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A magnificent story, quite unusual I would say, written by George Sanders. The numerous narrators made the plot to be fragmented in some way but the story didn't loose its track of events narrated by them.
Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
Unabridged
Narrated by:
Nick Offerman as HANS VOLLMAN
David Sedaris as ROGER BEVINS III
Carrie Brownstein as ISABELLE PERKINS
George Saunders as THE REVEREND EVERLY THOMAS
Miranda July as MRS. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD
Lena Dunham as ELISE TRAYNOR
Ben Stiller as JACK MANDERS ...more
Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
Unabridged
Narrated by:
Nick Offerman as HANS VOLLMAN
David Sedaris as ROGER BEVINS III
Carrie Brownstein as ISABELLE PERKINS
George Saunders as THE REVEREND EVERLY THOMAS
Miranda July as MRS. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD
Lena Dunham as ELISE TRAYNOR
Ben Stiller as JACK MANDERS ...more
If you ever feel despair about the lack of novelty in the world of the word, take a look at George Saunders. Lincoln in the Bardo takes place in limbo, in the cemetery where Willie Lincoln was buried after his early death. The chorus around Lincoln share their stories and the stories of others who have died, as they work together to get Willie out of that place and into the place his father, the president, would see him in. It's astonishing, it's powerful, it's mawkish, it's true, and, above all
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Odd format, but after the midpoint I was more appreciative of it. It did impact my hinking about that time and our present and for those reasons I "liked it." Too much cussing in it, so it made it a challenging listen as I had to be alone so as not to offend any of my family. Can't think of who I would refer this to, as it seems to be only a very select audience that can make it through this one. I did listen to it on audio and there were several voices narrating this that were quite recognizabl
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A tremendous short story that was unbeneficially stretched to novel length.
Feb 01, 2017
Samantha (Nicky's Mom)
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Nocturnalux
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Nov 08, 2017
Rachel
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Theresa Wright
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