Typhoon

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Roger Allam

Typhoon is the story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest and of the captain whose dogged courage is tested to the limit.

Captain MacWhirr was an ordinary man. However, when his steamer Nan-Shan blunders into a hurricane, he and his crew must pull together to survive. The steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate becomes a partnership vital to human survival as they are challenged from without by the elements, and from within by human doubts and fears.

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Astonishingly eloquent!

I thought this would be a fun sea yarn, and it was definitely that, but I was not prepared for the astonishing eloquence of the writing. In the descriptive passages, Conrad's prose swells with an almost rhythmic poetical cadence that makes it deeply satisfying. But there is nothing pretentious or abstract about the story: the characters are all vividly portrayed, their interactions lively and often amusing. The captain comes across as a wonderfully stolid, literal sort of fellow, like Drax the Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy (to draw an analogy from a somewhat different genre).

One thing that makes an enjoyable story even better is good narration, and Roger Allam gives a top-notch performance!

Excellent - all

Brilliantly written and read. I loved listening to every word of this exciting, fascinating book.

Incredible experience, masterful performance.

After listening to this book narrated by Roger Allam my body and mind feel like I had actually been there. I'm still wrung out and stunned. What an experience! ...And I am still alive to tell the tale.

Phenomenal story

I loved this story, such great detail and storyline. Conrad is someone I will continue to read. So good.

Joseph Conrad’s typhoon narrated by Roger Allan.

The writing is superb. You can hardly get a better description of a storm at sea without being out in it yourself. I also thought the Narrator was great. The story is short and easy enough to read if you are interested in Conrad. I have read it several times over the tears, but I particularly enjoyed listening to this actor read it.

A great classic, very well narrated

I have wanted to read this book for a long time and finally downloaded it. I loved it and had a hard time putting this story aside. The outcome of the ship and crew are never certain and the captain is an interesting character with depth. The assortment of characters that are on this ship adds to the drama and seems to be well picked from experience the author had at sea. The description of the storm is as good as it gets bringing the reader into the horrible situation of the ship and her crew. The narration is stupendous and earned the already great story an extra star. There is no reason not to listen to this classic, highly recommended.

A wonderful story, well told.

A Joseph Conrad masterpiece, its only fault is its briefness. Roger Allam's reading was impeccable and left me curious if there were other classics read by him (unfortunately there isn't much)

Pretty good

I enjoyed the book. It was an odd story but I think it was very well written.

Great Classic Story

What an awesome story about an English Sea Captain, his young First Mate along with several other great characters who went through a terrible hurricane while on a steamer in the China Sea. This book was written 120 years ago, so they talked a little different and used some words that you don't hear much now in our vocabulary, but I think it's pretty cool, not a hinderance. One reviewer called this book racist, he posted his review Jan 2021, I think that person is way out of touch....Like I said this was written around the turn of the 19th century and it was not considered racist against the Chinese People then., that's just how people talked. I want to add that Roger Allam did an exceptional job of narrating. So if you want to read a great classic pick this up. Another great story to read by Joseph Conrad is Heart of Darkness. I had read Typhoon about 30 years ago, so when I saw that it was in the Audible Plus catalogue I snapped it up.

Great story and narration

An exceptional story by a master story teller with a narration that is truly excellent.