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The Binding
- A Novel
- Lu par : Carl Prekopp
- Durée : 15 h et 29 min
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Proclaimed as “truly spellbinding", a “great fable” that “functions as transporting romance” by The Guardian, the runaway number one international best seller arrives in America.
"A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding.” (Tracy Chevalier)
Imagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever.
Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a bookbinder - a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice among their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.
For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old woman’s watchful eye, Emmett learns to handcraft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one, they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there’s something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there’s something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentor’s workshop, rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored.
But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends - and just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: One of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten.
An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books - and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- RUKiddingMee
- 18/05/2019
Just wow
The Binding is best book I have read and listened to so far this year. I really, really hate reviews that reveal too much about a book, so I won't get into more of the plot than is revealed in the book summary. A few warnings though: The subject matter is mature and could be triggering to some readers. If you have worries about that, seek a review that reveals more of the subject matter.
The Binding is a little hard to categorize. It involves magic and an imaginary place, so it qualifies as a fantasy but it isn't a sword and sorcery story. The writing is achingly beautiful with a great deal of suspense and surprise. Books I would compare it to: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, some of Neil Gaiman.
Carl Prekopp is excellent as a narrator. At first I thought the pace was a bit slow, but his accents and style of narration add so much to the story that I would rate this as one of my favorite performances ever.
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- Dugan McKenzie
- 15/12/2020
A beautiful disappointment
Beautifully written, with an incredible backdrop and a premise that grabbed my attention. I wanted so much more than a teenage romance from this story
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25 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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- Belinda
- 31/07/2019
Captivating
The voice performances in this novel were excellent. The novel took a turn that I wasn't expecting, but a good book does keep you guessing. This novel is full of turmoil, mystery, love, and magic. Be careful, it will draw you in, and you may abandon your responsibilities to listen.
Excellent story.
Excellent Performance.
Excellent Book.
MUST READ.
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- Mikie
- 10/05/2019
holy shuzzm
this was amazing through out the entire thing no dry areas and my god the voice acting
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 03/11/2020
too depressing for me
like I said way too depressng for me nope haha I will go read something more positive now. don't bother if you can't do a lot of angst all in a row. and then get basically no gratification for the whipping you got
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- Cristene Wertz
- 15/11/2019
Not bad just not what I expected
Yes, I too wish the characters in the first part of the book were more prevalent in the latter parts. However my exception is more that I wanted the entire concept around binding and binders to be more deeply explored, prioritized over the romance which just takes up all the air. Emmett is well drawn and could take another book forward with more focus on the craft and the world/environmental building a bit more.
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- oldmanwagner
- 21/06/2019
Satisfying if a little slow
Overall I liked this book for the well developed characters, the sense of mystery and classic ‘story tale’ motifs w/in a LGTBI framework. The love part of the story is quite lovely. However, the final third drags on interminably towards a forgone conclusion.
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- Pup Cerberus
- 30/04/2019
a long darkly romantic book
it's slow, delightfully slow. the romance and cruelties inflicted left you wanting to hear more. the take on memories were originally. my only complaint was that I wasn't entirely sure what period the book took place in, obviously it was an alternative history but still. vastly enjoyable.
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- Alison
- 05/10/2020
ugh I will never get my time back
oh. my. God. So depressing, nothing happens, it's just all around rough. don't waste your time
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- Sallyonfire
- 08/08/2019
SpellBINDING!
I absolutely loved it! Captivated from beginning to end! If you're searching for a book to read or listen to, this is it!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Katharina
- 05/09/2019
Lohnt sich!
Ich musste mich erst ein wenig in den Dialekt einfinden, das ging jedoch recht gut. Anfangs weist es Längen auf - hätte knackiger geschrieben sein können. Irgendwann ist man dann allerdings total drin und will das Hörbuch nicht aus der Hand legen! Spannende Geschichte, absolute Empfehlung!
Habe eine andere Rezension gesehen, in der bemängelt wurde, dass die Käufer im Klappentext nicht auf das gleichgeschlechtliche Liebespaar hingewiesen wurden. Dem kann ich nicht folgen. Es ist eine wunderbar tragische, viktorianische Novelle und die beiden männlichen Protagonisten detailreich beschrieben. Die Erzählung und Charakterdarstellung bleibt alles andere als flach, Ansichten, Motivationen und Entwicklungen sind prosaisch und rund beschrieben. Streckenweise münden die Gedanken beinahe in einem Stream of Consciousness!
Nein, ich finde nicht, dass der Verlag auf gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe hinweisen muss. In welchem Jahrhundert leben wir denn???
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- Lupo
- 16/07/2019
Dunkle schön romantische Geschichte
In dieser dunklen gotischen Geschichte finden sich zwei und finden sich wieder. Es sind nicht die zwei die für einander gedacht sind sonder die zwei die für einander gemacht sind.
Ich liebe diese leicht rauchig klingende Stimm von Carl Prekopp.
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- Nyx
- 15/09/2023
Great story and narrator
I loved the story from the start and Carl Prekopp is the perfect narrator for it!
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- Hans
- 14/03/2023
Mixed Emotions - not sure what to make of it
There are books u read and wish they'd never end. And then there a books that keep dragging on and you wonder why. This is one of them.
It has a promising start - and then it's lost it'ss steam along the way. I really had to force myself to keep listening. The excellent narration made me potter through. But probably my last book by this author for me. Just too slow and introspective for my liking.
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- V. Hemmerle
- 11/10/2019
Wow, that was intense!
At times I had to stop listening, because I couldn't bear the suffering of (not only) the protagonists.
The concept of ridding oneself of some memories might be tempting, but it is also quite horrible - especially when you look at the different facets of this binding business and the (mis)use of power in this context.
This is a great book.
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