Where does Desert Heat & Native Tongue rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book falls in the top third of the audio books I’ve listened to. I will go back and listen to it again since I always pick up new perspectives the second and third time through.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Balki definitely became my favorite. You saw him completely adapted to both a new culture as well as perfect acceptance of bein gay.
What about Joel Leslie’s performance did you like?
His variations of the different characters voices was amazing. You never had to think about who was talking. You knew which character was talking and it flowed so easily. Even the secondary characters voices where well defined.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There was no extreme reaction, more of the story slowly drawing you in and holding your attention all the way through. You follow Wilkes as he decides that the man he has found is worth the chances of telling his secret. That what he has is more important than what he might lose. It’s well handled and flows without overdoing the angst.
Any additional comments?
I passed up this book in print, just didn’t peak my reading interest at the time. I’m glad I had the opportunity to listen to it, as it completely came alive for me with how well Joel Leslie did all of the voices. There are just some books that completely come alive for you when you listen to it.