FUN WITH PROBLEMS Stories

Stone delves deeply into the male soul, casting an unwavering light on a variety of characters who are experiencing failed hopes, dead dreams, violence, and addiction. Narrator David Colacci gets to the heart of each piece with the perfect ironic tone while still expressing the characters’ wonder at nature's beauty and life's follies. In Colacci’s narration women's voices are voluptuously soft, accents are spot-on, and the dialogue of Stone's seedy men is flawless. Colacci carefully delivers the stark and sordid details that are revealed in the characters’ moments of introspection. Each well-wrought story concludes abruptly, highlighting Stone's economy and leaving the listener wishing for more. A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2010]