The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
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Richard Ayoade
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The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance to the author's photo, he opened the volume and was electrified. Terse, aggressive, and elliptical, what was true of Ayoade was also true of Hughes's writing, which encompassed stage, screen, and some of the shortest poems ever published.
Ayoade embarked on a documentary, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, to understand the unfathomable collapse of Hughes's final film O Bedlam! O Bedlam!, taking us deep inside the most furious British writer since the Boer War.
This is the story of the story of that quest.
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- Alex kuklenko
- 13-10-24
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
Utter nonsense and very funny at times. When I snorted with laughter in the supermarket at one character’s desire to make a documentary about carrots because he now accepted that “most” vegetables were farmed by humans, I knew this was worth the read.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-24
Worth the Audible Subscription Alone!
A fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. Richard Ayoade's books are always a treat, and the audiobook versions even more so. Brilliantly funny (as always) and a great cast.
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- Catkeavo
- 13-10-24
Had to stop listening.
Ayoade's other audio books are amazing but I had to stop listening to this as Noel Fielding has a lot of input in the first chapter and unfortunately, Noel is not as funny as he seems to think he is and is quite possibly the most annoying man in Europe. Will buy the paperback instead.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-11-24
Terrific, Funny, Nuts!
Really enjoyed this audio book, great characters and names, Lady Virginia Lovilocke! Richard Ayoade, so clever, bright, a favourite author now top of my list👏 I’m still smiling…
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- Rob
- 03-11-24
Very clever, very funny
I really enjoyed the book, and the performances by the various comedians / actors were great.
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- JudeC
- 29-10-24
well written and amusing
a bit of a non-story, difficulty to follow. I found I wasn't invested in it at all
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- Aaron B
- 14-11-24
I loved now he set the mood with his narration and the other guests.
I love Richard writing and this was no exception. Very funny in parts and very well written.
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- Tyler Fletcher
- 28-03-25
Let down by droning narration
I have been a fan of Ayoade’s for years and have read his other work. I was expecting a more Kaufmanesque story, however this was still an overall enjoyable few hours. My one gripe is the interminable narration for Lady Lovilocke, whose monotonous voice and haughty intonations were almost impossible to listen to.
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- J. Swaysland
- 21-10-24
Very very funny
I really liked this - at times laugh out loud funny, very cleverly written & the different actors/voices added to fun. Surprised by a couple of the reviews saying the opposite- the character’s voices brought this to life. Four hours of
Utter pleasure. Recommended
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- John Walker
- 17-12-24
More than I expected
I really enjoyed Richard Ayoade's last book and was interested to see what he came up with. So I wasn't really surprised when he presented a Wes Anderson-esque story about the making of a documentary about a Harold Pinter type writer. I was ready for the satire of literary documentaries (where the presenter goes on a journey). I didn't expect it to have interesting things to say about criticism of art and media commentators...and I didn't expect it to be as moving as it turned out to be. Genuinely loved it.
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