Graham Halstead serves up an atmospheric efficiency within the audiobook of The Glutton (11 hours), A.Okay. Blakemore’s mesmerizing novel a few peasant boy with a voracious urge for food for absolutely anything.
Tarare is a sickly man near dying, strapped to his hospital mattress and watched over by a nun who’s terrified by rumors of the numerous issues he has eaten, which embrace stay animals. Tarare makes an attempt to entice her by telling her the story of his fascinating and sordid life. Halstead’s English and French accents immerse the listener within the French Revolution setting, and the sleek high quality of his voice paired with Blakemore’s luxurious descriptions is hypnotic. Tarare’s account of enduring cruelty and excessive poverty elicits sympathetic horror. And but, the boldness and richness of Halstead’s narration lends a wierd magnificence to the story.
Based on the legend of the Glutton of Lyon, this fictionalized story can be particularly enthralling for these within the French Revolution and followers of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.
Read our starred review of the print version of The Glutton.
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