TRAVELING MERCIES

Listening to Anne Lamott read her captivating book on faith and life should be a soul-satisfying experience. Instead it's disappointing. Lamott wipes the drama and life from this terrific book with a flat, seemingly uninterested narration. Her lack of emphasis makes some significant events sound trivial, and her single tone sometimes makes it difficult to know where one sentence ends and another begins. Here's wishing that Lamott would read with the artistry that infuses her writing. A.C.S. © AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 99]