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The Spire
Written by William Golding
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims. Its shadow falls ever darker on the world below, and on Dean Jocelin in particular.
From the author of Lord of the Flies, The Spire is a dark and powerful portrait of one man's will, and the folly that he creates.
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Reviews for The Spire
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a rich, unique work that was totally new to me when I stumbled on it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it (well, maybe enjoyed is the wrong word, but you'll see when you listen!). Of course, Benedict Cumberbatch's voice acting never hurts, either!
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I have no idea what's going on in this book. I even started it over to try and get a better handle on it, but the writing is so bizarre I have no idea what's going on. Narration is pretty good though.