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The Chain

By: Tobias Wolff
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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When Gold's daughter is viciously attacked by a neighbor'sdog and barely escapes with her life, Gold's world is torn open. Haunted by the incident and unable to convince local authorities to take action, he agrees to a friend's offer of retaliation. When he feels compelled to return the favor,one bad turn leads to another - and this time, Gold finds the repercussions much worse than he ever could have anticipated.

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great little tale about revenge but with this sad ending Revenge isn't always the best answer

a great short story

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Well performed, well written and thought provoking in >30min.
Several more of this authors works are available without spending a credit, I’ve added them all to my collection.

Well worth a listen

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One bad deed leads to another as an act of revenge sets of a CHAIN of events. An interesting listen, full of action. It did go into some backstory about the character's heritage and prejudices against himself and other characters. It seemed to set up a longer story but I guess it was just enough to make for an entertaining story. Good narrator.

Chain of events - 4 stars

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this story was interesting and entertaining. I think it is one of the better stories that I have read from this author.

The chain

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This was a short story about the consequences of action that start a chain of events. While I knew something was coming, it did not turn out the way I expected. A good story, beautifully narrated.

Consequences of Actions

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I like Wolff's long fiction but I'm just discovering his short work. Not sure about it yet.

Hmmm

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People acting foolishly. Dangerous dog at the center of the story not a realistic solution.

Trivial morality tale

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