AUDIO

The Last Enchantments

by Charles Finch
9 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2014. ISBN 9781427241382. $39.99; Playaway digital; digital download. F
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Finch's stand-alone title concerns an American graduate student's experiences at Oxford. After working to elect John Kerry president, privileged Will Baker, a Yale alum, leaves New York to study English at Oxford. What follows has little to do with academics and much to do with drinking and socializing. Will is entranced by the beautiful Sophie and soon breaks up with his girlfriend back home so that he can pursue her. He also quickly finds an eclectic group of friends. Oxford is vividly described in Finch's realistic portrayal of a year abroad. Luke Daniels effectively captures Will's voice and those of his cohorts. The first-person narrative is a good fit for this audiobook.
VERDICT A welcome book for fans of literary fiction and of books written from a male point of view. ["A vividly evocative love letter to his alma mater, Finch's first contemporary novel…often reads less like fiction than as memoir and will be enjoyed by readers of both," read the starred review of the St. Martin's hc, LJ 11/15/13.]
Reviewed by Mary Knapp, Madison P.L., WI , Apr 15, 2014
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