Thank You, Edward

I usually have a real book, one on Kindle, and an audio book in progress. I've got plenty of real and Kindle books queued up, but have been searching for a good audio book. Nothing in my Audible library appealed to me, and I was getting frustrated searching Overdrive when I remembered Edward.

I have a voice crush on Edward Herrmann. His voice sounds simply perfect to me, and I will watch or listen to almost anything he does. I first knew him as Richard Gilmore on The Gilmore Girls and thought he was a wonderfully comforting presence on the show. I was happy to come across his characters on The Practice, How I Met Your Mother, and Grey's Anatomy. Someday I hope to see his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin.

Then I discovered that he narrated hundreds of audio books when I listened to The Boys in the Boat, a wonderful book about the 1936 US Olympic rowing team, made even better by Edward Herrmann's excellent narration. Next was Unbroken, which was also an ideal listen. So when I was at a loss for a decent audio book, I searched Edward on Overdrive. I now have hours of Edward Herrmann to listen to, ranging from The Tommyknockers to The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World to Thomas Jefferson. I'm sure I'll have to take a break some time, but there are plenty on Audible that also interest me, like fiction by Wallace Stegner and David Guterson to biographies of Eddie Rickenbacker and Einstein.

I've started with The Tommyknockers, and while I was initially a little skeptical (it's authored by Stephen King and the reviews are all over the place), the first few hours have flown by. With more than 27 hours of Edward Herrmann in my ears, I'm like a pig in poop (just like my MiL used to say).

It's not Edward Herrmann's best, but you can listen and judge for yourself.