Hell-Boy Hath Fury

I have mentioned my passion for Audible Books before. Therefore, bringing this up again for you dedicated Netizans of 'Kotkas' won't  arrive a complete surprise. So, why did I feel the topic required rehashing?

I have many reasons for loving Audio versions of books.

• I love books. I have been a pretty avid reader since my early childhood years.  

• Since my Heart Surgery, I have trouble staying awake all night to plow through a good book. I just can't stay awake like I used to.  An unfortunate side effect, but I just am much sleepier than I used to be.  Audio Books have become my 'go to' literature source.

• My drive to work is about 1 hour of stop and go traffic. An Audio Book is perfect for this boring two hour entrapment each way each day. What better way to make the drive go quicker than a literary escape each day.

• Overdrive audio books checked out from my local library are free and the ease of downloading a new book is amazing. A few clicks on my Overdrive App on my I-Phone and I am ready to go.

• There are some terrific narrators out there folks.  A great narrator can add amazing depth to a great yarn.  I have found several favorites I consider top knotch, and I treasure new finds as I come across then.  Occasionally an A-List celebrity will take on the job. And there are some terrific professionals you come across quite often. Some of my favorite narrators include Jim Dale, John McDonough, Judy Kay, , and George Guidall, It is a shame to limit it to these favorites, there are many more. 

Recently I came across a new favorite to join these others narrators I enjoy.  I was quite surprised to discover that "Hell-Boy" Ron Perlman had done some Audio-book narration. Dudes, this guy is an excellent story teller.  I had picked up the David Benioff book "City Of Thieves" from Audible because it was set in Leningrad ('St. Pete') during the Nazi siege. This is a historic time that I am always fascinated to read about.  Within a few pages of Perlman's narration I was hooked.  I had to do a Google search on other books he has narrated and I was disappointed that the pick'ens were so slim.

Perlman did not try to disguise his rich voice nor swap to some funky Russian accent, he stuck to his own tone, accent, and cadence....and it was a real treat. I could not put my headphones down.

I'd like to encourage you my followers that if you are looking for a great story told by a unique celebrity voice, then check out the Audiobook of David Benioff's "City Of Thieves". And I'd like to encourage Mr. Perlman to keep up the 'narrating', I will continue to look for your work.

Cheers, nca

p.s. I'd love to hear some of your favorite audio-book narrators if you have a chance to comment.