
Jerusalem
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Buy Now for $43.99
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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Alan Moore
About this listen
In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap tower blocks. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative, among its saints, kings, prostitutes and derelicts, a different kind of human time is happening.
Through the labyrinthine streets and minutes of Jerusalem tread ghosts that sing of wealth and poverty, of Africa, hymns and our threadbare millennium.
©2016 Alan Moore (P)2016 Recorded Books IncCritic Reviews
Epic
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For medical reasons too tiresome to get into here I struggled with reading Jerusalem in print. I'm so glad that I took a punt on the audiobook. This reading by Simon Vance - all 60+ hours of it - is really well done, right up there with Peter Kenny's excellent readings of Iain Banks work. If I had any further recommendation, it would be to have a print copy available while you're listening because you're going to want to share some of the prose with your friends.
Simply magical. In a year of excellent books read or listened to, one of the best in my 55 years of reading, this is the standout. Don't be put off by the length of the book - it's a feature not a bug, and by the end of the novel you'll wish it was twice as long.
Alan Moore writes like the very best of our dreams, every sentence and every word a fanatical gift. Simply extraordinary.
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The range of intertwined stories from the contemporary, historical, mythological and the fantastic is extraordinary. Part family lore, part Enid blytonesque adventure story, bit of fantasy some sci fi, some James Joyce styled sex (I think??) and topped with a commentary on the politics and other ills of the modern age. The whole lot combined to create something of a clear eyed love letter to Northampton.
I also think I have discovered my new favourite character in Alma Warren.
The narration by Vance is also brilliant.
Loved it. 80 odd hours of listening almost wasn’t enough
Magnificent
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One of the best stories I’ve heard in a long while
Epic of tales
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A quite extraordinary book.
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I recommend the investment.
Wisn’t wanting it to end.
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A mix of history, poetry, myth, biogeography and fiction, it's truly astounding. It seems to be a trend these days for authors to have incredibly detailed explanations that wind into complete irrelevance, and maybe they are trying to do what Moore masters - that is the picture, the representation of the ordinary, the extraordinary and the sublime. I do hope they stop and leave Alan Moore to have his winding tales, his contemplative characters and his mindbending interplay of fantasy and reality.
Telling you what this book is about would do it a disservice. but suffice to say it is a love story for a place, a people, and a class. Part shocking reality, part quest, the story is not one story, but multiple intertwined tales unlike others I have read.
It is graphic, blunt, poetic, even pastoral in the appreciation for a sense of place.
Simon Vance was a perfect choice for narration. adding character and subtly, brutal truth, painful experience and a sense of acceptance by the protagonists of their lot in life.
Honestly, this is a fantastic listen. I don't know how anything can possibly eclipse it... Thank you Alan Moore, and Simon Vance for bringing the words to life.
Absolutely Extraordinary
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