FALLING FROM HORSES

Narrator David Aaron Baker is perfect as Bud Frazer, a young cowboy who is determined to enter the world of stunt horsemanship in Hollywood during the late 1930s. Baker's voice holds just enough grit to portray the tough young man who endures fall after fall from horses running at full speed as well as projects an endearing vulnerability that makes the listener engage with the character. Baker is exceptionally convincing with the voices of the women in Bud's life--from his screenwriter friend, Lily, to his incredibly strong mother. Baker has the gift of disappearing from the narration as he reads the dialogue and vivid descriptions of injuries and deaths, the fascinating history of how the old Hollywood Western movies were made, and the personal tragedies that led Bud to choose this exciting and painful career. M.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Awrd © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2015]