WRECK

Helen Laser warmly narrates this family drama, closely matching its reflective tone. She shifts smoothly between comic observation and quiet unease as Rocky fixates on a local car accident and her own health concerns amid an otherwise uneventful middle-class life in Massachusetts. Laser captures Rocky's anxious humor and habitual self-questioning with a light touch, allowing everyday moments--family dinners, adult children returning home, a parent moving in--to feel immediate and recognizable. Laser's pacing provides room for digressions and interior thoughts as she guides listeners through scenes of uncertainty, affection, and distraction with clarity and ease. The rhythm of her delivery is inviting, especially in passages shaped by wit and repetition. Laser's delivery brings cohesion to a story woven from the familiar disruptions of ordinary lives. M.R. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2025]