Wow!

The narration of this book is exceptional & really enhances an already excellent story. Great stuff

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A complicated human story

This is a story of intertwined human lives, mistakes that go back generations, regrets, new chances and finding meaning. True and honest, with a lightening touch of humour.

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very enjoyable

great writing and narration... very good switching between years and different elements of the story

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a good listen

Interesting story, a bit slow at times. Great narration. Ultimately it was just an easy listen.

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a great book almost inspite of itself

hard going at times but worth the effort. at heart a very human story.
The author showed real compassion for each of his characters (well, almost all of them) and that shone through.

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Brilliantly written and superb performance

When I first started listening to this I wasn’t sure I’d made a good choice. The book is very detailed, which turns out to be one of its pleasures, but at the beginning I found it difficult to get into the narrative because a lot of time Is dedicated to each character and situation before the story starts to develop. Stick with it!

The story is a slow burn - each character is developed within its own part in the story and the book jumps back and forward in time. As it builds the various pieces start to come together with the central figure of Samuel at the heart.

In a way the story is less than the sum of its parts but that’s not really a criticism. The story and the characters who occupy it are unusual but perfect in their authenticity of the various time-frames. You feel you could meet characters like these. And I loved the wry take on 21st century culture.

The book is brilliantly written and the dialogue is sharp, witty and believable with the whole experience of listening brought to life with superb performance - one of the best I’ve heard on an audiobook.

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Brilliant

Both the writing and the reading. I’m blown away by this new Americana voice. Beautiful flowing prose.

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Holy Moly!

I approached this book with all the trepidation that a twenty one hour listen deserves. I feared it would be a worthy, hard work book but no, not at all. This is a fabulous story that I wished I had saved for a road trip across the states.
I really enjoyed it, a cracking book that rolls along apace and never loses its way.

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awesome

Where does The Nix rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top 3

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Nix?

two many

What about Ari Fliakos’s performance did you like?

moved between characters with ease

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

i'm not bright enough to think of one.There is so much,the story is so big.

Any additional comments?

some writers just leave me in awe at their intelligence and their imagination.Wonderful story, absolutely thrilling, funny, sad, twists and turns, Just great.I liked it as much as I liked 'the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

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Great listen.

I don’t think I’d have stuck with this had I read it. But as a listen it was great. Really long but extremely well written with different characters highlighted in different sections. It’s a saga but not in the way of other “family sagas”. I recommend it and will miss it now it’s completed.

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