I truly enjoyed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Characters were well drawn and narrator was excellent. The story is heart breaking, moving and compelling. The author did an excellent job and the ending was very satisfying. I would recommend this book. Superbly read by Jim Broadbent.

Starts sad and never gets better. Don’t understand why Ms. Joyce felt compelled to write such sick, depressing dribble.

It would have helped if there had been some good parts.

No, but he did a good job with some VERY miserable subject matter.

I really don't know why I continued listening. Maybe it was the hope that it would get better. It didn't.

Beautiful story of life and love, and our quest to be whole. A true gem.

Better characterization. The characters were very sad, and very boring, and very shallow. The author did not really explore them indepth, although you could tell she thought she had. What you had were a lot of details, but little real sympathy. About as much sympathy as you'd have for somebody you read about in a newspaper.

Yeah, probably. I'm going to stick to non-fiction and memoirs as is my usual. I only get it about 1/10 times when I branch out into fiction.

He's a decent narrator and it's not his fault the story is so boring.

*yawn*

skip this one. There are better books. Like The Guernsey and Potato Peel Pie Society, which was utterly and completely wonderful.

What a great story this was I could not stop listening , great narrator and clever story about people's lives - really worth a listen - sorry it's finished .

This type of book is not my cup of tea, but it was on sale and I thought I would give it a try since it sounded so interesting.
The Narrator Jim Broadbent was EXCELLANT and made you get so caught up and emotional listening to this story.
Harold and Maude are so much like many couples who have been married a long time and have issues that separate them with their relationship.
As Harold is on his journey to see Queenie before she dies, he thinks back on his life and all he has done and not done right with his wife and his son.
You catch yourself relating to him in so many ways and understanding what he is doing.
I did love so much about this book and Harold's journey.
Worth the listen.

The story was so well read by Jim Broadbent. The internal contemplation from introvert to confidante gave pause. The story is sweet and poignant, particularly after reading Queenie's story first. Rachel Joyce touches the tender spots in all of us that question, extend, and wonder.

The narrator was fantastic. His voice was great for the story. I like travel stories. This was such an impromptu trip that the main character created it as he went along. I appreciated the slow pace of the story, poetry of observation, and the gradual revelations about the backstory. I am a person near to Mr Fry's age so I felt a strong recognition of his thinking about his own life. Though the author is young, her perception about an older persons experience is right on. The unlikelyhood that a 65 year old man could walk 600+ miles without planning or proper equipment did not distract me because the story moved along so magically and thoughtfully. I loved this story, but I cried at the end.

I am impressed not only by the author's ability to weave a story, but the narrators ability to deliver it uncompromised. Harold, Maureen and Queenie have been woven into my memory in a way that I will warmly reflect upon for years to come.

I dare you not to fall in love with Harold Fry! This book was wonderful!

Harold walks away from his wife and home, on a whim, and makes a journey across England to see his dying co-worker. Along the way he meets wonderful people, gathers a following, and reconnects his past. Through the process he and his wife both begin healing from some darker chapters in their lives. Rarely do I stumble upon a book which seems so sincere and authentic, yet is so clever and entertaining.