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Provinces of Night
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-17-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $29.99
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- 99hedys
- 10-03-15
Story and Narration a perfect match
What did you love best about Provinces of Night?
The poetry and succinctness of the writing. The metaphors and bleak or beautiful descriptions took my breath away. Narration by Dick Hill seemed as if written for him to tell the tale.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Cannot pick a favorite, all had their charm, ferocity, humorous, or darkly enchanting narratives.
Any additional comments?
You won't regret the time you spend in the Provinces of Night....
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-30-18
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I loved this book. There's nothing Earth shattering about it but it's the type of book you can get sucked into no matter what where you are in it - there's no typical arch with climaxes and build-up/decline. You can come and go in the world as you please and it's anice change of pace from so many books.
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- shane
- 04-14-18
This book is a rip off off my favorite book
It’s basically lifted from Cormack McCarthy, all the great jokes the style is a pale imitation, listen to Suttree instead.
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- LJ
- 09-22-17
Treasured prose! Excellent plot!
An amazing writer and one that gets to take a seat along McCullers, O'Connor and Faulkner. Wonderful plot that keeps you reading and great prose.