Rhubarb

De: Craig Silvey

Narrado por: Humphrey Bower

Eleanor is blind and lives with her reclusive mother. Ewan is a cello player with agoraphobia. She is drawn to him through his music but cannot understand the difficulty he faces in forming a friendship. He does not understand her past nor the impact his music has on her. Amidst the heat of a Fremantle summer they stumble towards each other.

Sad, funny and affecting, and peopled with characters that live and breathe, Rhubarb is the first novel from a young writer with an astonishing talent. With his sublime and playful use of language and his uncanny ability to reveal the human condition in all its vulnerability and fragility, Craig Silvey has created an extraordinary contemporary Australian story.

©2004 Craig Silvey (P)2007 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The novel has the charm of early work such as Gustave Flaubert's Novembre and Jack Kerouac's The Subterranean." (The Australian)

"The playful words and images in this book are a sheer joy. More please." (The Sydney Morning Herald)

"Craig Silvey's poetic debut novel is a first-rate fit for audio, thanks to the deep, shivery voice of Humphrey Bower. Bower becomes blind Eleanor Rigby and agoraphobic cello player Ewan, two people who find each other. In addition, Bower voices all the lonely people in the world the couple inhabits, including Eleanor's mother, a TV addict; Frank, a depressed widower; Bruno, the faux-Italian; and others. The setting of Western Australia and the deep, dense journey into the consciousness of each character provide a sense of place, photographically accurate or dreamscape surreal. The novel is breathy in its staccato-short sentences and florid in its convoluted, lush language. Even its sometimes confusing plot shifts are overcome by Bower, who rides the story like a surfer on a magnificent wave." (AudioFile Magazine)

Mind blower!

“OMG what a Mindblower”, “the gift of the pen”, add to that the delivery by the master of the mic Humphrey Bower. Craig Silvey had me laughing out load and trying to suppress tears. I just finished the story and I’m ready to listen this gem again with my wife.

Humphrey Bower is superb

I could not get into the story line at first...but be patient...the storytelling at the Aussie Barecue had me in stitches...The crab,.tge dog...well just wonderful....bravo.

nicely written but couldn't keep my interest

Very creative and expressive writing, and at times it had me laughing out loud. But the characters hide behind a lot of snark, and I found I just lost interest in the progress of their story because of it. It's possible the written version allows you to get inside their heads and hearts more thoroughly.

Breathtaking!

The chase at the very end is breathtaking, which is my way to describe this powerful love story about two special people.Funny, sad, intensely moving, strong characters all expressed by my favorite narrator, Humphrey Bower. This is clearly a "must listen".
As another reviewer stated, too bad this is Craig Silvey's only audible book. More of Silvey please! More of Bower!

Simply Wonderful

Rhubarb is a lot more than a love story. It's written in the 3rd person. Normally I don't like this tense in writing but Craig Silvey makes it work. We get to know and love the 2 main and appreciate the supporting characters. Humor is sprinkled liberally through out but it's not a comedic novel.
All the characters are vivid and well developed. May I dare say that in this novel I couldn't help thinking that here is the next Bryce Courtenay. For all of you who are familiar with this prolific author know I mean this comment as flattery.
Sad to see Rhubarb end and even sadder that Craig Silvey has nothing more on Audible.

I laughed, I shed a tear, I was totally absorbed.

Craig Silvey is a wordsmith, his words evoke such great visuals and at times you can feel the sensations. being described. You are almost there in the action or the emotion. Lots of fun, lots of reality.I found it totally engaging. Humphrey as usual does a superb job of narrating - can even hold a tune! Loved it and would totally recommend it.