E-audiobook
Kiss Carlo
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062657275
- ISBN: 0062657275
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Physical Description:
remote
1 online resource (1 sound file (16 hr., 8 min., 56 sec.)) : digital. - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : HarperAudio, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel"--Container. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Edoardo Ballerini. Performed by Edoardo Ballerini. |
| Source of Description Note: | Hard copy version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Family secrets -- Fiction Italian Americans -- Fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction FICTION / Sagas |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. |
Other Formats and Editions
Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2017 August
Narrator Edoardo Ballerini's soft intonation sets the mood for this delightful story of postwar Italian-Americans in the Philadelphia suburbs. Ballerini's range of voices and accents distinguishes the characters and gives personality to both males and females. His delivery deepens the listener's connection to the plot, which centers on family dynamics, the theater world, romance, and friendship. Author Trigiani's well-loved humor and ability to capture the characters' culture take the spotlight in this celebration of all things Italian, including colorful language and culinary specialties. Ballerini's enthusiasm for the audiobook is contagious, even as he is sometimes too ardent. He tones down his performance, however, when the story turns to more complex themes such as ethnic differences and the difficulties of departing from society's expectations. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2017 October #5
Nicky Castone is an Italian-American cab driver in South Philadelphia after WWII, happy to finally settle down with his longtime fiancée Peachy DePino and move out of his family's basement. But then he discovers a passion for the theater, and his long-planned life is no longer enough for him. This sweeping novel is populated with an almost overwhelming cast, and one narrator plays every part in the audio edition. Ballerini, a veteran television actor with recurring roles on
Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly.The Sopranos andBoardwalk Empire , performs the epic 16-hour story so well that a listener can get lost in it. Ballerini's voice can be gentle and carefully modulated or edgy and fast-talking in character. Particularly memorable are his portrayals of the comically indignant Peachy (and her angry parents), whose ire is palpable enough for Nicky to need to skip town, and rival love interest Calla, who runs the Shakespearean theater that inspires Nicky's drastic change of course. Ballerini's reading of Trigiani's novel will have listeners attuned throughout.A Harper hardcover. (June)
