The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed

Collected Shorter Stories

By: Michael Lynes

Narrated by: David Bosco

Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Featuring 13 new stories by the award-winning author of There Is a Reaper, this wide-ranging collection is about fathers and sons, gods and demigods, and other assorted beings both macabre and sublime.

Passion blossoms between unusual bedfellows, and in unique circumstances. Newly created worlds abound, exploring depths of pain and loss and boundless joy. Gods and mythological creatures are joined in epic battle, and we confront the strange hungers that bind man and his creations in forbidden love.

Each of these tales will surprise you with twists that are certain to please. From the sublime to the macabre to the bittersweet, The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed will leave you breathless with laughter, brimming with tears, and trembling with suspense.

©2017 Michael D Lynes (P)2018 Michael D Lynes

Some good stories here.

I kind of wrote this review in a hurry, so if you've read it before, read it again. I have been thinking about this book quite a bit and even re read some stories. Eeve and the Fat man gets out of bed rank up there with m father's hands i think it was called. Sunset beach was sad but moving.

Overall This is an interesting collection of stories. My favourite story was the first one about hands. Although it was sad, it left me feeling hopeful. My least favourite was the second story, the main character was a God, but he flew in planes and needed pain killers. It was kind of funny, but i wasn't sure if it was meant to be funny. lol.
I really enjoy the narrator's work, and he did a great job as usual.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

Creative, enjoyable stories

This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author and I would gladly listen to another.
Each story was unique and well written. Some I liked more than others, but that’s a given. I still enjoyed them all. Some were far out there, some portrayed hope, some had an underlying moral, and others were fun. It’s a mix of inspirational, sci-fi, fantasy and mythological stories. The story ‘The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed’ and the one where the mother is dying are the ones I remember most. Likely the best of the group.

This is the seventh book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( David Bosco ). He has a great pace to his narration and a good variety of voices he uses to differentiate the characters in each story. He definitely performs rather than reads the book.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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A Meaty Collection

This is a collection of stories that took me a little while to finish. After listening to each one, I needed to digest each piece and ponder. Some stories were abstract and more challenging to grasp, making them not what I'd call something to listen to while vacuuming.

However, each was unique and while I enjoyed some more than others I give this collection a five because I could never, not once, predict which way things were going to go, and I admire that in a writer.

David Bosco's narration was on point every step of the way. His voices were varied and his main narration was comforting and solid.

Really enjoyable. I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

Diverse collection

Excellent collection of not so short, short stories.
The line ‘he got out of bed’ put a huge smile on my face. I didn’t know I’d like the stories as much as I did.
You have some religion, some science fiction, some greek gods, and a big more all in this collection. Something for everyone.
Narration was excellent and I will be looking for more books narrated by David Bosco.
I was voluntarily provided this review copy at no charge by the author, publisher and or narrator.

Diverse Shorts

Fairly decent listen as has variety of shorts some deeply psychological, some real fantasy/sci-fi and some almost comical. Here are a few I remember and enjoyed The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed, My Father's Hands, The Dust Bunny, East of East of Eden and Sunset Beach. I have to admit the stories were well written and held my attention. Recommend if you like shorts. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you

Eclectic stories from the mind of an edgy writer!

Michael Lynes takes us on several journeys through his collection of short stories. Some were fantastical, some witty, some made me cry with its tender subject.

David Bosco did a great job narrating and bringing the characters to life.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

had trouble rating this one

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

The narration of this book is superb, but that is something I've come to expect from David Bosco. That said, this was a really odd collection of short stories. They were kind of all over the place when it comes to genre. Apart from the one author, there was no commonality or theme between them. Don't get me wrong, most were pretty good (obviously I enjoyed some more than others), but it left me filling mixed emotions about the overall experience. Some were funny, some heartwrenching, some chocked full of tension. It just left me with so many different feelings I'm having trouble parsing them and deciding on how to rate it. I ended up just focusing on each individual story and averaging what I would rate them.

Fathers and Sons

A series of stories, starting with a loving and nostalgic look at grief and acceptance, then flowing to a battle between Titans and Olympians; not all the stories were father/son oriented but most had family interaction elements and some were downright Twilight Zone material. All were fun as well as thought-provoking and I found myself pausing between stories to absorb them fully before starting in on the next. Beautifully voiced by narrator David Bosco.

Good individual stories, odd as a collection

This was a very interesting and disparate collection of stories. I'd say they fall into 2 broad groups: touching bedside death vigils and sci fi/fantasy stories. I preferred the sci fi/fantasy but must say the other stories were very nicely written and affecting. Of course, with any collection I like some more than others - but on the whole, these were good stories.

My criticism about the collection was the juxtaposition of these stories. Not just once but several times, I was taken from a mostly realistic tear-jerker story to a bizarre sci fi one. The transition was jarring. I solved this problem eventually by only listening to one story at a time, stopping playback, and picking it up again the next day.

The narrator was excellent in general - good emotion, good character distinction - a very good listening experience. One point though: many times (OK, virtually always) his "s" sound was more like a "sh" sound. Eventually I was able to ignore this but it certainly was distracting for me at first.

I received this audiobook for free from audiobookboom.

Bosco‘ s narration : Superb

Dave Bosco has done a fine job bringing about a diverse anthology of short stories. Some though...closely resemble novellas. No matter. The superb narration carries one through even the slowest of passages. This is one of my favorite books from Dave Bosco. Makes me wonder what he has next for his followers❓