Summer Farmer: A Story from White Man's Problems

by Kevin Morris, Matthew McConaughey (Narrator)

A FREE story from Kevin Morris' upcoming book, White Man's Problems, narrated by Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club, True Detective, Interstellar). "Summer Farmer", the first short story in White Man's Problems, sets the stage for the honest and heartfelt themes explored in Morris' debut collection. The meeting of two disparate strangers serves as a cleverly crafted examination of the universality of longing, remorse, and purpose.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction, Short Stories

1 pages, Audible Audio

First published August 4, 2015

Reviews

[Carole (Carole's Random Life) · Rating 2 out of 5]

There wasn't really anything to the story. No real plot just a character study. Left me feeling unsatisfied.

[Vicky Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mathew McConaughey could narrate the dictionary and I would listen to every word. This book was decent but he made it better!

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't really care for the story, as there wasn't a plot at all. However, listening to Matthew McConaughey read anything knocks the rating up to a three.

[Jason Parent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and bittersweet.

[Nick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pointless

[Emilija · Rating 2 out of 5]

This felt like much more of a character study than a short story, especially as there didn't seem to be a discernible plot.
The narrator also seemed to have a lisp which made parts of it quite hard to listen to.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Freebie Audible story from the author's collection of short stories. Maybe one where you have to be in the right frame of mind, or time of life, but this is neither very interesting or uplifting. Bummer.

[osoordinary · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Liina · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is no story, nada, kinda just paints a picture of normal slow life.. But worth the time spent just because of Matthew's voice 👌

[Tatiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story has great potential, but it left me hanging, needing more detail and a real ending.

[Terry McIntire · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short free book from audible. The only redeemable thing about the audio is it read by Matthew McConauughy

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting (short story) portrayal of human situation.

“Summer Farmer” is just one short story in White Man’s Problems. The story addresses the daily ‘grind’ and depression of a businessman as he travels to work in Los Angeles. The protagonist, Harrigan, has lost a daughter to leukemia. In his grief he looks around the busy city and sees the glitter which isn’t important. He thinks about his past, where he came from and where he has come to.

The story gets an extra touch when Harrigan meets an elevator repairman who mirrors his sadness as he too has lost a daughter. Here, the author ties two strangers who share more in the basics of life than they could realize.

The story has a poignancy that I liked. I think the full collection would share similar glimpses that show a common thread among men.

Audio Notes: Matthew McConaughey has a slow, subtle speech presentation. This fit the story’s tone and subtle message. I enjoyed the story and its presentation.

I downloaded this free at Audible 8/17/15.

[Cristiana]

This was a free audio book from Audible. It's an odd little story that doesn't really have an ending. It's more of a charter piece about two men who learn they have something in common, but there's not really any plot or action in the story. It seems well written and I might be interested in reading more from this author depending on whether his other stories are character pieces or have a story.

[Rob Hermanowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a free download from Audible, featuring one of the stories in this collection of short stories by Kevin Morris. It is well-written, but did not capture my interest, although perhaps in the context of the other stories it would be more interesting. Matthew McConaughey narrates it in his usual inimitable southern zen-master ultra-chill style.

[Renee · Rating 2 out of 5]

The narrator made me swoon, but the story wasn't really my thing. It was more of a character study short story than one with a plot and I was left wondering what it was I'd just read.

[Haizle The Princess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems like it might be a very interesting book. I was a little nervous about Matthew McConnauhey's narration, but it was actually a nice touch. Putting this on my library list.

[Vivian Adram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh, just can't really put my finger on why I didn't like this.

[Sunny · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice story about a bipolar man

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really worth the time. Just two unrelated people in two states of happiness.

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Is this supposed to be the first page to some larger work? It's unfinished, whatever it is.