The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. However, I absolutely commend the way he voiced female characters, subtly and non-ridiculous (which seems to be way difficult for a lot of male narrators, I've noticed).Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.ĭahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. The only thing I can think of that could have been improved would probably be the Jamaican accents from the first story, which were a little bit jarring. It was engaging and well paced, the narration and the stories themselves combined to create a really great experience. I was really blown away by this performance.
I sat in my driveway for ten minutes after I got home, just to finish it. It made me feel sick and anxious and terrified by the cruelty of those boys, but I was on the edge of my seat listening in horrified fascination to hear how it would all play out. The entire story of "The Swan" was beautiful. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Despite the lack of reviews, I decided to give this a shot and I was not disappointed. I know how much attention he has gotten for his role as Moriarty on BBC 's Sherlock, and I must admit that it was his name that attracted me to this particular recording. I have not heard any of his audiobooks before, but I have seen several of his television roles. Have you listened to any of Andrew Scott’s other performances before? How does this one compare? I actually felt compared to compare them to "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez-part fairytale, part realistic. These short stories tend to include a bit of magic and wonder and animals. What other book might you compare The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar to and why? This has actually been one of my favorite audio books out of the fifty or so that I have listened to. Where does The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
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