Me and Carlos

Currency

De: Tom Perrotta

Narrado por: Jackson White

A darkly comic short story about American class divides and coming-of-age regrets by Tom Perrotta, the New York Times best-selling author of Election and The Leftovers.

Henry “Digger” Diller has never been anyone’s MVP - he’s the guy who gets called up from jayvee soccer when the star player gets hurt and who volunteers to take his crush’s best friend to the prom. But Digger is pretty happy with life in the middle of Warfield High’s pecking order. Then, he strikes up a friendship with Carlos, a new student from Honduras, who faces his own set of difficulties beyond the drama of adolescent life. Everyone loves Carlos: He’s a welcome addition to the team and to Digger’s tight friend group. Digger and Carlos are inseparable - until Digger, who’s focused on his own future, thinks maybe Carlos is getting too popular.

Tom Perrotta’s Me and Carlos is part of Currency, a compounding collection of stories about wealth, class, competition, and collapse. If time is money, deposit here with interest. Listen in a single sitting.

©2020 Tom Perrotta. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Touching and Riveting

I always eagerly await anything written by Tom Perotta. This book holds up to his high standard. The characters are vivid and sympathetic. The story is strong and touching. I could have stayed in this narrative for a full novel. Guess I will have to wait until his next release of one. Eagerly waiting. Thank you, Tom!

Good story

Good narration, and storyline. Well told struggles of a high school senior and the decisions some have to make and the consequences that go with them.

Sad

Very appropriate for the times in which we live. Solid performance, well done. Highly recommend.

Nice short story for summer to listen.

Overall it’s a good story and nothing much to complain about. One thing is that, it didn’t show the proven of all the hard working characteristics of Digger, too less stress was put on this part of the story.

Good short story

I enjoyed this free short story that deals with a serious issue many immigrants face.