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Strictly a Loner
- My Life and Times with Plattsburgh's Poorest Millionaire
- De: Kathy L. Baumgarten
- Narrado por: Klaus Baumgarten
- Duración: 2 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
We met Earl in 1990; we parted seven years later. So many little events had to fall into place before we met him that it seemed decreed above for him to become "our" Earl. He'd just chuckle to hear that, though. "Those jokers," he'd say about us. "They knew I was strictly a loner." What we also knew was his biggest secret. In this often humorous, true story, two homeowners go head-to-head with their tenant Earl, a quiet old loner and military retiree from the South.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for all the feels!
- De Michelle R. Nink en 01-09-22
- Strictly a Loner
- My Life and Times with Plattsburgh's Poorest Millionaire
- De: Kathy L. Baumgarten
- Narrado por: Klaus Baumgarten
Remarkable True Story
Revisado: 01-05-21
I met Earl by virtue of my fifty year friendship with the author and her family. I remember waiting for the latest odd news about the tenant in room number seven. We giggled and we worried and I was always glad they shared their lives with Earl those generous seven years. He was like an antique watch.
Kathy writes with a keen eye,great empathy and humor. Sometimes it was not so funny but quite irksome. I felt them patiently tolerating Earl. I appreciated the love and at times the candid consternation of the situation with Earl under their pie laced loving roof. Kathy’s crystal clear depictions of Earl’s mundane obsessions may bring to mind a resemblance to someone in your own family. Kathy and her husband gave Earl the gifts of family in countless small ways that are described and spin the tale of Earl and his unique brand of neurosis. Kathy weaves a heartfelt expertly fascinating recounting of Earl’s peculiarities that astound, repel and leave the reader fascinated and finally with the the true definition of kindness.Through Kathy’s ironic Earl observations, both sad and hilarious we glimpse the humanity of one very solitary soul. The story of Earl invites pondering of many social conventions and a variety of notions about practical life paths any of us could choose depending on scope and perspective. The story poses questions about motivation and where the line of drive and focus enters the realm of mental illness. It also spotlights lights the loneliness of aging. Kathy’s wit will both delight, give some belly laughs and make you cry as she muses to spin a tale that creates a gentle macabre fascination for the reader and a window into the day to day life of
a most unusual man with a secret. Highly recommended as a well crafted true story.
Bravo to Klaus the narrator who was a kid when Earl lived in his home and for his voice impressions of Earl and his mother,the Author, helping to bring the tale of Earl to life!
Susan Elizabeth Smith
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