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Skios

By: Michael Frayn
Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
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On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to be given by Dr Norman Wilfred, the world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science. He turns out to be young and charming - not at all the intimidating figure they had been expecting. The Foundation's guests are soon eating out of his hand. So is Nikki, the attractive and efficient organiser.

Meanwhile, in a remote villa at the other end of the island, Nikki's old school-friend Georgie waits for the notorious chancer she has rashly agreed to go on holiday with, who has characteristically failed to turn up. Trapped in the villa with her, by an unfortunate chain of misadventure, is a balding old gent called Dr Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, his temper, and his sense of reality - everything he possesses apart from the flyblown text of a well-travelled lecture on the scientific organisation of science...

©2012 Michael Frayn (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd Literature & Fiction Satire
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What did you love best about Skios?

Loved that book and was quite sad when it was finished, liht and entertaining story that makes you smile!

Great!

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Martin Jarvis shares his absolute mastery of character work in this brilliantly structured novel by the equally masterful Michael Frayn. What a find, nestling in the heart of Audible.

A sparkling performance of a very funny farce.

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Well, David Lodge this isn't... Trying hard to tread similar paths, but somehow failing. Hard to warm up to any of these characters. Performance good, though.

Not engaging enough

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Would you try another book from Michael Frayn and/or Martin Jarvis?

I love Martin Jarvis and am searching for audiobooks by narrator since over a year...
Gems are: 'Three men in a boat', 'David Copperfield', anything by PG. Wodehouse, any 'Just William' stories...

What could Michael Frayn have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Write a story.

Which character – as performed by Martin Jarvis – was your favorite?

What characters?

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Boredom

Any additional comments?

just one of those nonliterature things, wrongly sold as 'book' that you get for a train ride and than throw away, annoyed..

don't bother

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Would you try another book from Michael Frayn and/or Martin Jarvis?

Yes

What could Michael Frayn have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Characters are old fashioned and of another age.

What didn’t you like about Martin Jarvis’s performance?

Good. It was hard for him as the main characters were very similar in their manner of talking..

What character would you cut from Skios?

The greek taxi driver spyros.

Disappointing and dated

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