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Goodbye Soldier
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Goodbye Soldier, written and read by Spike Milligan.
"My name is Maria Antonoinetta Fontana, but everyone call me Toni."
"I'm Spike, sometimes known as 'stop thief' or 'hey you.'"
"Yeser, I know."
The sixth volume of Spike Milligan's off-the-wall account of his part in World War Two sees our hero doing very little soldiering. Because it's 1946. Rather, he is now part of the Bill Hall Trio - a 'Combined Services Entertainment' inflicted on unsuspecting soldiers across Italy and Austria - and is largely preoccupied with the unbearably beautiful ballerina, Ms Toni Fontana ("Arghhhhhhhhh!"). But he must enjoy it while he can before he is demobbed and sent home to Catford - so he does....
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- p23
- 31-07-18
wonderful memories from the king of the goons
beautiful wonderful Spike at his best ! long reign the eternal king of the goons!!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-07-19
Sound issues
Having listened to the previous volumes yes there’s a sound issue with the recording I find this is helped by playing at 1.5x speed which takes spike back to being full of energy rather then being full of shit
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- Michael S.
- 14-03-19
Listen at 1.25x speed for best results
Working my way through the series, enjoying them all. Got to this one and it sounded different. I think the timing is wrong. Once I started to listened at 1.25x speed it sounded more like the others.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-04-21
Beautiful
Made me laugh though-out & cry at the end beautiful I felt like his best mate
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- Anonymous User
- 13-05-21
brilliant and funny
this was one of his best books, was laughing all the way through next one now
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- YaggaMcc
- 07-06-20
I'll finish with this one.
Spike's age and declining health all too apparent in this reading. Somewhat sad. still good.
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- Ardeshir Sarosh
- 02-05-18
Spike was a geniuses I bought all he’s books.
In this the 6th book as he reads he is I am sad to say struggling why I’m not sure why. he was a great man he’s passing has made the world a much bleaker and sadder place.
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- Chloe McDowell
- 12-04-23
A delightful time capsule
Yes he’s old, yes sone jokes are now a bit off, but Spike’s war diaries remain a lense into the life if an ordinary bloke’s experience of war. Except, of course, Spike is extraordinary. His delight at his own jokes is infectious, his sorrow at lost love heartbreaking. And sprinkled throughout are insights into the human condition. Ignore the negatives, Spike remains a precious presence.
Tip - speed it to 1.1
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-24
Insightful
To hear the end of war and demobbing story of Spike Milligan read by himself was interesting and insightful. I am left wondering what did happen to the family of his Italian girlfriend.
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- Mr. R. Taylor
- 13-05-22
Good bye Soldier
Well worth a listen about a man who we have seen on films and TV but did not no things he had been through
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