Roberto Bolaño's surrealist magnum opus, set in Europe and South America, is divided into five books, each read here by a different narrator, each in his way extraordinary. John Lee is especially subtle with accents, Armando Duran brings his mostly Spanish-flavored section to vivid life, G. Valmont Thomas lends "The Part About Fate" a deadpan humor, and Grover Gardner gives the saga of the writer Benno von Archimboldi a compelling pace. Scott Brick takes a risk that might have worked but doesn't: Presumably to convey the mythic and irrational nature of his part, about horrifying serial rape-murders in Mexico, he tries a singsong narration as if he were reciting an epic poem. A smart idea, but tiresome to listen to. His characters' voices are outstanding, though. B.G. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2009]
Trade Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2009
CD ISBN 9781433279508 $59.95 • Thirty-one CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Library Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2009
CS ISBN A/ 9781433279478; B/ 9781433290855 $162.90 • Twenty-seven cassettes
CD ISBN 9781433279485 $160.00 • Thirty-one CDs
MP3-CD ISBN 9781433279515 $44.95 • Two MP3-CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
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Trade Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2009
CD ISBN 9781433279508 $59.95 • Thirty-one CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Library Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2009
CS ISBN A/ 9781433279478; B/ 9781433290855 $162.90 • Twenty-seven cassettes
CD ISBN 9781433279485 $160.00 • Thirty-one CDs
MP3-CD ISBN 9781433279515 $44.95 • Two MP3-CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
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