Sea Wall / A Life
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- Create Date：2021-04-25 12:31:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Simon Stephens
- ISBN：1713607433
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Reviews
Cintia Aleixo
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two short and unrelated stories about death / grief。 Both wonderful voice acting and a real pleasure to listen to， the stories。。。 not so much
Lynsey Hall
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TW’s – Child Loss， Death of a Parent， Grief My love for Jake Gyllenhaal lead me to download this and my word， I stand by my statement that he can do no wrong， apart from Prince of Persia perhaps 🤔 Sea Wall / A Life was performed at New York’s Public Theatre by Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal。 It is made up of two stories written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne。 They are both incredible monologues looking at birth， fatherhood and death。 Alex is a photographer on a family holiday in France wh TW’s – Child Loss， Death of a Parent， Grief My love for Jake Gyllenhaal lead me to download this and my word， I stand by my statement that he can do no wrong， apart from Prince of Persia perhaps 🤔 Sea Wall / A Life was performed at New York’s Public Theatre by Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal。 It is made up of two stories written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne。 They are both incredible monologues looking at birth， fatherhood and death。 Alex is a photographer on a family holiday in France when a life shattering accident takes place。 Abe is a music producer about to become a father while reflecting on the loss of his own。 Both of these stories are short and oh so tenderly beautiful， the entire audio lasted only one and a half hours but they are both so incredibly moving。 We rarely hear stories of men’s grief or their entry into fatherhood。 The presence of toxic masculinity that we are so used to has no place in either of these stories， for me they felt very important。 If you plan to listen to this， I would strongly suggest having some tissues nearby。 。。。more
Goele Lousbergh
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I have some thoughts about what could be better， and am surprised to hear most people prefer the second part but the first part，"Sea Wall，" will forever be the story that stopped me from the brainless activity I pair my listening to （raking leaves in this particular case） to sit down and do nothing but listen。 That must count for something。 I have some thoughts about what could be better， and am surprised to hear most people prefer the second part but the first part，"Sea Wall，" will forever be the story that stopped me from the brainless activity I pair my listening to （raking leaves in this particular case） to sit down and do nothing but listen。 That must count for something。 。。。more
Candace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Masterfully performed， this story explores the impact of loss and grief。
Julie
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Definitely performed well by each actor， but the first story was incredibly challenging to follow and the second was nothing that kept my attention， honestly。 And I’m not sure if this just would’ve been better seen on the original Broadway format。
Valia （beingshelfaware）
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First story was okay， but the second half was much more sad。
Megan
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Fantastic， would recommend。
Claire
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Sad。 But we’ll written。 Listed to audible。 Didn’t like Jake gyllenhall’s narration at all。
Lena Lee
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Could anyone please explain to me the part in Sea Life when he says， the cruelest thing he's ever said？" Maybe I'm just thick， or maybe I couldn't understand what he was saying。 It sounded like he said， "you'll get back to the city， of course。" I don't understand the comment at all， much less why it was so cruel？ I feel kind of stupid。。。 Could anyone please explain to me the part in Sea Life when he says， the cruelest thing he's ever said？" Maybe I'm just thick， or maybe I couldn't understand what he was saying。 It sounded like he said， "you'll get back to the city， of course。" I don't understand the comment at all， much less why it was so cruel？ I feel kind of stupid。。。 。。。more
Jamie Suter
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The first part seems disjointed and was hard to follow。 The second part is much deeper and relatable。 The format and way it is read is rhythmically chaotic， but I got used to it by the end。 Not recommended in general， but might be good for first time parents。
Linda Hulsey-Magness
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Only good thing about this one was that it was short， so it didn't take a unnecessary amount of my time。 Only good thing about this one was that it was short， so it didn't take a unnecessary amount of my time。 。。。more
Janet
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The actors were great but I lost interest in the story
Valérie Gay
