![]() ![]() The violence is real and believe me the 5 Freeway continues to be a narcotics super highway to this day. We never caught the big guys, we only reeled in the little fish. Did I make a difference? Did I put a dent in the trade. I spent 32 years chasing narco in Los Angeles. What made the experience of listening to The Power of the Dog the most enjoyable? ![]() Together the author and the actor provide us with a five star experience, and along the way they school us in the history and nature of the greed/power wars north and south of the border. Happily, as many reviewers have made clear, Porter is given a rich and varied set of characters to work with. I have spent a lifetime as an actor/director/theatre teacher and I have never heard it done better. ![]() Porter does it and makes it sound effortless. Creating a range of Italians, Irish or Mexicans, each distinct, consistent and steeped in the life of the character is nearly impossible. Doing a single Italian or Mexican or Irish voice convincingly is difficult. In addition, his facility with dialect is extraordinary. He peoples this book with a full cast of very distinct characters, each with his/her own speech pattern and vocal timbre. In that rather small company, Ray Porter stands out as among the very best of the best. There are a lot of very good narrators and readers in the world of audible books, but there are far fewer really accomplished voice actors. ![]()
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