Disappointing

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I had read a few reviews with regards to this book. Martin Jarvis is an excellent narrator and one I like to follow. Alas this book does not do his talents any good. The story about a professor had arrived in Skios to make a speech. It was this man who's luggage went missing. The events that followed where to say the least bizarre. Anyone with half a wit would have it sorted in minutes.
The person who had his luggage got away with imitating him. This really does not look good on any P.A.
This book was very disappointing.

What will your next listen be?

The second book that Elizabeth Chadwick has written in the Greatest Knight series; The Red Lion?

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No

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Very funny book!

I picked book because of the title as it is set on a Greek island but didn't really know what to expect. The reader Martin Jarvis is excellent and the scene was set perfectly. Whilst travelling to work by bus I often had to stop myself laughing out loud when reading this book. It cerainly brought Greek sunshine as well as laughter ito a miserable winter.

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A complex mixture

As I listened to this I found myself drawn into what, at first sight, was a fairly superficial farce. However, I was reacting to what was happening to the characters; it had an unexpected depth that I cannot explain except that it is very well written and narrated, Martin Jarvis's style being an ideal match. The author switches scenes at the approach of every climactic moment and although rather predictable, by the end, I was able to sit back mentally and enjoy it It was not laugh-out-loud but was fun to listen to and, although at times I was impatient to hear what happened next, I would not want it abbreviated. .

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Very enjoyable

Just finished listening to this very funny book brilliantly read by Martin Jarvis. A real laugh out loud experience

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Funny

Really good, Rompaey, kind of story, but beautifully written.
Martin Jarvis delivered a perfectly wonderful performance

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Brilliant

Brilliantly narrated ( as go as it gets) and cleverly written, great fun ! Do not miss this one !

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Sunny funny warm waspish treat.

In less skilled hands this might be dismissed as chicklit escapism, but Michael Frayn's superbly clever plotting and Martin Jarvis's pitch-perfect delivery offer delights throughout.

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It’s an OK book

A fairly easy listen and the plot is pretty predictable. The narrator certainly makes this book

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A clever farce written by a master of the genre.

Despite convolutions of mistaken identities on Skios it is an easy to follow plot brilliantly written and really well read. Laughed out loud many times so watch where you listen!
A perfect audible book.

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Depends on your mood?

I like Michael Frayn and loved Spies but maybe I wasn't in the mood for the this. Humour is a strange and personal thing. It's a well written farce but it only made me smile a couple of times and sometimes, especially at the beginning, I found it irritating and over long. Martin Jarvis, though, can always be relied on as a great reader and is as good as usual here.

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