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Ericalambbrown
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was a rare book that I visited twice - once to read, another to listen. If you are a fan of Dame Judi Dench or Shakespeare even in the slightest, I recommend this book. Due to her failing eyesight, Dame Judi‘s participation in the audio book was kept to recitation of Shakespeare passages she knows by heart. Barbara Flynn‘s (Cracker, Return to Paradise) interpretation in the audio is superb and her voice bears a startling resemblance. 👇🏻

Ericalambbrown Dame Judi is very frank and her language is colorful, which I personally find delightful! The stories are fun and often heartfelt. I‘m so glad I found out about this book! 6d
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That‘s sound excellent 6d
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Andrea313
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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I didn't read as much as I'd have liked in 2024 but I'm glad that what I did read was so wonderful. More than half were new-to-me titles, and I also read a boatload of plays and books on Shakespeare - probably inspired by the tagged book, my hands-down favorite of the year. Honorable mentions to the other two pictured, Olga Ravn's fascinating non-linear fever dream and Taylor's walloping gut-punch of a novella. Cheers to a great year, Littens!

BkClubCare If you appreciated Address Unknown, I rec The Safekeep. 6d
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Sounds amazing! Stacked 📚 6d
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Andrea313 @BkClubCare Thank you! I'll check it out. 6d
Andrea313 @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I hope you love it! I really enjoyed the audiobook version, if audiobooks are your jam. 6d
sarahbarnes I really liked this one by Ravn too. 6d
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BarbaraJean
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was SO much fun, and it made me want to read or re-read and watch all the plays discussed. One disappointment: I intentionally checked out the audiobook, because I wanted to hear this in Judi Dench‘s voice. I didn‘t realize her part of the conversations was narrated by someone else (my fault—it‘s clearly marked on the cover!). That said, once I got into it, I didn‘t notice so much that it wasn‘t her, and the conversations were a delight. ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) There was a lot more literary discussion than I anticipated, which was wonderful. It was fascinating to hear Judi‘s analysis of the characters she played over the years, as well as all her stories about each production. 1w
willaful Oh bummer. But I'm glad you enjoyed it anyway. 1w
TheBookHippie This is on my list! 1w
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BarbaraJean @willaful Yeah, it was a disappointment that it wasn't her voice throughout, but honestly, listening to the bonus interview they included at the end, I could understand why they didn't just use the audio files from the interviews as the audiobook. So many little digressions and side comments! @TheBookHippie I hope you enjoy it!! 1w
willaful @BarbaraJean That reminds me of my favorite audio movie commentary, which is by the director of the musical “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.“ He's having such a great time watching the movie, sometimes he sings along. 😂 1w
BarbaraJean @willaful Hahahaha!! I love it!! 1w
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CuriousG
Conversations with Octavia Butler | Octavia E. Butler, Conseula Francis
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@broughtyoubooks This is the one - I got a paperback version for about $40 CAD a bunch of years ago.
If you read too many at once it ruins the impact, so I found reading one interview every week or two was perfect for me to spread it out and fully digest each one.

broughtyoubooks Thank you! 2w
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UnderworldAmusements
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Th. Metzger sits down with The Aither to discuss his life, interests, and his new book, 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒑.

#ThMetzger #SacredHarp #Interview

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https://theaither.com/we-chat-with-american-writer-and-musician-th-thom-metzger-...

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Amor4Libros
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was such a delightful book! I have never been that curious about Shakespeare‘s plays, but hearing Judi Dench talk about her experience playing different characters was a treat.

Loved the banter between Judi and Brendan, it was very entertaining.

If you are a fan of Shakespeare, Judi Dench or if you are just curious about his work (like I was), read this!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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mjtwo
Faith, Hope and Carnage | Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan
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17-9 Oct 24 (audiobook)
Wonderful series of interviews between Cave and an Irish journalist/friend that took place over the COVID years.
They do discuss Nick‘s influences, music and his formative years in Australia, but mostly the discussion relates to his spiritual and religious views, work ethic and the grief experienced in the aftermath of the death of Arthur and, to a lesser extent, his mother and Anita Lane.
Very thought-provoking.

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quietjenn
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was a complete delight. Highly recommended if you are interested in Dame Judi, Shakespeare, theatre history, the RSC, or acting in general. I googled so many pictures and fell down so many Wiki holes, looking up people and productions she talks about.

Bookberry This sounds wonderful! I'll check it out. I'm a big fan of Dame Judi. 3mo
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Aimeesue
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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Destroying more books while listening to Dame Judi.
What a great Friday night! 💚
#audiocrafting

Amor4Libros I‘m listening to this one, also and loving it! 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
Aimeesue @Amor4Libros It‘s so good! 3mo
Aimeesue @dabbe 💚💚💚 3mo
LeahBergen Cute little birds! 3mo
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