Audiobook collection of New Yorker stories read by authors and performers including Eugenides, Díaz, Proulx's Brokeback Mountain, and others.
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Audiobook collection of New Yorker stories read by authors and performers including Eugenides, Díaz, Proulx's Brokeback Mountain, and others.
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Two-disk set featuring stories originally published in The New Yorker. Three authors read their own stories: Steven Millhauser reads "A Visit," Jeffrey Eugenides readers "Baster," and Junot Díaz reads "How to Date a Brown Girl." And three authors' work is read by others: Chuck D reads Mark Twain's "Jim and the Dead Man," Viggo Mortensen reads Jack Kerouac's "On the Road Journals," and Suzy Amis reads Annie Proulx's 55-minute "Brokeback Mountain."
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Same-sex romance and sexual encounters depicted in Brokeback Mountain; additional sexual themes in Baster.
Violence & gore
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Brief violent references appear in select stories such as Twain's piece.
Profanity
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Moderate profanity and strong language used across multiple stories.
Substance use
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Incidental alcohol references in a few stories; no addiction themes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central gay male romance portrayed in Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain.
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Subtle social and cultural observations in several stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Mild themes of emotional hardship and coercion referenced in passing.
Other
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