I really had a hard time listening to
The Haymeadow, not because of the book itself. I mean, it's
Gary Paulsen! But because the audio is terrible! Not the reader, it's John-Boy Walton,
Richard Thomas. I wonder if he hates being known as John-Boy, or if he is glad this has made him kinda immortal. I think I would like that, my ego and all. Even if I was linked to a particular character. He does a great job. It's that there is this super-annoying music that plays over top of a lot of his narration! Maybe some people like this? I don't.
In any case, if you have seen
Brokeback Mountain, you will understand what John Barron is doing in this book.
I mean, kinda.
I mean, not the interpersonal stuff.
But the taking the sheep to a different place for the long winter kinda thing.
This is another short, great book from Paulsen. I love the father-son-grandfather angle and also the part about the original sheep herder's illness. In just a few words, Paulsen says so much to one's heart. More words don't make a book better,
Mr. King.
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