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Matthew Flinder's Cat
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
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Matthew Flinder's Cat
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-2024
My first Bryce Courtney
What a brilliant read! I’m so annoyed now because I don’t generally read “Big Authors”. I like the little guy, the book with no big name on it by an obscure unknown - but this was brilliantly written and now I’m going to have to be forced to read more of his books. I really do hope he writes them. That he doesn’t have a team of minions like terrible authors like Nora Robert’s who just produce book after book of AI/team generated rubbish. It was really a very good book - sigh!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-06-2023
A compelling read
Insightful magical and fraught with very real life characters and their frailties
A wonderful yet heart wrenching journey
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-2020
Perhaps life changing
It has given me explanation of my own life, and made me want to become more than I am currently. I cried a lot during the book. It made me feel a familiarity with an author that I haven't experienced before. Thank You Bryce. Welsh accent was terrible. Sorry.
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- Jaidee
- 16-08-2021
Typically Courtenay
Not Courtenay’s best work, though he was the master at character development and getting the reader/listener fully invested and even emotionally involved with key characters.
Working in the city I found myself looking at the homeless differently.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-2019
laugh cry and open your mind
Bryce Courtenay is an exceptional author. mathew flinders cat is a beautiful and captivating story. it will make you laugh, cry and it will certainly help you open your mind and your eyes to a problem that is still ongoing in the world today. A sad and Happy story. must listen/read.
Humphrey is also an exceptional talent and perfect for reading Mr Courtenays novels.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-12-2022
Very well narrated and a great story.
A beautiful story, I loved it so much i have listened to it twice
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- Angelo Mourikis
- 10-06-2021
Basically two stories in one
Very good narration. Loved the insight into recent Sydney history and the Kings Cross underworld. The main character Billy was great. The parallel story with Flinders and Trim the cat was interesting, but not sure it worked.
One problem is the chapter syncing between the narration and the app.. way off.
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- Gary
- 19-06-2015
soul search
This will make you think about life another truly great book by Bryce. This book was very hard to stop listening to could easily listen to again.
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- Julie-Anne
- 12-07-2022
A good novel by Courtenay
Not my favourite novel by Courtenay but still an enjoyable listen. Narration was fabulous as always. I found myself tuning out when listening to parts about Trim the cat but enjoyed the rest of the storyline. Does contain themes of childhood sexual abuse for any readers/listener who prefer to steer clear of that topic.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-11-2019
A great novel woven around history and fact.
Bryce Courtenay is a real story teller and very believable. His research and eye for detail make this story a must read. I also loved the narrator Humphrey Bower who brought to life all the characters.
It told a story of unbelievable hardships and misery but with a little kindness the human spirit can overcome life's nasties and see the goodness in living once again. It is a story of hope over the seediness of man and greed.
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