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Complete 'talking Heads' [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Alan Bennett (Author)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks (Oct 4 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0563552522
ISBN-13: 978-0563552529
Product Dimensions: 14 x 10.2 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 223 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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This audio cassette comprises both volumes of Alan Bennett's acclaimed monologues in a slipcase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Teddy Bear with Laser Eyes, Mar 9 2001

By	Theodora Di Passional (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking Heads (Paperback)

Alan Bennett has been called England's National Teddy Bear, so beloved is his work and person. It's a sweet moniker, but misleading to those who may not have yet read Bennett. Insightful and compassionate with a wit so sharp it effectively amputates sentimentality, this is a Teddy Bear with laser eyes and sharp claws that are only just retracted.

Bennett's character sketches in Talking Heads are devastating. The grown man whose safe little existence begins to unravel as he discovers his dear old mum has taken a lover, the vigilent, upright busybody who ends up in prison for invading her neighbor's privacy, the widow of "Soldiering On" whose emptiness of purpose is revealed through her inability to grieve--each uncomprehending character Bennett has created in these astonishing soliloquies is undone by his or her brave and steadfast unwillingness to acknowledge the bare-knuckled truth of human emotion.

Bennett is not cruel in revealing the weaknesses of his characters, but he is uncompromising in revealing those weaknesses. This is the Teddy Bear who brings to the picnic the sharp knives that cut through the bread and fat prepared and packaged by his companions.

Also recommended are Bennett's Writing Home, The Clothes They Stood Up In, and any and all of his other plays, particularly The Old Country; and, for those who just must have the soft and fuzzy version of the Teddy Bear, listen to Bennett's reading of Winnie the Pooh, or go see his stageplay of The Wind in the Willows.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I thought the story was...., Nov 16 2000

By	coolio (Hawaai) - See all my reviews

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Honestly I thought the story was quite dull he tells us about the dull part of their lives, I'm surprised I didn't sleep reading it. It's the worst book I've ever read. You probably won't put this on display on the computer, but you asked what I thought of it and I told you the truth, I'm sure many others agree with me that the story was boring. . Thankyou

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5.0 out of 5 stars talking heads, Feb 3 2000

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I have been studying Alan Bennett and like many others find it highly amusing. It works remarkably well as a television series and not just on the page. The personalisation and connection to the viewer draws you in and makes it appear that each character is actually talking to you. Excellent work

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5.0 out of 5 stars These people are everywhere
I suppose I am a bit biased because I grew up in the same town as Alan Bennett (Leeds, Yorkshire) but this book is truly remarkable. Read more

Published on May 7 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars British Genius
I can't believe I'm the first person to review this masterpiece! Maybe it's because Bennett seems so very British, English even, that he's not appealled to American readers. Read more

Published on Jul 23 1998