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Narrated by:
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Russ Bain
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Kathryn Drysdale
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By:
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Alasdair Gray
About this listen
Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize
A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.
Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation...
But what does Bella think?
This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the listeners from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.
'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book' London Review of Books
'Visionary, ornate and outrageous' The Independent
'Witty and delightfully written' New York Times
'A brilliant marriage of technique, intelligence, and art.' Kirkus Reviews
©1992 Alasdair Gray (P)2023 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about Poor Things
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-03-2024
Interesting
I don't feel I can say anything without giving something away, but I do love the mystery that is left behind, some wondering that remain. thank you x
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- Anonymous User
- 25-03-2024
Perfect
The voice acting really took me on a splendid adventure - couldn’t fault it, perfect. After seeing and loving the movie this did not disappoint.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-03-2024
Very interesting listen
Very original storyline with an unexpected twist.
Very well read and kept me interested and wanting to keep listening. Finished this one quickly!
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- Av
- 29-02-2024
Brilliant
Excellent narration and a clever, unpredictable story. I think I’ll listen to it again to catch the bits I missed.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-2024
Fabulous
‘You poor daft silly thing, queer rotten old fucker. Fuck off.’ Looking forward to seeing the film.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-2024
whimsical and unusual and very Scottish
Really exellent reading by both actors. I liked the basis of the story of the medical 'reincarnation' and the 2 different possible stories. I loved the Glasgow setting which for me made the story come alive and added to it's plausibility and the possible reality of the characters. Being audio we missed the author's illustrations and I wasn't sure about the need for the extensive references and postscript which I felt too long and we're a slight distraction from the main players' stories. Overall though very interesting enjoyable and original
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-2024
Facinating historical Context
The stories structure with the historical Context at the begging and the end. Absolutely Facinating
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2024
Read very nicely but the story wasn’t worth it.
Boring. Even the excellent reading couldn’t save it. Had to fast forward a lot. Not tempted to watch the movie.
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- Ian
- 06-04-2024
Unique and enlightening
Loved the story and links to history. Read it before watching the movie you won't regret it.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-2024
Brilliantly written and performed
A brilliant story from start to finish. I was sad to see the end in sight, not wanting it to end.
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