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- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Arthur Less will almost fall in love in Paris, almost fall to his death in Berlin, barely escape to a Moroccan ski chalet from a Saharan sandstorm, accidentally book himself as the (only) writer-in-residence at a Christian Retreat Center in Southern India, and encounter, on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, the last person on Earth he wants to face. Somewhere in there: He will turn 50. Through it all there is his first love. And there is his last.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-12-03
I actually refunded my credit
I had gone about 2hours into this book and for some reasons did not want to continue it so I refunded my credit, but I still had it downloaded. I had finished my other audiobook and to kill time I ended up continuing this one. I
ended up loving it, laughing out loud at some parts and loving the side characters, it really took my imagination for a ride
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- JRain
- 2019-08-08
Meh
Read/listened to this for girly book club. It's an existential narrative of a rich white man having an existential crisis. Unrelatable and unremarkable.
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- cata
- 2018-11-21
Fun and smart
Fun, easy to listen to book, with many laughing moments. Loved the ending and was surprised by the identity of the narrator. Positive notes throughout most of the book.
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- Jenni Tipper
- 2021-02-04
travel with Less
loved it. touching and laugh-out-loud funny. charming prose and a perfect globe trot at a timebwhenbthebworld seems far way.
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- Ewa Chang
- 2020-09-11
less could have been more
I almost gave up on this book, but since I had the audiobook, I put it on in the background as I was doing some chores, just to get it over with. It wasn't until he was in Morocco that I finally found Arthur and his story mildly interesting. The misadventures at every turn seemed forced to give the story a plot. I didn't mind the later part of the book, but it really was nothing special. Sure, the author had a very eloquent way of describing everything, but all it did was create a literary painting without substance. Yes, the story is supposed to shine a light on coming to terms with middle age, but being exactly at that point in my life, I can't say I gained any insight. Big on imagery, limited in meaningful plot. Also, not really as funny (I didn't laugh, snicker or chuckle one) as some reviews suggest.
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- Shane Kelford
- 2020-05-04
Very well written prose
Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to good writing. The story was better than I had expected from most plot summaries and the narration was very well-done.
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- khatereh
- 2020-04-21
narration
a very good story but narrator's imitation of different accents gets really annoying towards the end.
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- P R C
- 2020-01-10
Clever, funny and heart-warming
This book is beautifully written with clever and funny imagery and a lovely romantic twist. It’s a smart, realistic look on life and love. I deeply enjoyed it and will miss Arthur now my book is done.
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- Christine Labatt
- 2019-12-10
It was okay-ish
This was one of those books that I went back and forth on. I like it, I thought it was boring, I liked it, I thought it was boring. Robert Petkoff is an excellent narrator though so that keeps the listener engaged but the story was just.....okay...ish.
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- Peter
- 2023-07-19
Great writing. Great character. Great story.
I was sad when this book was done, and then happy to find the sequel!!
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