A Surplus of Light

A Gay Coming-of-Age Tale

By: Chase Connor

Narrated by: Brian Lore Evans

"He's a psycho." That's what Mike is told when he asks who the kid is with the dark swoop of hair and eyes that look like icebergs floating in milk. From that moment, it becomes Mike's mission to find out everything about this kid. The kid who can fight better than anyone, but doesn't want to. The kid who is the greatest artist Mike's ever met. The kid who only wants to be his friend during the lightest days of summer. The kid who tells him that being his friend at school will only ruin Mike's reputation. Regardless of what the kid tells Mike, he doesn't realize that summer is the best time - it has the most light - and it makes it easier for Mike to see who he truly is. And there's no way Mike will back off once he sees this kid for who he truly is.

©2018 Chase Connor (P)2019 Chase Connor

Intensely Good!

Depth from beginning to end! One of the best short stories I've listened to. Eloquently written and exceptionally narrated. Highly recommend!

Incredibly moving

Chase Connor is an author, who deserves so much recognition. His books say so much in an economy of words. The narration of this audio was perfect. Two beautiful MCs. This is a story that will stay with you for a long time. Highly recommended.

Wowsers

I love Chase and his books. To have it narrated makes it that much more awesome. This is a great coming of age tale. It is not cliche as some of them I have read. Chase makes the characters come to life and you feel you are part of the book. I always love to read Chase's books, but I hope he will have more available as audiobooks because having them read makes it that much more real.

I'm a puddle...

I don't even know how I found this book, but talk about a hidden gem 😍 I'm quite literally crying at my desk at work. This story is beautifully written, even in it's brutality. This is a narrator that I've never listened to, who told me a story, made me feel like I was in a fairytale of moonlight, youth, love, pain, life....

I'm just so moved and I loved this book entirely *sniffle sniffle*

Please read it and enjoy what I did ❤

Perfectly performed

I absolutely LOVED this book, so I was dying to hear this in audio!

This coming of age story had so much emotion and want, it was very gripping. I loved how the two main characters knew they had a future, but respected each other enough to wait until they were both ready. I loved that the person who was regarded as a loser, a fighter, and nothing to the small town was actually the most kind, loving and selfless person.

There were so many lessons taught by Ian to Mike that were heartwarming and sad, but inevitably beautiful. Chase Connor writes emotion that hits the depth of your soul.

Brian Lore Evans is a new-to-me narrator, but I can't imagine this book performed by anyone else. He captured the tone and feeling of the words so perfectly, his voice breaking with Ian and Mike's sentiment without fail. It added a depth to the story that I didn't even think was possible, and just brought Ian and Mike further to life. He's definitely a narrator that I will look for in the future.

Very worth the read AND listen. Perfectly performed. Absolutely recommended.