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Millennium
- The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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- David Schutz
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Abridgement spoils book
The only thing wrong with this audiobook is that it is an abridgement of the original. Tom Holland is one of my favourite historians, and Andrew Sachs is one of my favourite narrators. This book is a worthy addition to Holland's previous works.But the savage abridgement to get this book down to 5 and a bit hours means that Holland's masterful storytelling becomes a narrative confusion.
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