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Stories of the Boy with the Yellow Socks
- Narrated by: Raedyn N Vidal
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
With sensitivity and a teenager’s ability to find humor even in disaster, Jan Blixen tells of his life growing up gay in the Midwest. Fast-paced and intricately woven, Jan’s stories are a concentration of emotional power, often heartwarming and heartbreaking in the span of a few minutes. So vividly does Jan portray the people in his world, they seem to be full of life and breath.
An escaped mental patient living in a refrigerator box gives Jan a priceless gift. A university professor accused of a terrible crime is Jan’s best friend. Jan’s father, a drunk and a brawler, loathes his gay son as God’s practical joke. And as the listener continues, Jan keeps introducing new characters: a pastor who believes an exorcism will save Jan’s soul, a shotgun-toting delicatessen owner who suffers a wound that will never heal, a thoroughbred racehorse that kicks and runs his way into Jan’s heart.
A book of compelling social significance, Stories of the Boy with the Yellow Socks is the story of a boy unafraid to be himself, a boy who defeats cruelty and bigotry with the gift he so willingly shares—his gift of gentleness.
About the author: Since a boy of 15, all J. Carter Swift has ever wanted to be is a writer.
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- Danny Black
- 16-10-22
Amazing story
This collection of stories was incredible. The narration was good but the production wasn’t brilliant and was a bit off putting in the first chapter or two but did get better.
I found myself angry and understanding at the same time the life this boy lived was one of beauty and grace despite the ugliness that surrounded him.
A must listen.
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