Juliet, Naked

By: Nick Hornby

Narrated by: Jennifer Wiltsie, Ben Miles, Bill Irwin

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook of Nick Hornby's touching tale Juliet, Naked, read by Jennifer Wiltsie, Bill Irwin and Ben Miles.

Annie's put fifteen years into safe, slightly obsessive Duncan, and now she'd like her money back, please. It's time to move on. But she lives in Gooleness, the north's answer to a question nobody asked. Is she really going to find real, proper, fell-it-deep-down-in-your-boots love on a damp and windy seafront? Or perhaps she should follow her heart and pursue Tucker, the reclusive American rock star, who keeps emailing her his smart advice.

But between Annie and her second chance lie a few obstacles. There's Malcolm, the world's most judgemental therapist, and Barnesy, the north's most extrovert dancer. There's what men and women will do and won't do for love. And, of course, there's Tucker...

Hilarious and tender, this bestselling novel will move you in ways both profound and surprising. It's Nick Hornby at his brilliant best. If you like David Nicholls, David Sedaris and Jonathan Coe you will love this book.

©2009 Nick Hornby (P)2009 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"He should write for England." ( Observer)
"Hornby writes with a funny, fresh voice which skewers male and female foibles with hilarious accuracy." ( Guardian)
"Hornby is a fine writer, swift and pointed, with a lighter more mischevious heart than he lets on, and more sympathy for the devil than he admits to." ( New York magazine)
"Hornby's best novel to date" ( Spectator)
"Sharply funny, touching" ( Daily Telegraph)
"Pitch-perfect" ( Observer)

Beautiful book

Hornby is a first-class writer and this book didn't disappoint. It was sweet and wry and full of lots of humor - a lot of it based on UK/US differences. Some other reviewers said they thought the book lost its way a little when Tucker appeared, but I thought it continued to be interesting as it explored his life. I laughed out loud a couple of time and have listened to the book twice. Love it!

Very funny & perfectly narrated

This is the second Nick Hornby audiobook I have listened to (the other was 'Slam') and I have absolutely loved both. The narration here is flawless and suits the novel perfectly. This audiobook lived up to what I have come to expect from Nick Hornby - funny, witty, sad and very engaging.

One of the best

Great narrators and excellent story. It is a book I would most probably never read in hard copy (plus I am not a big fan of Nick Hornby) but after a bit of a slow start I was hooked. It was such a pleasure to listen to. Sort of deep, but in a positive way. Light read, but not stupid. Highly recommended.

Entertaining

The story starts a little slow and you might start to think the characters are too boring to bother with - this changes. Well worth a listen.

Good. Not Great.

I've read a few Nick Hornby books and enjoyed them all. I guess that I was expecting more from this one. The readers were great though. It certainly made a long drive a lot easier.

Awesome reading (listening)

Nobody has the skill like Nick Hornby to describe normal people and their un-normalities. It's like he has a deep respect for the very human stuff. Really enjoyed this story, its characters and the language. Made me laugh out loud, as well as think about the concept of wasting time.

A pleasure!

This smart, funny novel is really brought to life by a team of three fantastic narrators. Horby creates characters you recognize instantly (for example, the obsessed geek-fan engaged in endless online analysis with twelve other obsessed geek-fans), but his language is so fresh and vivid and amusing that you don't really know where the story is going, and even when you do have a pretty good idea where it's going, you're surprised by how he gets there or by what you notice along the way. I absolutely loved the narration -- the narrators seemed perfectly matched to the characters and were dynamic and completely engaging.

Love Ben Miles and Jennifer Wiltsie

Great story - very engaging and the characters draw you in. Ben Miles’s and Jennifer Wiltisie’s narration were great. Bill Irwin was good except that he had to read some of it in English accents - or that’s what they were supposed to be, they were just terrible. Sounded vaguely South African? That was a bit jarring but didn’t ruin the listening experience.

Not bedside reading

I was disappointed in this book. I loved About a Boy but this book just felt like a few rewoven threads in similar shades of beige for boredom, mustard yellow for self-deception and pretense and amber for some glimpses of real people set in stone. I finished the book still hoping, but deleted it off my kindle feeling sludgy.