story. I suppose I hadn't reckoned on the wondrous talents of F. Scott Fitzgerald!
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-07-16
excellent
interesting story and well read. I love the classics and Scott Fitzgerald have weaved a story to amaze us in its simplicity of a life lived in its own terms
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