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Porterhouse Blue

By: Tom Sharpe
Narrated by: Griff Rhys Jones
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 To Porterhouse College, Cambridge, famous for rowing, low academic standards. and a proud cuisine, comes a new Master, an ex-grammar-school boy, demanding Firsts, women students, a self-service canteen, and a slot-machine for contraceptives. There is considerable opposition to this challenge to the established order, in the form of Skullion, the intransigent porter at Porterhouse, who is determined that the hallowed traditions of the College will never change.©2014 Audible, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Funny
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Griff Rhys Jones is superb in his reading of this hilarious story. His many voices expertly bring the characters to life. A most enjoyable experience.

Griff Rhys Jones is superb in reading this book

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Loved the book and Griff Rhys Jones' reading of it - wasn't so keen on some of the character voices, but it's a minor thing and not an irritation.

Big fan of Tom Sharpe

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Griff Rhys Jones does an excellent job of portraying the nuances of the characters provided by the hilarious authorship of Tom Sharpe. If you like comedy braided in intelligent observation, a real understanding of irony and some good, old fashioned English 'slap-stick' humour then you'll absolutely love Porterhouse Blue. I nearly had one when I first read this book at 13yrs old, I'm 41yrs now and this book truly stands the test of time!

Good, Old Fashioned values run a-mock

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