There are thousands of reviews which outline this book's epic plot, so I'll skip that. I want to commend David Pittu for his outstanding reading of this novel. It demanded he voice many characters (male and female), several accents, foreign language phrases, and even a bit of singing, and he mastered all of this. Listening to this book rather than reading it greatly enhanced its enjoyment for me. It's a commitment though - 26 discs is a serious investment of time.

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It isn't just a beautifully rendered image of a strange but strong friendship, but it is also a book that brings a message of hope and beauty, something we all long for these days. Even if Theo hits rock bottom a few times, he always finds a way to get back up again and deal with his grief and losses as best as he can. Even if he is terribly flawed, he is one of the strongest charachters in fiction I've come accross in a long time. Not only in his demeanour, but certainly also in the craftmanship that the author has used to depict him.

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