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Matt Godfrey

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Matt Godfrey is an actor and prolific audiobook narrator. He has narrated books and stories by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Donald Ray Pollock, Alexis Hall, Roger Zelazny, Harry Crews, and Barry Lopez, among many others. He is a winner of the Odyssey, Audie, and multiple Audiofile Earphones Awards, and a SOVAS and Independent Audiobook Award nominee. He is also an acting coach and the founder of Godfrey Performance Studio. He lives in Alabama and spends his days drinking good coffee, reading good books, and hanging out with his excellent family

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	The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger (Goodreads Author) (editor and introduction (narrato), Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (narrator) 4.01 avg rating — 120,229 ratings — published 1928 — 1506 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Deafo by Cece Bell (Goodreads Author), Sarah Tubert (Narrator), Lexi Finigan (Narrator) 4.20 avg rating — 91,106 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blackwater I: The Flood (Blackwater, #1) by Michael McDowell, Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.69 avg rating — 84,420 ratings — published 1983 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.05 avg rating — 35,786 ratings — published 1967 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Audrey Rose by Frank De Felitta, Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.89 avg rating — 21,834 ratings — published 1975 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (reader) 4.13 avg rating — 16,760 ratings — published 1993 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry (Goodreads Author), Heather Costa (Narrator), Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.91 avg rating — 15,818 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator), Mark Bramhall (Narrator) 3.98 avg rating — 11,436 ratings — published 2008 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author), Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.03 avg rating — 11,093 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Getting Rich: The Complete Original Edition (Plus Bonus Books GPS Guides to Life) by Matt Godfrey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Joel Fotinos (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Matt’s Quotes

“It was a feeling in the crisp twilight air; it was a hush across the hills. The ghosts were gathering themselves, building up their strength to wander the fields of October and speak to those who would listen.”
― Robert McCammon, Boy's Life

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“They may look grown-up,” she continued, “but it’s a disguise. It’s just the clay of time. Men and women are still children deep in their hearts. They still would like to jump and play, but that heavy clay won’t let them. They’d like to shake off every chain the world’s put on them, take off their watches and neckties and Sunday shoes and return naked to the swimming hole, if just for one day. They’d like to feel free, and know that there’s a momma and daddy at home who’ll take care of things and love them no matter what. Even behind the face of the meanest man in the world is a scared little boy trying to wedge himself into a corner where he can’t be hurt.”
― Robert McCammon, Boy's Life

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