Review: The audiobook of “Spare,” narrated by the prince himself, is better than reading his words on the page
With haters posting audio clips on social media, you may feel as if you’ve already heard the book: the frostbite-on-the-todger section, the surreal losing-his-virginity-behind-a-pub paragraph. But what you may not pick up in these and other easily mocked clips is a certain appealing humility that underlies them, the prince showing himself to be self-deprecating and self-aware.
From earliest youth, Harry has had the cardinal rule of royalty drummed into him, “the family motto”: Never complain, never explain. Well, he’s had it with that. He now complains and explains, in rich and righteous detail, for 15 hours and 39 minutes. Finally, his side of the story.Of course, Harry had help from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, J.R. Moehringer, author of his own excellent memoir, “,” and ghostwriter for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight.
He even gamely voices sound effects. “We came to the last wooden bridge, the tires making that soothing lullaby I always associate with Scotland.He really does a nice job on those da dongs. His husky voice is easy to listen to, and he puts plenty of feeling into his read. You hear the enthusiasm when he comes upon his favorite stories, and the resentment when he hits the angry parts.
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