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Ghostwritten

By: David Mitchell
Narrated by: Daniel York Loh, Sadeo Ueda, Eugenia Low, Lucy Paterson, Simon Slater, Grainne Gillis, Thomas Judd, Tina Chiang
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Winner of the Mail on Sunday John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.

A magnificent achievement and an engrossing experience, David Mitchell's first novel announced the arrival of one of the most exciting writers of the 21st century.

An apocalyptic cult member carries out a gas attack on a rush-hour metro, but what links him to a jazz buff in downtown Tokyo? Or to a Mongolian gangster, a woman on a holy mountain who talks to a tree and a late night New York DJ?

Set at the fugitive edges of Asia and Europe, Ghostwritten weaves together a host of characters, their interconnected destinies determined by the inescapable forces of cause and effect.

©1999 David Mitchell (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Science Fiction Fiction
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An amazing web of stories that make you ponder people, life and story telling. This is the second time I have read this book and it won’t be the last.

Brilliant storytelling

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Exceptional storytelling by exceptional story tellers. One of David Mitchell’s finest novel is a collection of short stories touching each other across space and time.

Exceptional storytelling

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exacerbating grating twee dialogue - for the Irish set chapters particularly, the Australian/NZ accents are also a bit traumatic. I tried to see it as a feature in the same way as the others of his books were entirely simpatico with some bizarre delivery - but I have probably been spoiled by reading/listening to the latter works first. had to drag myself through to the end.

good origins but accents

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I love this book, the way the stories intertwine, the voyeuristic snippets of lives, simple wisdoms and broad themes. I enjoyed all of the readers until the Irish section and the radio d.j. I really struggled to listen to these sections and they do the novel a disservice overall. Otherwise good.

Great story - mostly good performers

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very intriguing, most unusual I personally found it's quirkiness outstanding although it still left me with many a question. Great Work Mr. Mitchell.

never "read" a book like this

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