• Edward Unspooled

  • By: Craig Lancaster
  • Narrated by: David Otey
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (241 ratings)

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Edward Unspooled

By: Craig Lancaster
Narrated by: David Otey
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Publisher's summary

Change keeps stalking Edward Stanton. He and his new wife, Sheila, have retreated to his small house in Montana after an unsuccessful attempt at operating a motel in Colorado. That failure has left wounds, especially for Sheila, and now they face a bigger challenge: pregnancy and impending parenthood.

Edward begins penning notes to the child (ever precise, he refers to the gestating being as "Cellular Stanton"), as he navigates married life with Sheila, who is unhappy and unfulfilled in Montana; a work partnership with his friend Scott Shamwell, whose own life is teetering; and the emergence of a long-buried family secret, and the effect of this revelation on his relationship with his overbearing mother.

Even as Edward's world expands, he must confront questions about whom to let in, how much to give, the very definition of family, the fragility of hope, and the expanses of love.

©2016 Craig Lancaster (P)2016 Craig Lancaster

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✫✫ 3.5 Stars ✫✫ for narration change

Besides the narration change on the audiobook, I loved the ending to Edwards story. This was mostly written in letters and at first I wasn't sure about it but I did end up enjoying it as much as books 1&2. Seeing the world through Edward was truly eye opening and I did love that he grew so much from the beginning showing that with a little love and friendship, things were different for him. I'm sad it's over but it was a beautiful ride!

The narration was disappointing for me. Not because he wasn't a good narrator but because I listened to these one after another and already had Edwards voice in my head. Changing after 2 books just doesn't work for me. This narrator was ok but he was very robotic sounding and that was hard for me to get past.

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I hate to say it was not up to par

I have LOVED all of Craig Lancaster's novels (can imagine Ed questioning why the same word should be more meaningful simply because it was typed in all caps). This installment was a HUGE (there I go again) disappointment simply because it felt like just that: an installment. "Blah, blah, blah...this is what would happen if our couple were to get pregnant and we would introduce some more characters for future installments." As much of a fan as I am, I will read reviews before downloading the next "Edward" (where they obviously lead with the new daughter and her coming to terms with the mildly odd dad). There was nothing "new" here (as opposed to the first Edward, which was magical). Dare I say it: almost boring. If you have not read any of the previous books in this series, don't do this one (it assumes you know and love and understand the main character from previous novels...otherwise he's simply annoying). If you have read the previous books, prepare to be underwhelmed.

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Why change the reader??

I took me months to finish this book. I loved Luke Daniels' performance in the first two books. This book was much more flat and tough to get through. The performance needed more depth especially since Edward is evolving quite a bit in this story.

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No spoilers.

Loved the book. Full of Edward's unique views of his world and of course humour that make Lancaster's first two books such a joy to read.
I understand that Luke Daniels wasn't available for this audiobook and David Otey does do a great job... But it took me a good few chapters to get used to the change in readings styles. I ended up mostly reading this book instead as I feel he is unfortunately not quite up to his predecessor.
If Daniels is ever able to come back to read this I would definitely buy it even though I have this copy and a kindle copy. And of course I hope if there is a 4th instalment and we see a return to Daniels' fine work. We can hope...

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Wished they didn't change the narrator

It took awhile to get used to this Edward...I'm not sure why they changed the narrator but I didn't care for the new narrator.

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I love Edward

Would you consider the audio edition of Edward Unspooled to be better than the print version?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

Edward is delightful

Would you be willing to try another one of David Otey’s performances?

No

Any additional comments?

Should have stuck with the original narrator. Luke Daniels was so, so, so much better. But, I did like the story

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You Are Going to Laugh Out Loud


Craig Lancaster continues the hilarious, honest, and moving story of Edward Stanton, a man with Asperger's Syndrome. The focus in this novel is on family and the many faces it possesses. Much of the story is written in diary entries, which was a brilliant tool allowing us to get much deeper into Edward's head and his socially awkward character.

"Edward Adrift" was the funniest book I have ever listened to on Audible, and this one was as funny with one exception. Narrator Luke Daniels brought Edward to life with humor and honesty in books one and two. His individualized voices for each character were consistent and believable.

David Otey, narrator of this novel, did a good job, but Luke Daniels IS Edward. Edward is a huge character with an incredible sense of presence, so the lack of continuity in narration was disappointing. It wasn't a poor performance, it just wasn't Edward.


Do yourself a favor and meet Edward- he wants to tell you about his bitchin' iphone.

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Dissapointing sequel

I loved 600 hours of Edward so I was looking forward to reading Lancaster's sequel. Edward's delightful quirks are less apparent and the story line was weak. But what bothered me most was the narrator. He did not adjust his voice between male and female characters so it was difficult to determine which character was speaking. Overall I would give this book a "just okay" rating.

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excellent narration, wonderful continued story

It's been a while since I listened to books 1 and 2 - so the change in narrator has no effect on me - and David Otey did a great job with the narration.

I love the idea of writing a story in a letter-to-someone style. I think the Screwtape Letters were my first introduction to this style of story telling, and there is a very intimate feel that is enhanced with this style of writing.

I loved this installment of Edward's story. I don't know if there will be another, but would certainly listen to it if there was.

For anyone else who enjoys people-based stories with this style of writing, I recommend The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel and Pie Society audio book. It too is a book about human beings, how they relate to each other, and also has quiet humor throughout.

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Terrible narrator

Why would the narrator be switched for the last book? I had loved listening to the Edward books & loved the inflection of the previous narrator.
The change of narrator was so distracting & so un-Edward like that I could not become enveloped into the story like the first two books.

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