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Music. Topher Manning rarely thinks about anything else, but his day job as a mechanic doesn't exactly mesh with his rock-star ambitions. Unless he can find a way to unlock all the songs in his head, his band will soon be on the fast track to obscurity.
Then the South by Southwest music festival and a broken-down car drop New York critic Stanton Porter into his life. Stanton offers Topher a ticket to the Bruce Springsteen concert, where a hesitant kiss and phantom vibrations from Topher’s cell phone kick off a love story that promises to transcend ordinary possibility.
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A great read
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- Tom C
- 03-25-18
Amazing Story and Narration
What did you love best about The Return?
The Return is a follow-on to the book "The Nothingness of Ben" and it's is inexplicably linked to events in the first and third book "The Eskimo Slugger". I have actually had to relisted to all three books again just to catch the way the stories are so closely linked to one another.
The story takes place in the present Austin and in the early 80's in NYC. The AIDS epidemic is starting and it shows the impact of the disease on a group of close friends. I absolutely loved the transitions from the past to the present. The ending is fantastic but I would suggest the Order of the Books to be "Eskimo Slugger", "Nothingness of Ben" and then the return.
Personally, I bet you'll reread them all once you've finished the three.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Return?
Early in the story where Topher and Stanton are sitting in the lounge at the W Hotel. This will link everything together eventually.
Have you listened to any of Charlie David’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Charlie David is one of my favorite narrators. I loved him in Findley but his performance in both "The Nothingness of Ben" and "The Return" are stellar. It's a shame he couldn't have done the "The Eskimo Slugger" but that is life.
Charlie David doesn't just read the story. He performs it and that's what makes it so fantastic. De
If you could rename The Return, what would you call it?
Love Never Dies
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The Austin Trilogy is a great set of books. I would also suggest listening to "Yes" which was the follow-on since it takes place in the same Universe as this trilogy. It provides updates to the main characters providing continuity. Love Brad Boney's style and the dialogue of his characters. Looking forward to the next book.
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- Ryan
- 01-12-14
well connected
The story has some sadder moments then I tend to like but comes out as such a good story that it is worth it. I have listened to it several times and still like it each time.
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- James
- 04-13-15
Souls Rinse Spin Dry and Recycle Again
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“The Return” is the author’s second book and incorporates characters from the first book, “The Nothingness of Ben”. At 11 hours 10 minutes (350 pages) it is 30% longer as long as his maiden voyage in the 6 hour 33 minute (248 pages) of the first book. The reason for this is simple. It is two stories, a tail of two cities and times, told side by side. The past timeline paves the way for the future timeline story’s progression. To do this without causing bumps and jars to the readers/listeners attention causing them to terminate the process is a neat trick and requires good writing skills to pull it off. Mr. Boney accomplished this goal.
The linchpin figure to these two stories and timelines is Stanton Porter a successful music critic with strings to pull and doors to open for Texas born and bred Topher Manning who is a struggling musician and songwriter in a boy band whose day job is as a mechanic at the Groovy auto repair; the shop is first seen in the previous book. With three friends from his home town of Dime Box, he has formed a boy band and dreams of having a song on iTunes top 10 songs. The band members are tight knit together and form a pseudo extended family. Enter Stanton Porter when his borrowed car breaks down right across from Groovy automotive and Topher offers to take him to his destination to pick up some time sensitive tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert. In part to repay the kindness Stanton invites Topher to use a sick BFF’s ticket and attend the concert with him. The music sparks a strange vibrant mysterious link between this spring and autumn couple and the sparks of bromance are born in a kiss; much to Stanton’s dismay.
The other city is New York City and Fire Island of the late 70’s early 80’s. Here a young Stanton Porter, fresh out of Ohio is a student; he is enjoying the halcyon days of Fire Island and an ideal romance with the hottest bartender on the beach, Hutch. Hutch/Chris happens to be the self-banished, Christopher, heir of an upper-east-side wealthy family determined to make it on his own and follow his dream of becoming a musician and not a broker, banker, lawyer, or other respectable profession his family wishes. Stanton too becomes a part of a core group of friends who form a pseudo extended family of love and unconditional support. Stanton launches his bromance with Hutch with, what else, a Burse Springsteen concert in New York and a special song they both share. The couple has this kitch mid 70’s Starsky & Hutch thing going on. Tragically, fate extends a fatal finger of AIDS into the little pseudo family and claims Hutch and several others in rapid succession. Stanton is devastated when Christopher’s wealthy family block his access to Hutch’s deathbed and he throws himself into his work, remains alone but successful until fate shoves young Topher into his life 20 odd years later.
From this point the book goes on to explore the existential concept of “nothing happens without a reason” (predestination) and once soul’s become mated reincarnation can intervene to amend the cosmic mistakes of the universe. The trail of coincident is laid out bread crumb, by bread crumb, for the listener/reader to follow and agree with the inferred conclusion that YES Christopher/Hutch soul is reincarnated in the person of Christopher/Topher to be reunited with his soul-mate Stanton Porter. I am as big of a romantic as the next guy, as an individual isolated incident I can suspend my disbelief in a fantasy story, and think why the heck not. However, in my opinion, the author pushes the metaphorical dream a bit too far when he goes on to imply the members of Topher’s boy band are the other souls of Stanton’s lost prior pseudo family, claimed by AIDS in the early 80’s.
