I have never listened to an audio book before (except some failed attempts at librivox.org recordings – that I never actually made it through). It was pretty enjoyable; though we certainly picked a giant to start with: 18 cds. I suppose since I refuse to listen to anything abridged this is bound to occur, but it was still a pleasant way to spend a large portion of the trip.

Sean Wilsey recounts his childhood, complete with San Francisco star parents, love affairs, boarding schools, sex, drugs, rock and roll, an overdose on Tolkien, escape plans, childhood fantasies, and eventually the building story of what he became (an editor at McSweeney’s, a published novelist, a successful journalist, a husband, a father).

I am sure this book will be pleasant to read or listen to, and well presents one man’s story of growing up in and out of San Francisco.

I like audiobooks.