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John of John: A Novel Audiobook by Douglas Stuart— narrated by Lorne MacFadyen
Douglas Stuart's John of John is a Hebridean coming-of-age novel about a young gay man who returns to his father's croft and finds that the silence he grew up in has a cost for everyone, not just him. Fans of literary fiction built on family duty and buried truth will find this one hard to shake.
Why the audiobook wins
Lorne MacFadyen carries a Hebridean coming-of-age novel where most of what matters goes unsaid, and the accent work is not decoration — Stuart's book is about a specific island silence, and hearing it in the right voice changes how the withholding reads.
This is a quiet, interior novel about a young gay man returning to his father's croft, and MacFadyen keeps the delivery low and unhurried, letting the pauses do what the prose does on the page. Fifteen and a half hours suits a long stretch rather than snatched twenty-minute sessions; it accumulates.
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- Who narrates the John of John: A Novel audiobook?
- Lorne MacFadyen narrates the audiobook edition of John of John: A Novel.
- How long is the John of John: A Novel audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 15 hr 31 min.
- Is the John of John: A Novel audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored John of John: A Novel 4.5 out of 5. Lorne MacFadyen carries a Hebridean coming-of-age novel where most of what matters goes unsaid, and the accent work is not decoration — Stuart's book is about a specific island silence, and hearing it in the right voice changes how the withholding reads.
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- No. John of John: A Novel was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 25, 2026.
- How much does John of John: A Novel cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $14.99, Hardcover $18.97. Prices as of August 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM EDT and may change.
