This Charming Man

This is a brilliant book . Marian Keyes has incredible talent , her character descriptions are so detailed that for a long time after you finish reading the book you find yourself thinking of the people in her story , she makes them very real. The story keeps you guessing , very unpredictable , funny and worth while listening to.

I'm an avid Keyes fan, and this book, in my opinion is one of her best! It's well narrated, and laugh out loud funny, but also has a 'keep you guessing' element. If you like Marion Keyes, then don't hesitate in getting this download!

A really good story well thought out and well written. The characters are beautifully drawn and the writing is witty and humorous. Sometimes funny, sometimes pitiful, sometimes just downright sad, but always enjoyable. The narrator does a wonderful job too. I shall look out for more books by this author and can recommend this one wholeheartedly.

Oh dear this really didn't suit me at all. What a waste of money. Bits of it were interesting - but they were few and far between. I didn't like the diary style of writing, or at least not one that needed an entry every few minutes. The Marnie story was just plain boring. Perhaps I would have enjoyed an abridged version more, but I usually enjoy long books, and normally love Marian Keyes work which I find amusing and upbeat in the main. Apart from the diary, it was hard to see where Paddy fitted in. Altogether a depressing book. Not my sort of thing sadly.

dissapointed after all the hype. this book is 'everywhere'! but really not my kind of book i guess. not into this 'diary' style of writing. very light weight & 'fluffy'. a real 'chic' book. no substance. i choose long books to listen to as i drive a lot. but this one has failed to hold my attention & the reader's voice 'grates' some what. i dont even find it funny. though it would appear lots of people have. maybe this time i chose wrong!

Marian Keyes at her finest. Beautiful believable narration. Laughed and cried. Third time I've listened to this book.

I have read the book and listened to the audio book - I loved both.

My favourite character is Paddy - you have to love him to hate him!!

How can you choose this!! so unfair - the whole book was fantastic

I didn't cry but was close to it - probably because I had read it before listening

Anyone who loves Marian Keyes would love this book

Getting an insight into the lives of the various characters in the book and the affect that Paddy DeCourcey had on them all.

Grace held the key to the whole story and brought all the characters together to get justice.

Caroline has a great accent and is able to adapt her tone to reflect different characters. She's been the voice behind several of Marian's books and never disappoints.

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I'm a big fan of Marian Keyes and this is my favourite book so far.

I very nearly gave up with this, I got really very confused at the first swap of character - I didn't find it clear and was wondering what on earth was going on. I went back and listened to the confusing section a few times and was still confused. I did keep going with it, more because I wanted to listen to something and I'd used my token on this.When I realised there was the swap of characters it suddenly got significantly better.
One of the other things which I wouldn't have stopped listening to for this point alone, but when I was lost with the story added to me nearly stopping, was one of the accents. One that was constantly skipping words in sentencing and was extremely grating. They were all Irish, which is fine, but the skipping words was a whole new story.

However, I kept going and I really enjoyed it. The story got gripping near the end but was entirely worth holding on for a waiting through. I hadn't read or heard anything from the author but it was done well and interesting.

I don't know as I havent read the print version

The interwoven characters and the way they all came together

She was a great orator and managed to portray each character with differentiation