Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Humorist
- Narrated by: Russell Kane
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
The Humorist
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Survivor, genius, critic. Murderer. Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill....
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about The Humorist
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Elena McNaught
- 31-07-20
Very unusual
Not what I expected at all! listened to it after the son of silverback. Pleasantly surprised with Russell’s versatility. Looking forward to his next work
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- mandy
- 10-09-13
sneaky in it's appeal
If you could sum up The Humorist in three words, what would they be?
dark twisted delight
Who was your favorite character and why?
has to be benjamin - even though he is utterly despicable at times, his pain and inherent loneliness and humanism are illustrated perfectly.Kane paints a truly 3d pictureof his protagonist
Have you listened to any of Russell Kane’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I've seen Russell live quite a few times. At the start of listening to the novel I was horrified by how flat and dull he sounded. I was concerned he was "tying too hard" to sound intellectual or serious and literary. However, as the story developed, the style he has adopted rapidly feels essential and helps with the understanding of white's character
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
as i mentioned earlier, at the start of listening I was concerned i wasn't going to enjoy it and found both the story and narration quite hard to get into. i don't know exactly when that changed, but i do know that i suddenly realised i was completely hooked and could not stop listening.
Any additional comments?
The linguistic skills of Russell Kane are perfectly demonstrated in this novel. I felt some of the sentences of description, the repetitive frenetic need to hammer his point home resulted in some truly magical moments.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- becky
- 04-01-21
Brilliant on all levels, what a showcase of talent
Brilliant on every level, imaginative story, expert performance and of course the darkest of humour.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anna Crompton
- 09-09-20
Level upon level of laughter!
Simply wonderful! Theatrical tragedy, broken humanity and all beautifully relatable. Even my own laughter was part of the pathos and circularity! I loved it!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!