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By: Will Self
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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For four characters the five hundred-quid worry bead in their pocket may be both a blessing and a curse. For elderly Dr Zachary Busner it's his life line to his autistic grandson Ben, whose own connection with technology is, in turn, a vital one. For Jonathan De'Ath , aka 'the Butcher,' MI6 agent, the phone may reveal his best kept secret of all: that Colonel Gawain Thomas is his lover.©2017 Will Self (P)2017 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Perfect for audio (which sounds like a facetious insult - but isn’t). Phone is an almost Great Novel almost perfectly read; almost tender/ perfectly nearly unexpectedly poignant. Almost ‘Lovely’ in fact.

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I love Will Self but found this too hard going. I lapsed far to often to be able to follow and lost whole sections due to mind wandering!

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I found the story very confusing and rambling. It seemed to switch between characters without me noticing and Then I would get lost. I listen in the car so it only has about 50% of my attention but every other book has been fine, this one however I had very little idea what was going on most of the time.

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