The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

One of the best books I have listened to in a very long time. I loved Harold's gut and determination to go and find Queenie
before she died.

Simply breathtaking. Narrated expertly by Jim broadbent. I wept with laughter and wept. An exceptional book of love, loss and forgiveness.

Read by Jim Broadbent it is a lovely story which has made me cry and laugh. I have really enjoyed this story of revelation and realisation made on a journey that becomes hijacked by well wishers. An insight into human nature, good and bad. British, middle class answer to Forest Gump.

It was read by Jim Broadbent.

Harold Fry phoned to speak to Qheenie Hennessey and he thinks she has died and he is too late. I wept buckets.

A dog joins the pilgrimage.

The change in Harold Fry who was a private man who did not make friends, eventually having to take care of an unlikely band of misfits.

I adore this book. It is one of those stories that you think you will like and it just smashes all your expectations

Jim Broadbent added depth to the characters and his voice is like listening to an old friend.

When things begin to unravel for Harold and he is stripped emotionally bare.

The last 2 hours completely wrenched me apart.

So touching, beautiful, heart breaking and heart warming. Beautiful writing from the author.

This was a lovely book to listen to whilst driving. The story captured you right from the start and developed with little twists and turns as it went along. It made you laugh, cry and think. What more could anyone want from a book?
The narration by Jim Broadbent was easy and pleasant to listen to.

At the beginning I didn't like the story too much. It seemed to me the start was a little slow.... I often fell asleep while listening (but my eight month old daughter woke me often during the night so that might not be the books fault... Or it was just like it was for Harold, the beginning of the walk was exhausting). The way it was read made even harder for me at first, slow and a little too quiet for my taste. I started the book several times but finally a friend recommended it to me again and I decided I have to keep on a little longer than the first hour. I am so glad I did. The story was great: the characters had a believable and interesting development, it was realistic and well observed. The present story as well as the story of the past got more and more interesting and I realky liked the characters in the end. Highly recommend if you are interested in character development and the dynamics of relationships!

Firstly, I'm not one who likes to write reviews but I felt absolutely compelled for this book. This story is so ordinary and tragic it gripped me in a way that no other book has for a very long time. Deeply touching and... well... life. I can't recommend it enough.

I would have to say that it would very much depend on the friend in question. That may seem like a cop-out response, but I'm certain that some people will love this book - others though, like me, will just find it passable.

I would recommend it, as I think this is a book that will make a good topic for a book club as it raises some interesting issues. However, like elements of Harold's journey, I felt the book was a little bit all over the place. I kept thinking that it would have made a fantastic short story - but stretched to a full novel made it feel a little thin. And it seemed to me whole sections - particularly the parts with the other Pilgrims - were included just to fill a word count and added nothing to the main narrative of Harold's tale.

He really brought the old man to life - in fact in my mind Harold Fry is Jim Broadbent. If they ever make a film there would be no-one better to play him.

I enjoyed it, and listening to Jim Broadbent's narration was an absolute treat. However I never felt compelled to keep listening and I never felt I 100% connected with the book. Like Harold Fry himself I didn't feel like I was in a particular hurry to finish, but I knew I would get there in the end.

I came to this expecting something similar to the absolutely wonderful "100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared." It's difficult not to compare them - both about aging men who suddenly disappear on an adventure. But where as 100 Year Old Man was full of joy, Harold Fry was a little less carefree in attitude and I felt the story suffered for it. That's not to say I hated it, but it didn't quite live up to the high standard of the 100 year old man.

Number1

I can't think of any book in the same genre that compares.

My first Jim Broadbent.

Yes but it is too long and life gets in the way.

It is an incredible work of fiction that makes you wonder where Joyce get her inspiration from. I will definitely be listening to more of her work. She made me cry and think about my own relationships and how we let things slide.