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Give Us a Kiss
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 06-19-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $17.09
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- Chris
- Winona, MO, United States
- 04-17-17
I love the characters he creates.
What made the experience of listening to Give Us a Kiss the most enjoyable?
I've loved Woodrell's books since they first came out in print and have enjoyed the audiobook versions even more to my surprise. For me they are the rare audiobooks that I have listened to more than once.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I can't choose just one. I like them so much because they each remind me of characters, good and bad, that I know or know of from my home county in the Ozarks.
What about Brian Troxell’s performance did you like?
He did a good enough job that I stopped noticing anything in particular about his voice and was absorbed in the story. I would hear the characters' voices as he read and not his. To me that's perfect.
If you could rename Give Us a Kiss, what would you call it?
Inheritance Hollers
Any additional comments?
I can't imagine anyone who gives Daniel Woodrell's books a listen being disappointed and I recommend them to everyone I can.
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