Lost December

By: Richard Paul Evans

Narrated by: John Dossett

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

A heartwarming tale for the Christmas season, Lost December is a modern-day, Christmas-themed retelling of the story of the prodigal son.

When Luke graduates from Wharton with his MBA, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp’s Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust funds, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of wanton pleasure seeking.

But when his funds run out, so do his friends. Humbled and alone, Luke takes a job at one of his father's copy centers. There he falls in love with a single mother and begins to understand the greatest source of personal joy.

©2011 Richard Paul Evans (P)2011 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

enjoyable story, unpleasant listen

This is a typical Richard Paul Evans read with a message and a happy ending. I must admit I was actually "surprised" by a few of the events in the story which was great. While I enjoyed the story, I really had a hard time with the narrator. I cringed waiting for him to inhale through his nose and lick his lips. There are several parts where I had to stop listening for a while because I was so distracted by the narrator. I prefer when Richard Paul Evans narrates his own books as he does in The Walk.

Richard Paul Evans is always a VERY good Read.

Evans delivered again. This is a very good book and the narrator is excellent. I always wait for the next Evans book every Christmastime.

wow!!!

A great lesson that it's never too late to change the direction of your life!

Life enriching

This story will remain in my heart forever . A true story of love, growing up and forgiveness.

Awesome book!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Such a upbeat book, gives you a good feeling when you are finished listening.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Luke Crisp, he seemed like a all around nice guy

New author for me

This was the first book by this author I have listened to. It was very good.

Modern Day Parable

Slow start and almost lost me because I felt the initial happenings were unrealistic. But I have a long commute and had no other books downloaded so I continued to listen. It quickly shifted and held me. The subtle modernization of the parable of the prodigal son slowly emerged. Some of the happenings were harsh, but made you think. I'd recommend it to a friend.

Hard to put down when you start reading it

What did you love best about Lost December?

I really enjoyed listening to this book. I had a hard time putting it up.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the ending

Which character – as performed by John Dossett – was your favorite?

They were all spectacular.

Loved it!

This book stressed me out but the ending made it worth it! Loved it! will definitely recommend

The best written dairy

Would you consider the audio edition of Lost December to be better than the print version?

I had several copies of the print version but I've gave them as gifts at Christma, so I never had a chance to read the book version. This audio version was excellent.

What did you like best about this story?

Good detail of the main character's life that was read as a dairy.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes, very well voiced and narrated.

If you could take any character from Lost December out to dinner, who would it be and why?

The main character Mr. Crisp, but I would also like to know more about his father and his views on life.

Any additional comments?

Good lessons to learn about life and how one views it, and the importance of building a relationship between employer and employee. One should learn how to give back within the community and also learn to have gratitude.