Tai-Pan

The best audiobook ever....

I don't normally leave reviews but this book stands out so much that I had to. I've listened to many audiobooks over the years but this is the best I've ever come across. It's a big statement but for me all boxes were ticked. The story is excellent- full of action, intrigue, subtleties of human nature and fantastic historical connotations of the time and all things naval. However what really makes this book stand out is the narration- Gildart Jackson is a genius at work. I've never heard a narrator display such a great command of so many roles making the story flow and the characters really come to life. Quite simply a work of class. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.

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Ripping good yarn with expert narration

Where does Tai-Pan rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of the best I've listened to.

Have you listened to any of Gildart Jackson’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No, I have not. But Gildart's characterisations are amazing. I would not hesitate to listen to this again, comparing it favourably to the voices on the other Clavell novels.

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Fantastic story and narration

I've been delighted to find Clavell's books on audio, having read them when I was much younger. Tai Pan is a rollicking good story, with really strong characters (Dirk is a bit like Reacher - men want to be him, women want to be with him!). The narration was excellent, given the variety of characters in the book, each with such specific country/cultural backgrounds. Even the Scottish dialect was reasonable, since it usually gets mangled by narrators unless they are actually Scottish!

Excellent value for money too - got this as one of my 'monthly subscriptions', getting more than 30h listening.

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A truly fantastic story, brilliantly read.

breathtaking story. James Clavell at his best.
Fantastic performance.
I highly recommend this series of books

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excellent

thought I might get annoyed with the narrator but persisted and ended up really enjoying his style . The story is just great accepting the plausibility of fictional ! highly recommended.

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Great saga of early Hong Kong

James Clavell writes an absorbing Boys Own Paper type of saga, full of swashbuckling characters against a real historical backdrop. The narrator is extremely good with accents, especially the main Chinese female voice which had me laughing out loud at times.

I read the book years ago and had forgotten most of it so it was a treat to escape once again into the world of the Noble House. Great beach listening!

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Great book - but 6 stars for narration!

James Clavell's epic novels are excellent. But listening to this audio book what is even more amazing is that it's read by one guy! Outstanding

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Just brilliant thank you

Everything about this book is a joy the narration is perfect could not stop listening to it!

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Truly outstanding

1 of the very best books , great story lots of interesting characters, the story telling really takes you there

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Don't expect Shogun

I had difficulty getting into the book, coming straight from shogun, however it is still a brilliant listen!

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