Duncton Wood, William Horwood - Listening Experience (Spoiler-free)
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- čas přidán 8. 03. 2024
- Duncton Wood by William Horwood is 'a first' for me in many regards.
It was the first book, back in 1981, that truly drew me into reading.
It was the first book I read in English, a couple of years later.
And now it is the first book I listened to on Audio. So instead of a reading experience, this is my very first listening experience.
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Great review Ed! I have The Duncton Chronicles on my TBR thanks to you and every time you mention them it makes me more eager to pick them up!
Good, good! Thanks, Daniel. I really hope you'll enjoy Horwood by the time you get around to reading his books.
Thank you for this video! Glad to see you are uploading more frequently too, I really enjoy them :) - I couldn't seem to get my hands on a hard copy of this book, so sadly have settled and bought it on kindle alongside the audible narration too. - Thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks for your kind words. I hope Duncton Wood won’t let you down.
It's wonderful that your audio experience with one of your favorite books was positive! This gives you an opportunity to read even more. I have not listened to an audio book in about 30 years. I read so much more quickly than an actor talks that I get impatient and find that my interest wanders. I should give them another try.
I was about 10 when I read the first book that made me cry. Old Yeller by Gipson. It is not an experience that I want to relive.
I am finding Duncton Wood filled with metaphors and spiritual meaning and totally understand your attraction to the book. I am now searching for a reasonably priced copy of Skallagrigg.
Glad that you are visiting more often! Enjoy your reading!!
Thank you. Always good to hear from you! Crying with Horwood is almost always as the quote I mention says: They are tears from recognitions, not pity." Skallagrigg is something entirely different, but with the same emotionally mature writing. I cannot wait to hear from your experience with that book.
I recall you talking about Duncton Wood in one of your earlier videos and because of your high commendation, I bought the chronicles trilogy immediately when I spotted it at a second-hand bookstore. I read a few pages in and already felt so swept away by the prose and immersive world, giving me a strong sense of Watership Down de ja vu.
This is great to hear. I love Watership Down but find Duncton much richer in characterwork and the profoundness of the story.
I read Duncton Wood this year. It was really good and with a darker bent than I anticipated. I searched used book stores and found the sequels which are now on my TBR.
Great! Duncton Quest is even darker and Duncton Found perhaps even more so. But they are ultimately hopeful books. It's not so much about good triumphing over bad, but more that as long as one is being loved, there is not a chance for the bad to come into existence.
Wonderful review! "Watership Down" is my favorite book, and I have had "Duncton wood" on my shelf for many years now, but you're review really makes me want to finally try it. I think I'll try the audio. thank you!
Thank you. In my opinion Duncton Wood is even better that Watership Down. I love Richard Adams's writing, but Horwood is much more poetic and his characterwork is simply superb. Please let me know what you thought of the book.
I will be sure to give it a read, thank you.
My love of audiobooks started with Lynn Thigpenn reading Toni Morrison’s Jazz. As a narrator she approached the script as if it was a music score. Can be hard to find; I bought a secondhand CD set of the book.
Audio is an entire new world within books to be explored, that much is certain.
I definitely need to keep an eye out for these when I go to the next book fair
Hope that you can find it. It is soooo worth it!
@@DutchGreyBeard btw started The Golden Compass last night and I’m loving it!
@@NevsBookChannel That's a very good choice, Nev! I have very fond memories of that trilogy. Looking forward to your bookreview/wrap-up!
Have you ever read the Redwall series by Brian Jacques? They’re quite similar to Duncton Wood
Not yet, but I plan to read the first 6 books very soon. And now, even sooner!
@@DutchGreyBeardyou can’t stop at 6. Some of the best in the series was written quite later
@@simonedwards9450Knowing myself: if I like the first (or second) book, I’ll no doubt buy (and read) the whole series. Just read first 5 books in Dragonriders of Pern and bought the entire series (the ones by Anne McCaffrey).