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A review by regina_confettibookshelf
Yard Work by David Koepp
4.0
I don’t eat bacon, but I love Bacon. Kevin Bacon, that is.
So after reading stellar reviews by my Goodreads friends Tamar and Nancy, I knew I needed to listen to this David Koepp novella narrated by him.
What you get here is a semi-creepy, thought-provoking story about an 88-year-old man who is shocked when he outlives his beloved wife and has to define a future he never anticipated without her. He sells their primary family home and moves to their lake house, where he goes all man-versus-nature on a mysterious, invasive vine system that’s threatening his treasured trees.
I’ll press the easy button and say Yard Work reminded me of a novella Stephen King might have written, and since I haven’t read Koepp’s sci-fi/horror debut, Cold Storage, I can’t compare it to the actual author’s full-length work. I am intrigued enough to read that novel now though.
But back to the Bacon bits. It doesn’t look like K.B. has narrated any other audiobooks, which is a real shame since he absolutely nails the voices and overall vibes. If you have Audible, you can check out his performance of this twisted tale via the Audible Plus collection.
Blog: https://www.confettibookshelf.com/
So after reading stellar reviews by my Goodreads friends Tamar and Nancy, I knew I needed to listen to this David Koepp novella narrated by him.
What you get here is a semi-creepy, thought-provoking story about an 88-year-old man who is shocked when he outlives his beloved wife and has to define a future he never anticipated without her. He sells their primary family home and moves to their lake house, where he goes all man-versus-nature on a mysterious, invasive vine system that’s threatening his treasured trees.
I’ll press the easy button and say Yard Work reminded me of a novella Stephen King might have written, and since I haven’t read Koepp’s sci-fi/horror debut, Cold Storage, I can’t compare it to the actual author’s full-length work. I am intrigued enough to read that novel now though.
But back to the Bacon bits. It doesn’t look like K.B. has narrated any other audiobooks, which is a real shame since he absolutely nails the voices and overall vibes. If you have Audible, you can check out his performance of this twisted tale via the Audible Plus collection.
Blog: https://www.confettibookshelf.com/