the story is good, the performance (as a performance) was good. but there is an elephant in this room. the narrator was not the right choice for this story. and it causes a severe disconnect from the story. both main characters are supposed to be 20-30 ish African American men. I am sorry to the narrator, but he sounds like a 50 to 60 yr old white or Native American man. the miss match causes this to sound like the old cowhand or the village elder is retelling the erotic love story of a black gay couple he used to know back in the day, in way too much detail. I would love to hear this narrator on a western themed story, but was severely wrong choice for this novel. imho