Bucky F*cking Dent

A Novel

De: David Duchovny

Narrado por: David Duchovny

"Listeners will have no trouble discerning among curmudgeonly Marty, cynical Ted, and good-natured grief counselor Mariana. Nor will they lose interest in the character-driven tale while anticipating each witticism and relishing Duchovny's droll delivery. A highly recommended and essential addition to audio collections." — Booklist

From beloved actor and cultural icon David Duchovny comes a surreal and hilarious new audiobook

Ted Fullilove, aka Mr. Peanut, is not like other Ivy League grads. He shares an apartment with Goldberg, his beloved battery-operated fish, sleeps on a bed littered with yellow legal pads penned with what he hopes will be the next great American novel, and spends the waning malaise-filled days of the Carter administration at Yankee Stadium, waxing poetic while slinging peanuts to pay the rent.

When Ted hears the news that his estranged father, Marty, is dying of lung cancer, he immediately moves back into his childhood home, where a whirlwind of revelations ensues. The browbeating absentee father of his youth is living to make up for lost time, but his health dips drastically whenever his beloved Red Sox lose. And so, with help from a crew of neighborhood old-timers and the lovely Mariana--Marty's Nuyorican grief counselor--Ted orchestrates the illusion of a Sox winning streak, enabling Marty and the Red Sox to reverse the Curse of the Bambino and cruise their way to World Series victory. Well, sort of.

David Duchovny's richly drawn Bucky F*cking Dent is a story of the bond between fathers and sons, Yankee fans and the Fenway faithful, and grapples with the urgent need to find our story in an age of irony and artifice. Culminating in that fateful moment in October of '78 when the meek Bucky Dent hit his way into baseball history with the unlikeliest of home runs, this tragicomic audiobook demonstrates that life truly belongs to the losers--that the long shots are the ones worth betting on.

Bucky F*cking Dent is a singular tale that brims with the hilarity, poignancy, and profound solitude of modern life.

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<p>"It's hard to imagine any voice other than Duchovny's spinning this sports yarn. His straight narration emphasizes the colorful characters' equally colorful speech and nails every smartly-placed smart-mouthed joke...A highly recommended and essential addition to audio collections." -<i>Booklist</i></p>

Beautiful F*cking Book!

Holy shit this was one of the best books ever. And 1000% enhanced by David Duchovny’s narration. We laughed, and cried, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. 💯🧡

Fantastic book!

One of the best stories I've ever heard. Truly amazing. I just finished listening and will now promptly go out and by the hard copy to read it again.

great effen book!

this story is different than any other books I've read recently. the father/ son banter is hilarious

Enjoyable

David Duchovny has said you don't have to know sports to enjoy the book. After the initial chapter, I almost didn't want to proceed. but glad I did. I pass up a lot of potentially great books due to disliking the narrator and my inability to have a less than ideal experience, but it's my pleasure to listen to David. His story and characters kept me wanting to hear more. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the narration went a little fast and where there was dialog between characters, it was hard to differentiate between them, as his pitch never wavered. Still, I would highly recommend.

BFD by DFD

Witty, smart and heartfelt. Duchovny hits a Home Run. Hope he writes more books like this.
Did I say it was funny?
Highly recommended.