{"id":5345,"date":"2015-08-16T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T19:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2021-06-05T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:32:37","slug":"bangkok-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5345","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok 8, Audio Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangkok 8<\/a><\/em> (2003\/2011) John Burdett<\/a> narrated by Paul Boehmer<\/p>\n

\"bangkok-8\"<\/a>This series has always fascinated me.<\/p>\n

Sonchai Jitpleecheep is a Buddhist ahrat and a Thai detective–a rare uncorrupt detective–and the son of a Thai prostitute and an unknown American GI.<\/p>\n

All of these things make him a man who is incredibly foreign to the western mind, but just as fascinating.<\/p>\n

The narrator does a very good job with the various accents. Sonchai speaks Thai, English, French, and German–the skill that gives him a certain amount of respect in the department, that makes up somewhat for the fact he doesn’t take bribes–and he talks with Englishmen and Germans and Americans, and of course, Thais.<\/p>\n

The narrator reads in an American accent and switches seamlessly between accents and characters, which actually helped a bit with a story that has a lot of characters, each with distinct personalities.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Random House Audio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bangkok 8 (2003\/2011) John Burdett narrated by Paul Boehmer This series has always fascinated me. Sonchai Jitpleecheep is a Buddhist ahrat and a Thai detective–a rare uncorrupt detective–and the son of a Thai prostitute and an unknown American GI. 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