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Making History
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Richard E Grant
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerman, an ageing physicist with a theory that can change worlds.
Together they realise that they have the power to alter history and eradicate a great evil. But tinkering with timelines is more dangerous than they can imagine and nothing - past, present or future - will ever be the same again.
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Critic Reviews
'His best novel yet... an extravagant, deeply questioning work of science fiction' GQ
'Making History has the imaginative pull that keeps the pages turning while the tea gets cold and the cat gets the goldfish' The Independent
'Stephen Fry at his twinkling best' Sunday Times
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- Al Blake
- 27-03-2023
It’s a Great story once it gets going.
Great story. Great plot. Great narration. What more could you ask for. Compulsive listening for long road trips!
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- Louise
- 24-06-2021
Plenty of waffle with worthy gems
I struggled immensely with the self indulgent writing style of Fry. I feel each character is in one way or another another version of him. He also tends to go on and has a rather tangential style.
So why did I read, finish and rate this reasonably well? inspite of the stylistic faults, there were some truly good moments between characters in the story. There was also a valiant effort to utilise time travel and history in a very un-scifi way in my opinion. This was a bit of fun and refreshing.
Sadly, as a lover, seeker and searcher of time travel fiction, this one doesn't make the recommendation list. perhaps it is that Fry just ain't my guy. Perhaps it's that two tangential minds that have the propensity to live on the extremes of mood and emotions, don't really fit. I've tried with you Stephen, I really have.
I hope my very own self indulgent review is of benefit to others, as it seethes amongst the ever dazzling 5 stars that people seem obliged to give a Fry creation. Still, read and decide for your self. I'm just one moody voice in timeless Ocean of many.
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- Jennifer
- 23-06-2021
just awesome
What a great story, thoroughly enjoyable with an absolutely exceptional performance by both Stephen Fry and Richard E Grant, more please
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- Ben Dean
- 31-07-2022
Immersive and entertaining
A great book that had me gripped from the start, loved the ending and the narrators are excellent
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- discociti
- 03-07-2021
Fry and Grant smash the audio and a good yarn
I love a read of alternate choices missed or unexplored. This combined with Fry (and Grant) and a bit of history - was a must read. Fry weaves a new world based on deep historical (and fanciful history) research. Its a story that seems to have began from an ending. Beautifully described with humour, insight and rich characters.
For me the ending was a bit rushed, predictable and well, not quite plausible. Yes its a fanciful story but the other parts are so rich. Our main character towards seems to lose the plot and becomes sweary and judgmental. Kind of the oppositive of the intent of the close I'm sure. Despite wonderful prose throughout the ending jumps around missing key parts to bring the reader along. Perspectives change from first to third party and back. Easy for me to judge of course, but I felt the ending was a sprint to the finish punch line.
And somehow Fry thinks that the first worst thing in our modern world is Microsoft. After Hitler. Nuts!
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- Jacquelyn
- 23-07-2021
Fry takes on the Butterfly Effect
A 'butterfly effect' tale of the twists and turns of history and the potential impact of trying to ;make things better' by removing Adolf Hitler from the gene pool. Told with Stephen Fry's brilliant humour and love of language (such a way with words!), the audiobook is read by Fry himself as well as Richard E Grant - what more could you want?!
As a side note, I have to give props to Fry for his open discussion of sexuality and love in a book written in the mid-90s when I suspect this was less commonplace for the hero of the story as it would be today.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-09-2022
beyond predictable.
I chose it because Fry was the narrator, evidently someone's good narrators can read quite average books.
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- Rachel McDonald
- 30-12-2023
Fry Brilliance
Amazing performances and very solid story. Some descriptive passages were a bit long despite the beautiful wording. Enjoyable time with an audio book.
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- Steph
- 08-06-2021
Interesting rabbit-hole
I liked the game premise of the book. I think everyone has considered at least once what the world would be like if Hitler had never been born, and how the world would change because of that single event. Fry’s book delves into that alternate reality and explores the possibility that the alternate might be worse for humanity.
Loved it, although I wasn’t really a fan of the use movie directions techniques, although it was effective.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2022
A change for the better?
Stephen Fry, well it must be good.
And it was.
It took a while to get into the two time frames, but once that was sorted it was a great, beautifully narrated yarn.
Cleverly weaving fact with fiction.
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