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A review by kmc3050
Driving the King by Ravi Howard
2.0
2 stars. This one is just okay. I enjoyed the main character, Nat Weary, but only when he was away from Nat Cole. That’s when I felt the most connection to him. There was just a lot I didn’t like about Nat Cole, he just rubbed me the wrong way. I also loved the time period the book is set in, especially how it starts a decade before things start shaking up in Montgomery. It allows us to see how Nat Weary’s family become the activists there are. It also makes the city of Montgomery a unique and integral character to the story. Of course, the MLK, Jr. scene was super cheesy but I understood why the author included it.
While this is a fictional story built out of real people and real experiences, the author did change quite a bit. I think readers who lack a knowledge and understanding of the time period and its key players may not understand where the line between fiction and fact was blurred. The story also flip-flops between the main character's past and present/future which is not only annoying but confusing since much it of revolves around two concerts in the same town with the same people. The worst thing though is how often the story repeats itself- especially the main character saying the same things/same sentiments over and over.
I didn’t enjoy the narration in this one very much. The narrator's voice is very gravely and hard to hear at times. I did like the different voices he used for different characters, but I don't think I'll listen to anything else he narrates.
I received my copy of this audiobook free through Goodreads' First Reads program and am thankful for the opportunity to listen to it.
While this is a fictional story built out of real people and real experiences, the author did change quite a bit. I think readers who lack a knowledge and understanding of the time period and its key players may not understand where the line between fiction and fact was blurred. The story also flip-flops between the main character's past and present/future which is not only annoying but confusing since much it of revolves around two concerts in the same town with the same people. The worst thing though is how often the story repeats itself- especially the main character saying the same things/same sentiments over and over.
I didn’t enjoy the narration in this one very much. The narrator's voice is very gravely and hard to hear at times. I did like the different voices he used for different characters, but I don't think I'll listen to anything else he narrates.
I received my copy of this audiobook free through Goodreads' First Reads program and am thankful for the opportunity to listen to it.