Lanny

By: Max Porter

Narrated by: Annie Aldington, Clare Corbett

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

There’s a village an hour from London. It’s no different from many others today: one pub, one church, redbrick cottages, some public housing, and a few larger houses dotted about. Voices rise up, as they might anywhere, speaking of loving and needing and working and dying and walking the dogs. This village belongs to the people who live in it, to the land and to the land’s past.

It also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, a mythical figure local schoolchildren used to draw as green and leafy, choked by tendrils growing out of his mouth, who awakens after a glorious nap. He is listening to this 21st-century village, to its symphony of talk: drunken confessions, gossip traded on the street corner, fretful conversations in living rooms. He is listening, intently, for a mischievous, ethereal boy whose parents have recently made the village their home: Lanny.

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incredible

couldn't stop listening. I need to buy a copy and read it with my eyes now. breathtaking. imaginative. beautifully written. my new favorite book.

the performance was wonderful, truly. my favorite audible listen thus far, and the most entertaining.

Terrible reading

I should have listened before purchasing. I listen to books to hear the authors words, not the overly dramatic imposition of theatrical readings that impose interpretations and obfuscate and dominate the interaction of listener/reader and writer. I retreated to the printed book after listening to this as long as I could force myself

Loved Every Second

I've read Lanny at least 5 times, as it's a book I use to teach my English comp students, but this was the first time I've listened to the audiobook. It brought a whole other layer to the storytelling and was truly magical.

Narration is a masterpiece

I was listening and reading Kindle in tandem and stopped the Kindle and just listened to the audible version. The performance was so great I wanted to savour it. was bummed when it was over.

every parent's worst fear

I almost couldn't finish but I am glad I managed it - really enjoyed parts 1 and 3. part 2 will rip your heart out.

Excellent.

Fantastic story, awesome narrator,
kept me listen to the end. Wonderful book. I will recommend it.

Thank you

Beautiful descriptions of both the profound and the mundane.

Gets real heavy with themes of s/a and child abuse. Satisfying ending, but trigger warnings for sure.

So Glad I've Discovered Max Porter !

I was so looking forward to reading Lanny after having read Porter's first book, Grief Is the Thing With Feathers. Lanny does not disappoint. It is just as amazing in my opinion, yet all together different as it's more of a full length "mystery-type". This author has a style that is colorful, lyrical, poetic, and every other word that I can't think of at present!!! His storytelling captivates me and keeps my attention from beginning to end. I look forward to the next piece, and all that follow. BRAVO !!!!!!!

A unique Story

I enjoyed listening to this book, the narration brought it to life .
I was drawn into the story and the plot continued to engage .

Loved this

Loved this. The prose is luxuriant, terrifying, and rich. The characters are well drawn. And the story is great. It’s brisk, but still offers an emotional punch. Some people might not enjoy the chorus perspective of the second act. But it seems essential and is incredibly well done. My only quibble is that it feels like the shift at the end is a bit abrupt. Otherwise a complete triumph.