Red Dirt Heart
Red Dirt, Book 1
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Red Dirt Heart
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Narrated by:
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Joel Leslie
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By:
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N.R. Walker
About this listen
Welcome to Sutton Station: one of the world's largest working farms in the middle of Australia - where if the animals and heat don't kill you first, your heart just might.
Charlie Sutton runs Sutton Station the only way he knows how: the way his father did before him. Determined to keep his head down and his heart in check, Charlie swears the red dirt that surrounds him - isolates him - runs through his veins.
American agronomy student Travis Craig arrives at Sutton Station to see how farmers make a living from one of the harshest environments on earth. But it's not the barren, brutal, and totally beautiful landscapes that capture him so completely.
It's the man with the red dirt heart.
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Have you listened to any of Joel Leslie’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No, this was the first narration I have heard by John Leslie.Any additional comments?
I have read the whole series and am a big fan. I love the realtionships in the book, not just between the main characters but also the other characters. I was worried the narrator might ruin the book for me if he didn't get the accents right, thankfully that didn't happen they were great. I found the longer I listened the better they got, I can't wait for the next one.Didn't let me down
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If you could sum up Red Dirt Heart in three words, what would they be?
Sweet, charming and passionate.Have you listened to any of Joel Leslie’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Never.I need a chapter time to adapt to his accent but his timbre of voice (bass-hoarse) was remarkably on the point. I could feel Charlie's story with every fiber of my being.
Any additional comments?
I like it when N.R. Walker's boys do dirty things...but like it much more when they fall in love. This was exactly the case here but, in the first part their dirtiness was a little more for my personal preference.I liked the progression of the relationship between Charlie and Travis, beginning from animal (passionate and desperate) attraction and finishing with something more.... love? I always love to be included some contrasting negative character and here was the figure of dead father. Being gay wasn’t on his father’s wish list.
I liked as well as the relationship among Charlie, George and Ma. Those supporting characters were well written and added so much additional flavor to the story.
My favorite part was the the setting.Just stunning. The red dirt, the heat of the outback and one secret place were so complementary to loneliness of the main character.
Overall, for a short novel, Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker was a sweet, charming and passionate M/M Contemporary Romance.
Very little angst!
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I loved the book, read it twice.
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This is a brilliant narration!
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What made the experience of listening to Red Dirt Heart the most enjoyable?
Joel Leslie.What did you like best about this story?
The humour,the angst,the characters, all good.Which scene did you most enjoy?
In both books, 1 and 2, The scenes where Travis took in stray baby animals were funny and endearing.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The scene where Travis was trying to convince Charlie to ask him to stay. Beautifully narrated.Any additional comments?
Hoping more N.R. walker series will become available in audible, namely the Thomas Elkin seriesFantastic book, fantastic narration
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What made the experience of listening to Red Dirt Heart the most enjoyable?
Joel Leslie's narration is excellent, and he is so good at creating different voices to the different characters. Another plus with him is that he does believable female voices too (no falsetto screeching in his performances), so Ma sounds just right (to me).What other book might you compare Red Dirt Heart to, and why?
Ariel Tachna's Lang Down Series, as that too is set in Austrialia with a US import (ie second MC), although the narration doesn't come close to Joel's (in my opinion). Mind you, I'm not Australian, English isn't even my mother tongue, but I've listened to enough audiobooks to know what I like when it comes to inflection, cadence and character differentiation. :)Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Won't say too much as it's kind of "spoilerish", except it involves a horse returning without it's rider.Any additional comments?
I hope N.r. Walker decides to do the rest of the series in Audio too, and that she gets Joel to do the narration. It's one of my all-time favourite series, and I adore Charlie & Travis.I've waited for this
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If you could sum up Red Dirt Heart in three words, what would they be?
Sweet, romantic, fun.What do you think the narrator could have done better?
The Australian accent wasn't great.Any additional comments?
I'm a huge NR Walker fan and this was the first time I've managed to listen to a whole romance book on audio.Fabulous Story
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And so their life begins
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I heart red dirt
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Red Dirt Heart is only the beginning of Charlie and Travis' journey and what a beginning it is. I loved every second of this book and cannot wait to get started on the next one. Romance aside this book makes me want to pack up my life and go travelling the depths of Australia. I don't really like deadly spiders, snakes and such so the next best thing I can do is to close my eyes and listen to the deep voice of Joel Leslie while he takes me on this beautiful ride through Red Dirt Heart.
And since this review is for the audio version of this book I have to sing praise to Joel's talent. How can one man do so many accents so well? How does he make every character so individual that you can differentiate then by voice alone?
I could honestly listen to Joel narrating his shopping list and still be a happy bunny but as it happens there's no need because it seems this gentleman is kept very busy with his work and there will be more narrations to come.
Check his work with caution. You might want to ask your boss for a raise or beg, steal or borrow Audible credits where you can!
I for one have Red Dirt Heart 2 to look forward to in my very near future.
Can I marry Joel Leslie's voice?
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