A cognitive dissidence is set up in my head when I hold the concepts of predestination finality and reincarnation as a way of amending the universes mistakes or giving deserving soul-mates a second chance. To me the concepts are mutually exclusive of one another. What of the other 658,507 US AIDS sundered soul-mates as of 2012 cropping up 20 to 30 years later drawn mysteriously back to older surviving wounded souls? If they don’t find one another do they just rinse spin dry and recycle the souls again and again until they finally hook up? Should we buy this concept; should surviving souls hold themselves at the ready and look for the resurrection of the lost one in a different body? And what of the other lives one fails to touch because we are awaiting the next swing of the soul train marry-go-round? These and other logical extension of uncomfortable questions makes me reject the extending the metaphorical seductive draw of reincarnation of star crossed soul-mates past an individual case example. Mr. Boney should not have pushed a good plot line beyond the stories ability to carry and support the logic.
The author’s intimate M/M libido driven scenes are first rate. His sense of theater and direction of the actions described leaves little, if anything, to the imagination. Personally, I think the script could use a little less stage direction and a little more sensory hook illusions to draw the listener/readers imagination into the scene as a bit of a co-director. By hitting sensory memory notes that resonate with the readers/listeners experience adds the needed color of involvement into the monochrome flashing images Mr. Boney is placing into our brains.
Recommendation Time: Due to the cognitive dissidence issue mentioned above I have to give the work a ding in the overall satisfaction department. This particular cognitive confection is not fully satisfying to me. However, it is a fun ride and flawlessly executed. The narrator gets top marks for his performance. The transitions between time and place back and forth are seamless. The introjection of the prior characters from “The Nothingness of Ben” are a good fit, provide necessary detail, and a bridge to healing an old rift/open wound between Stanton and Hutch’s family. However, the passing of Christopher’s/Hutch’s trust fund from his family to Christopher’s/Topher is downright implausible. Families of wealth simply do not behave that way unless they too have had a road to Damascus conversion to reincarnation experience. Still, if one ignores the pushing of reincarnation thing, it is a worthwhile experience. After all it is only a bit of pulp fiction. Enjoy it for what it is. Chew all the crazy illogical sweetness out of this bubble gum philosophy. Accept the author’s invitation to believe in the power of everlasting love. Just like in every love song that has stirred your soul in your life. The magic is in the music of love. Thumbs Up! It’s a buy.
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- L. Antoine
- 03-01-14
Better than expected
What did you love best about The Return?
To start, I was not a fan of Boney's other book - The Nothingness of Ben - and I was hoping that this book might prove better and it sure was. The premiss, although far fetched with the amount of characters involved, was very intriguing and heart-warming. I like its odd twists!
Who was your favorite character and why?
Stanton and his road to peace!
Which scene was your favorite?
Chris talking to Topher!
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- Meredith
- 09-14-15
Just go with it & you'll get sucked in
This story takes a certain amount of suspension of disbelief, but it's done so beautifully and I completely loved it by the end. I disagree with some reviewers who say read this one first - I'd definitely stick to The Nothingness of Ben first, then this one - partly because its such a pleasure to see things pop out that totally make sense now. I adored Charlie David's narration - he made every character so unique and perfect. This is a keeper and I'll be listing to both books again.
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- Jessica M.
- 02-11-14
Amazing Story!
What did you love best about The Return?
I loved the connection I felt to the characters, Brad Boney really makes them come alive for you.
What other book might you compare The Return to and why?
I would probably compare it to TJ Klune's Bear, Otter & The Kid, because of the emotional angst mixed in with humor.
What about Charlie David’s performance did you like?
Charlie David is usually not one of my favorite narrators but he did a very good job on this one, especially during some of the songs.
Any additional comments?
I'm not usually one to go for a book with a lot of flashbacks so I almost gave this book a pass when I realized that almost every other chapter was a flashback. However, I am very glad I stuck with it!
The author did a wonderful job of mixing the past & the present so that you really cared about all the players involved, both then & now. Some of the flashbacks were so emotional they had me reaching for the box of tissues even though you already knew what was coming.
The Return isn't listed as part of a series but you will be more familiar with some of the characters & some back story if you have already read The Nothingness of Ben which is almost as good as The Return.
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- Shea
- 01-05-20
You will cry.
I am not one who cries easily with books, movies or life in general. This book though, moved me to tears several times. I don’t want to give away any of the plot, but please know that I think that this is an amazing and beautiful story, and if it were true, how truly wonderful it would be.
Charley David did an awesome job with the narration. In fact, I think this is his best performance, at least of those that I have read with him as the narrator. I highly recommend this book, but it’s probably best to listen to the last few hours alone, as you will probably end up sobbing at least once.
I give this 5 stars for both the story and the narration, and if I could give it 50, I would.
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- kimdmills
- 01-29-14
Loved it...
Would you listen to The Return again? Why?
This book had me laughing and crying and I'm so glad I purchased it as an audible because it made it so REAL. I will be listening to it again after I finish my review.
Who was your favorite character and why?
All of them, I would never try and choose.
Have you listened to any of Charlie David’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I love Charlie David!!! I actually found this awesome book by searching books that he's narrated.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Not sure
Any additional comments?
I will now have a new author to follow...
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- T. Anderson
- 06-13-20
What a Journey!
Wow! I feel like I just finished an emotional marathon! There are so many things I liked about this book. The characters pull you in and demand that you become invested in their journey. Kudos to the author for all of the music content. It prompted me to download some Carpenter’s songs! I have to say I did not see Hutch and Stanton’s apartment scene coming. That is probably the only thing about this book that disappointed me. I also have to confess I’m stopping the series with The Return. While I’m so glad I experienced the highs and lows of this book I’m not ready (at least right now) to have my heart wrung out again. Also, I can’t forget to praise Charlie David! His narration was perfect and absolutely contributed to my love of this book.
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- Monica
- 04-19-20
Awesome story.
OMG. I bawled listening to this. Such a beautiful touching story. And Charlie David made it so perfectly. Sighs. I love a good cry over beautiful books.
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