It's a lovely and quiet story, heartbreaking even. I sometimes found it difficult to understand the Scottish accent of the reader, but he did a lovely job. It's a quiet, low-key kind of book and very much focused on character development as opposed to plot.

There are no words to describe the wonder, warmth, sadness, and humility of this book. It makes you laugh, cry, steal time to listen in your busy day, and understand what drives people on their basest levels. I would listen to this narrator read his grocery list. The performance is incredible. I will listen again, and make everyone I know listen to this book. Just, wow.

It was beautifully written and narrated. I highly recommend!

Both this book and the reading are STELLAR! Incredible story, which I understand is based on the authors childhood, and an AMAZING reader. Even at 13 hours, I DO NOT want it to end. I guess there was a very good reason why it won the Mann Booker Prize!

Beautifully narrated. There are moments where I needed to pause and take in all the pain and sadness surrounding Shuggie.

This book is so raw and real. Whether you are the alcoholic or the child of one of just know someone, it's real and honest. Douglas Stewart wrote this so well, you can feel the emotions, imagine the scenery.I was wrapped up from beginning to end and plan to read it again. Angus King was a wonderful narrator. He really caught the character's personalities and made it a fun and entertaining listen.

Poignant. Narrator is excellent.

Beautifully tragic story. So raw and true. Sad but honest. A great story and the narrator was amazing. I will listen to anything he narrates!

Hard to read but riveting book.

Awful. Made no sense. About a young boy trying to not be molested. Then old women getting drunk and horney. Yugh

One of the best books I have read EVER. Stuart writes beautifully and the story is so realistic, it gives you goose bumps. Beautifully narrated by Angus King.

Appreciated the time taken to tell the story and shape the characters.

This is a beautifully written story, full of sensitivity, love and disappointment. This won the Booker Prize this past year (it used to be called the Mann Booker Prize but "Mann" dropped out) and, I feel, fully deserved it. The reader/listener feels like they know the characters by the end of the book, especially "Huggie" and "Agnes" as well as getting a good sense of their surroundings in 1980s Glasgow, Scotland. The narrator was Scottish, which really helped in getting a feel for Glasgow, and he was excellent.

Powerful, deeply sad and beautiful. The narrator is fenomenal. Loved it

Powerful, sad, well told story of the love and tragedy of family

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