At age 58 John Steinbeck and his venerable standard poodle, Charley, set out on a journey across America in a camper. For three months these companions traveled the nation, meeting friends, strangers, relatives and immersing themselves in the fabric of the country as it was at that time. Gary Sinise does a grand job giving life to Steinbeck’s words. While his regional accents don’t always hit the mark, the listener is happy to forgive because of the love and respect Sinise accords the Steinbeck story. Eight hours is a lot of listening time, but it passes all too quickly with this wonderful version of an American treasure. S.G. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Audiobooks and road trips go together like peanut butter and jelly, babies and puppies, Bogey and Bacall—each part of the pair is pretty spectacular on its own, but they are even better together. We speculate that if audiobooks had been around when John Steinbeck took the cross-country trek that turned into the iconic road trip […]
The “Pope of Trash” talks about hitting the road and discovering America in his hitchhiking adventure Carsick.
Dogs are like coffee—not exactly rare, but nonetheless incredibly wonderful and never tiresome. It is absolutely delightful to encounter a cute and friendly dog as you go about your daily business, a highlight of the day second only to the next time you encounter a cute and friendly dog. Us humans and those canines are […]