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あらすじ・解説
Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else. Nevertheless, Bill Bryson journeyed to the country and promptly fell in love with it. The people are cheerful, their cities are clean, the beer is cold, and the sun nearly always shines.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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- Ryan
- 2010/02/18
A safe bet!
I was first introduced to Bill Bryson, and first read Down Under during a 2 year holiday in the UK (I am Australian). It has been a long time since then and I thought this would be a great book to revisit and to cut my teeth on Audible as a new subscriber. The book was a great laugh and Bill portrays Australians and Australia in a way that makes me want to go there! :)
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Ian
- 2013/01/30
Bryson Books Need Bryson Narration
I love Bill Bryson's writing, really I do. His books, audiobooks included, are some of my favourite and most revisited. And Down Under is a great book that is wholly ruined by the narrator, a whiny, pinch-voiced man who manages to take Bryson's wit and give it an air of smugness, sometimes bordering on spite. I don't know if I just despised the narrator because he was awful or because he was so utterly unsuitable to read Bryson. It doesn't help that he attempts accents and can't do them, making both English and Australian voices grating and high-pitched.
Honestly, the narrator ruins the book, but if you want this or several of Bryson's other, earlier, books, then this is the standard you get. I loathe abridged books but at least they're read by the man himself.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Pete frier
- 2012/07/02
great read
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
As all Bill Bryson books I have read so far this is full of interesting facts that show the countries good and bad points in detail.
What did you like best about this story?
His time spent on the Barrier Reef
What about William Roberts’s performance did you like?
His diction and clearity of voice
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Just pure interest
Any additional comments?
Looking forward to listening to his other books having read most already
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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- lloyd
- 2011/10/15
alonzo
Very funny,entertaining , please Bill stay with an American accent, your Australian could cause a diplomatic incident, loved the book
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
- Steffan
- 2011/02/17
Got it Right Mate
This is an extremely insightful, very funny journey through a magnificent continent. Bryson captures the essence of the Australian landscape and the characters that make it a singularly extraordinary place to travel and live. I acknowledge his outstanding penmanship and appreciate his honest humour and natural affinity for all that is quirky. Well read and captivating. Well done.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Rayson Wiggill
- 2019/01/21
Brilliant work.
Bill Bryson has a way of explaining things in a very humorous way. His passion for history really helps the listener or reader to experience his journey with him. I can't wait to go to some of the places that he described!
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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- H.B. Teicher
- 2014/02/17
Bryson and Roberts - a match made in Heaven
If you could sum up Down Under in three words, what would they be?
Sublime. Wonderful. Superb.
What did you like best about this story?
Thew combination of Bryson's wit and Robert's talent.
Have you listened to any of William Roberts’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes!!! This is perhaps the best - his Australian accent is superb!!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes - again and again!
Any additional comments?
Bryson and Roberts in combination are perfect! As sad as I am to have read the last of the Bryson/Roberts works, I am so pleased I can hear them again and again when I need reminding that the world is a grand and wonderful place!
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー3 out of 5 stars
- Reuben
- 2013/03/09
A first Bill Bryson for me
The story itself held little appeal to me however the viewpoint of Australia from another culture sold me. Bryson does well to make a rather boring story into a mostly entertaining listen.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Thomas
- 2013/01/31
Great
What was one of the most memorable moments of Down Under?
Is it so through and so well written
Have you listened to any of William Roberts’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
He is good. I mean realy GOOD !!!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, no extreme reaction but fun all the way and yes my tear was flowing by laughter.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Garry
- 2012/12/30
Making history easier for all
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I listened to this after being recommended to me, it told me more about Australia than I learned in school back n England. I think this should be oven to every migrant. Or at least a migrant book Like it as it would be less dry than official books.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Down Under?
Plenty, but especially Eureka stockade
Have you listened to any of William Roberts’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Notes from a small island which is a perfect companion
Any additional comments?
Very enjoyable, listen to this to give you some detail of the history of OZ but also about he people and places and then make that book you first step to more on Australia
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
- Lynette Morris
- 2012/12/24
Hilarious
Bill Bryson is witty, entertaining and thought-provoking and this book is all of those. It's easy to read, makes you laugh out loud and gets the grey matter working. I am from Down Under and it was fun hearing about Australia from a foreigner's perspective. I would thoroughly recommend it.
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総合評価1 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- S
- 2016/05/18
Awful accent - buy the author-narrated version
What would have made Down Under better?
Either an Australian narrator, or the American not attempt a dreadful accent
What did you like best about this story?
Bryson's writing is superb
What didn’t you like about William Roberts’s performance?
His 'Australian' accent
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The story is great, the performance is dreadful
Any additional comments?
Buy the version ('In a sunburned country') that's narrated by Bryson himself instead!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/055350259X/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2011/06/16
Excellent - makes you want to go down under
Just finsihed down under and thoroughly enjoyed Bryson's travelogue with random facts and bemusing anecdotes. The narrator is fantastic.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Iris
- 2015/04/10
Perfect roadtrip activity
We listened to this during our own roadtrip around Australia, which made it a really great listening experience as places we had just been to (or were headed to) were described to us in a light-handed yet informative manner.
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総合評価1 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー3 out of 5 stars
- MEP
- 2019/03/25
A narration so bad it almost adds to the humour
Except that it doesn’t, because it is so terribly distracting. Surely the ability to execute even a passable Australian accent should have been a job requirement here?
