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A review by bgg616
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume
4.0
This tale of a 57-year-0ld man, who is essentially a hermit living in a decrepit family home. His only companion is a one-eyed dog. The scarred, tailless dog is the only creature our nameless character interacts with. This is a sad tale told in beautiful prose.
I had both the e-book and the audio. I found the narration of the audiobook totally wrong for this story. The narrator is the same man who narrates the cozy Irish Country Doctor series. All I could think of when listening to this narration was the character Kinky Kinkead from the Country Doctor books. He read it as a sort of "happy clappy" story when it was a very literary and sad tale. I know there are forums here on GR that discuss favorite narrators. There aren't many male narrators who do Irish books. I will remind myself to always listen to a sample of the narration before buying an audiobook.
I had both the e-book and the audio. I found the narration of the audiobook totally wrong for this story. The narrator is the same man who narrates the cozy Irish Country Doctor series. All I could think of when listening to this narration was the character Kinky Kinkead from the Country Doctor books. He read it as a sort of "happy clappy" story when it was a very literary and sad tale. I know there are forums here on GR that discuss favorite narrators. There aren't many male narrators who do Irish books. I will remind myself to always listen to a sample of the narration before buying an audiobook.