false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255834140m/2943595.jpg 105786 11 Actor Joe Morton takes on all the roles of this audiocassette's multicultural cast of characters. His grasp of New Jersey accents, dialects, and inflections is flawless, imbuing all of Richard Price's carefully drawn characters with a gritty sense of authenticity. Morton's crisp, controlled narration propels the story forward with taut, edgy suspense. As he reads, he glides effortlessly from his role as narrator to those of the main characters. Single mother Brenda Martin speaks with a breathy, stammering, and truly fear-permeated voice, while the introspective African American detective, Lorenzo Council, has a clipped, businesslike manner of speaking. Morton takes equal care in bringing to life Price's minor characters, whether portraying a no-nonsense, white New Jersey housewife whose voice has been made coarse by too many cigarettes, or an African American Muslim preacher whose commanding bass voice isn't quite powerful enough to spur his community to action. Morton's greatest achievement, however, is his characterization of Council's jaded, middle-aged white partner, Bump. When Morton slips into the role of Bump, his growling, Jersified Brooklynese is so startling, it almost seems that a life-long resident of Hoboken has stepped into the recording studio and appropriated Morton's microphone. The recording is slightly marred by occasional intrusions of synthesized music that are, for the most part, superfluous and distracting, but Morton's acting abilities and vocal agility are more than sufficient to keep any listener riveted. (Running time: four hours, four cassettes) <I>--Elizabeth Laskey</I> 523907 1998 Freedomland total:377|5:42|4:130|3:151|2:45|1:9| 377 1282 548 51 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 4 2 true Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 08:03:55 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 08:16:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 5 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 29 23:00:14 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 23:07:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 906208 0440226449 9780440226444 6 1 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179345486m/906208.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906208.Freedomland 2 0 false Sat May 23 17:51:07 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 17:59:00 -0700 2009
I can't really put my finger on why I didn't like this more. I didn't like Brenda, mostly because I didn't trust her (the cynic in me, I suppose). I wasn't too fond of Lorenzo's interactions with B...more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 5 1 false Wed Sep 05 17:14:30 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 07:28:26 -0700 2007 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Sun Aug 17 09:42:38 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 17:25:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 4 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 29 21:48:08 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 21:55:17 -0700 2008
Pric...more...]]> 2943595 0739322613 9780739322611 1 1 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255834140m/2943595.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2943595.Freedomland 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:52:19 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:56:48 -0700 2009 Lush Life, which I had heard rave reviews about and was slightly disappaointed in, - in my humble opinion, it did not live up to the hype. I found this book to be a much more entertaining read, everything tied in, eveything made sense, I cared about the characters. That held true to a much less...more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 4 0 false Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 17 09:56:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:52:43 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 1 0 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 29 17:31:11 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 05 18:42:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 4 0 false Tue Feb 24 07:04:01 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 07:05:09 -0800 2009 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 4 0 false Thu Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 28 08:54:04 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 10 10:31:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 5 0 false Sat Mar 21 09:38:16 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:43:17 -0700 2009 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 09:09:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 14:05:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Thu Nov 20 05:56:30 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 10:26:14 -0800 2008 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 00:23:54 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 15:03:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 1 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 11:22:46 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 11:27:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:55:39 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:56:53 -0700 2009
Crime story that is beach book quality,]]> 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Fri Jun 26 09:52:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 09:53:53 -0700 2009 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Mon Jun 22 10:55:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:57:01 -0700 2009 105786 038533513X 9780385335133 354 47 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171559535m/105786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105786.Freedomland 3 0 false Wed Oct 22 09:04:26 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 09:07:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2943595