If you’ve never been to Australia or heard an Australian speak, then perhaps you will love this narrator. Everyone else will be reaching for their earplugs... (warning to any Yorkshire folk, a passage around chapter 4 will have you calling your local police to report a crime against your accent)
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Venkman
- 2015/03/29
Superb
Another great book from Bryson, and William Roberts is by far the best narrator.
Download it now won't be disappointed!!
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
- Dafydd
- 2010/06/02
Great book, Shoot the narrator.
Very enjoyable script, but the attempts at accents, Yorkshire and pivotally Australian of which the narrator clearly has no knowledge leaves you leaping for the fast forward button.
He truly is excruciating, an excellent book ruined
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
- Becki
- 2012/07/04
Bryson at his best
I've never been to Oz but I want to go now! This is Bryson at his best, great observation, brilliantly descriptive and as funny as ever.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
- John Smith
- 2013/04/14
Go down under with Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson’s style of writing is quiet and understated. He draws you in so that you find yourself travelling with him and enjoying his insights into the lives of others from a mid Atlantic perspective. He includes a lot of factual information about the country and his understanding of the Australian psyche. I especially enjoyed his interpretation of the game of cricket and the story of house building in Melbourne. So if you do not want to go to all the trouble of having to travel to Australia yourself then sit back and let Bill Bryson take you there instead.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Roderic
- 2015/10/02
Delightful and informative as always
This Bryson travelogue was quite different for me since, being Australian, I could compare his acute observations with my own experience of many years.
Bryson's considerations are interesting though necessarily limited and I entertained with great affection William Roberts's numerous and resonant mispronunciations of Australian towns.
I love Bryson's humour and his humanity, noting both the sometimes ghastly foibles of behaviour and our deep sins as a culture.
I will now listen to any Bryson works that I may somehow have missed.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Henry
- 2015/06/26
Excellent content, xenophobic reading
The content of the book is about spot on for what a visitor to Australia should expect and experience. Some of the information is a little dated (written in 1999) but is generally still quite relevant.
There is a lot of information in the book that many natives will not know or have forgotten.
The reading of it is a joke. It is clear that the only Australian that William Roberts has actually heard is from Crocodile Dundee. The accents for men, women and children, some characters of whom are well educated and respected people are all the stereotypical drawl that borders on offensive.
A great book heavily marred by the reading.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション2 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー3 out of 5 stars
- Extraordinary Gent.
- 2015/04/26
It's OK but --------------------
It would have been much better, for me at least, if the book had been narrated by Bill Bryson himself, who has a delightful narration style and voice, or at least an Australian with an Aussie accent.
For one thing Australian pronunciations and stresses are, in many cases, a lot different from those practised by Americans (citizens of the USA)
This is not intended as 'Yankee Bashing' but a simple statement of fact. To hear some of the mis-pronunciations is at best laughable -------- at worst off putting.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Proud Mum
- 2015/08/31
Great story but the narrator let it down.
Bill Bryson is definitely a gifted story teller. It was such a shame he wasn't the narrator as I feel Roberts didn't do the book justice. As an Australian I cringed at his poor Aussie accent and his inability to correctly pronounce many words but none more so than Uluru. Of course I'll buy more of Bryson's books, but not the audible version (especially if William Roberts is the narrator).
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- 匿名
- 2018/07/23
Bill is better!
Great book, however I do prefer Bill narrating his own books! Personal preference of course!
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- droimar
- 2015/04/11
Fun and informative
All-round great, but some inaccuracies, and the narrator's Australian accent sounded more like a Brooklyn accent at times. And, strangely, all Australians sounded almost identical. But it was part of the charm.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション2 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- 匿名
- 2020/06/02
Not his best
An amusing account if you can stand the irritating fake Aussie accent of the reader which to an Australian ear is awful. The book is a skilful blend of embellished anecdote and odd facts. Bill serves up his usual recipe of telling us he loves almost everything about his subject except when it comes to the ‘woke’ bits when he lectures us about Australia’s social problems. People getting indignant about history is hypocritical at worst and virtue-signalling at best. Bill could have done better in his silly treatment of this aspect of his subject.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Hannahjanecomic
- 2019/08/27
Great book, shame about the narrator
Be great to get another voice actor to voice this excellent book. Bryson is a writer of great humour and empathy - this fellow has an abrasive voice that almost spoils the fun. He also, misguidedly, attempts Australian accents. I wish he wouldn't.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- 匿名
- 2019/08/14
Irritating narration of an otherwise enjoyable audiobook
Bill Bryson has written an excellent memoir/history of Australia that’s sadly let down by the narration. William Roberts’s overtly melodramatic reading style my be better suited to re-enactments of 1950’s radio commercials. He unnecessarily attempts to imitate the Australian accent and delivers a middling to below average performance. I suffered through about 20mins before deleting and returning my order, which was a shame as I was looking forward to listening to this one. If a version narrated by the author became available I’d happily purchase again, but unless i come across it I’ll steer clear of this one.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Eachan Harrison
- 2015/02/03
It ended!?!
Very disappointed that it finished! I look forward to his next Australian sojourn novel! I was reaĺly hoping he would experience The Kimberley and Tasmania as well!
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Alistair
- 2021/02/17
Love these stories
love all the emotion, the stories, the mishaps, the foreign viewpoint, and all that is uniquely Australian