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These are two different stories， and while it may appear that they don't belong together， they absolutely do。When I think about trying to pinpoint how they go together， what the common themes are， specific imageries， etc it seems to spoil it; like trying to find the end of a Mobius strip。 You can put so much time and energy into trying to figure it out that you miss out on the overall beauty of it all。It's about the power and intensities of Love。 These are two different stories， and while it may appear that they don't belong together， they absolutely do。When I think about trying to pinpoint how they go together， what the common themes are， specific imageries， etc it seems to spoil it; like trying to find the end of a Mobius strip。 You can put so much time and energy into trying to figure it out that you miss out on the overall beauty of it all。It's about the power and intensities of Love。 。。。more
Maida
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Mercifully short with A Life （3。5 stars） being better than Sea Wall （2 stars）。 I could barely understand what’s going on in Sea Wall and the narrator didn't help with his accent and style。 The second story was so much better in the narration and acting and with a more hopeful ending although the subject matter is still depressing。 I’m going back to reading romance now。 I need all the HEAs I can read。 Mercifully short with A Life （3。5 stars） being better than Sea Wall （2 stars）。 I could barely understand what’s going on in Sea Wall and the narrator didn't help with his accent and style。 The second story was so much better in the narration and acting and with a more hopeful ending although the subject matter is still depressing。 I’m going back to reading romance now。 I need all the HEAs I can read。 。。。more
DJ
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I， like other reviewers， wish I could only review only the second part of this performance。 "A Life" is just so much better than its counterpart "Sea Wall，" from the dialogue to the performance to the timing。 While "Sea Wall" took me several listens to get through， "A Life" had my rapt attention and led me to tears。 If I were to just review these separately， "Sea Wall" would get 1 star， and "A Life" would get 4。5。 I， like other reviewers， wish I could only review only the second part of this performance。 "A Life" is just so much better than its counterpart "Sea Wall，" from the dialogue to the performance to the timing。 While "Sea Wall" took me several listens to get through， "A Life" had my rapt attention and led me to tears。 If I were to just review these separately， "Sea Wall" would get 1 star， and "A Life" would get 4。5。 。。。more
Rhianna
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Decent story-telling， and some good twists。 A good quick listen if you need to fill an afternoon。
Jami
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I listened to these two monologues on Audible。 The narration was excellent and made it enjoyable。 I thought Sea Wall was boring up until the end， and then it came together; some stories can’t be appreciated until the end。 The second story was good throughout。 While I didn’t love the stories， I loved the narrations。
Hali Davidson
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A beautiful performance。
Tina Herald
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Dads， husbands and sons relating life and death tragedies and feelings。
Phuong Ngng
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Caught the play on Broadway and it left such an impression on me， I obsessively looked for the script/ audio book。 I laughed， I cried， I laughed again and broke my heart in pieces。 What a joy。
Riddhi Shah
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Both parts of this will make you cry。 Stories about love and loss。
Stacy Kolafa
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I agree with the other reviews。 I'm not sure why these were put together aside from telling stories about life， true life。 Well read and performed， but the stories are sad。 I agree with the other reviews。 I'm not sure why these were put together aside from telling stories about life， true life。 Well read and performed， but the stories are sad。 。。。more
Teddy Haslam
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Beautiful。 Truly。
Majboyz63
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Two short stories， that I will definitely listen to again！
Sarah
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3。5/10
Ben
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Sea Wall was great。 Well written， powerful， and very well voiced。 A Life started off pretty rough。 Gyllelhaal was flat and awkward， with strange pauses。 In the second half of the story， though， he， the story， and the direction gained some momentum and started to come together。 Enjoyed the last few minutes。
Scott
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An interesting， well-written introspective look at life and faith。 It would be interesting to see it performed live。
Selenity Jade （Coffee Addicts Book Reviews）
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This is an audible version of a play。 I don't know the theater version， but this one was pretty boring to me。 The performance of Jake Gyllenhaal was perfection though。 This is an audible version of a play。 I don't know the theater version， but this one was pretty boring to me。 The performance of Jake Gyllenhaal was perfection though。 。。。more
Anne Jones
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Written like stream of consciousness， read with all the passion you'd expect if these things were really happening， both of these stories engaged me immediately and completely， and both moved me to tears。 Written like stream of consciousness， read with all the passion you'd expect if these things were really happening， both of these stories engaged me immediately and completely， and both moved me to tears。 。。。more
Julie
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