Once you enter the convoluted rhythms of Patricia Lockwood's narrative, the poetry speaks to your secret ear, and the memoir comes alive on a cellular level. At the heart of PRIESTDADDY is Lockwood's father, a Lutheran minister who, after seeing THE EXORCIST, experienced a wildly dramatic conversion, ultimately becoming a Catholic priest. The memoir recounts not only Lockwood's childhood and adolescence, but also the months when Lockwood and her husband returned to live with her eccentric father. "My father despises cats. He believes them to be Democrats." Lockwood's performance is dark, erotic, funny, and thought-provoking, often painful but always honest. Her laser humor holds the jubilant tones of one who connects to the absurdity and wonder in her very odd life and delights in sharing.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2017
Duration: 10 hrs, 15 mins
Publisher: Audible Inc./ Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
James Michener tells the real stories behind the man and his books. The recording is read with skill and consistency although the reader does little to enhance the robust, larger-than-life incidents related in the book. Due to the first-person narrative format, there is no opportunity for the narrator to change his voice. This makes some chapters monotonous as they go on and on in the typical Michener style. The listener may also become confused because the stories are not told chronologically. This is not a great choice for the audio format, but Michener fans may stick with it to the end.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In a quest for a sense of inner contentment and self-worth, Gloria Steinem brings the reader on a journey of investigation and discovery. Steinem reads the text herself in a straightforward and friendly, but not intimate, presentation which is so easy to listen to it invites repetition--thus ensuring the painless relearning of the lessons of the book. It's difficult to tell from the reading that this audiobook is abridged; each section can stand alone. Nonetheless, the listener wished the book were unabridged. Steinem left me wanting to learn more.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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