My Father's Son

A Memoir

De: John Davis

Narrado por: Steven Jay Cohen

John Davis grew up in the 1970s and '80s on the rough streets of Brooklyn, a place where no one thought twice when parents smacked around their kids - or each other. At the center of the tumultuous neighborhood, and John's world, was his larger-than-life father, Roberto. The Argentinean butcher and kingpin drug dealer was a sadistic bully whose mercurial temper left a trail of tears and chaos across his family. John, in particular, seemed to bear the brunt of Roberto's wildly swinging moods. Any wrong word could cause an explosion. Every knock on the door might be one of Roberto's enemies, or the police.

In his publishing debut, Davis recounts how he spent his childhood in constant terror and his teen years learning to fight back. But it was much later, as an adult, that he learned the most shocking thing of all about his father, his past, and himself. Told with raw honesty and deep emotion, My Father's Son is a memoir of fear, abuse, survival, and identity.

©2015 John Davis (P)2016 John Davis

This is a great audio

I loved this audio not only was this a great story I loved Jay Cohen the narration is awesome I would definitely listen to more books narrated by him as well as books by John Davis .Melissa MNP

A moving Memoir. A must read.

Would you consider the audio edition of My Father's Son to be better than the print version?

I don't necessarily think one is better than the other. They are both fantastic and are different experiences. I did enjoy the narrator of the audiobook as it felt like a conversation with a friend, rather than reading a book but I would recommend both.

What other book might you compare My Father's Son to and why?

I haven't read many memoirs that deal with child abuse but if I had to pick one that does it would be A Child Called It but it has been years since I read that one. I do read a few memoirs but not like this one so I think, at least to me, it stands on its own.

What about Steven Jay Cohen’s performance did you like?

I loved his pacing. He read the story in a soothing, slow pace and tone which i think this book really needed due to the heavy topics presented in it. It was a very soothing, personable voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did definitely listen to this all in one sitting both because of the content and the length.

Any additional comments?

This memoir is gripping, at times gritty and just very real. Both when I read and listened to this on audiobook, I just wanted to hug little John and save him, hold his hand and tell him it’d be okay and that he wasn’t alone. This book, and others like it, I think are important ones. This was so different from my childhood, and I think when we don’t see stories like these we naively see the world through blinders and stories like this help me to remember that everyone has a different story and is going through different things and to always be compassionate towards everyone.

While this book does deal with the heavy topics of child abuse and drugs…it does also feature very heart warming things as well like family and self discovery. This was wonderful as an audiobook and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. My listening experience of My Father’s Son was a wholly different experience than reading it, although I think either way you experience this book is worthy of five stars. I thank the author for sharing the story of his childhood with the world, something that must have been difficult to begin with but reading it has definitely helped me to reflect and taught me a few things as well.