Alexa, Why Can't You Love Me?

By: David Rossmer

Narrated by: Judd Hirsch, Maria Dizzia, Lizan Mitchell

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Publisher's Summary

Please Note: Alexa, Why Can’t You Love Me? contains adult language.

After 40 years with his beloved wife, Henry is alone for the first time. His sudden bachelorhood is a struggle for him and his daughter Lisa, who is feeling pressure to fill the void. To give Henry the companionship he’s craving, Lisa buys him a personal robotic assistant. The device transforms Henry’s life and inspires him to embrace the possibility of romance during his golden years. This hilarious and touching play explores love, loss, and the real connection humans can have with technology - once you figure out how the heck to use it.

Additional Editing and Sound Design by Joe Dell’Aquila.

Supported by the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund.

©2020 David Rossmer (P)2020 AO Media LLC

Touché- You Touched A Spot That Found My Soul

Love is not easy for some of us. Even when we love so long and so hard. The human psyche wants to remember the good and happier timed for most of us and for others that feels like dishonesty. For our protagonists or pro-antagonists this was not the case in relation to mom / Alexa (even if it is Product Placement - yes - and so skillfully is it done that it works without awkwardness). Love was easy - idyllic even. What’s not easy now is the hard reality of going on with out her. Their perfect isosceles triangle has lost one of the long sides and dad and daughter both grasping for love and connections with the other are in danger of extending their lives out without the love and caring they knew keeping them in the circle of family embrace. I am truly moved, as I - now in my 70th year - can easily see, hear & feel the parallels in my life. This is a well done compassionate story that touched me give it half a chance and I think it will do the same for you.

Entertaining

Highly recommend! Very entertaining. Interesting format for Audible . Story is thoughtful and heartfelt. Well done!

This story is an amazing representation of a life.

I am so grateful that I took the time this evening to listen to this book. I highly recommended it. It brought light to my living situation right now. And it offered hope. We all need hope and love right now. Don't pass this one by.

What an audiobook could be

It is in audibles like this one, that I find how imaginative and creative audiobooks could be.. Joyful and heartfelt story with excellent performances.

Alexa...

Wonderful! I really enjoyed this short story, funny, a little sad and charmingly different.A good listen!

Judd Hirsch was a fantastic lead voice actor!

I really enjoyed this short story on audible. indeed, this story needed to be told in audio format. I enjoyed the story of love and loss, father daughter relationships and a little bit of romance. the extra delight was the side story about using technology. after looking through a variety of audible plus content, it was nice to see a highly rated audiobook and it did not disappoint. I will definitely look for other audiobooks featuring Judd Hirsch as narrator or voice actor. the two other actresses were fantastic as well. I am new to audible, but my early observations are that I prefer nonfiction read by the author, or fiction played by outstanding actors, and not a single narrator trying to play multiple characters.

Touching and Very Well Performed

A great listen and very poignant, as well as funny. The narrators are wonderful. Highly recommend. Ok

I'm glad I took the time to listen

this was well worth the time to listen. very nice story done well! unexpectedly caught me in the feels on more than one occasion.

Thoughtful and poignant

Touching story with realistically modern interactions between father and daughter. I enjoyed it. It got me in the feels. Judd Hirsch was fantastic and his love interest had a wonderful, warm voice.

Fun

This was a fun book. I needed a good laugh on a serious topic. Recommend it.