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Title: Crazy Heart

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Thomas Cobb

Narrator: Thomas Cobb

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-18-10

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

At the age of 57, Bad Blake is on his last legs. His weight, his ticker, his liver, even his pick-up truck are all giving him trouble. A renowned songwriter and "picker" who hasn't recorded in five years, Bad now travels the countryside on gigs that take him mostly to motels and bowling alleys. Enter Ms. Right. Can Bad stop living the life of a country-western song and tie a rope around his crazy heart?

Editorial Reviews:

As the many people who saw the Academy Award-winning movie based on this novel know, this is a gut-wrenching, cry-in-your-beer story of Bad Blake, the once-great country songwriter who is down on his luck, too often drunk, and four times divorced. He's gritty, gravelly, honest, and a little saggy. The author dramatizes Bad's life in 1987 as he travels to gigs and reminisces about his life as a 1960-70s country singer. While there's no singing in this audiobook, Cobb delivers the performance scenes with such passion that the listener remembers each honky-tonk, each rehearsal, and each show. Cobb brings out the flicker of hope in the recovering alcoholic when he writes and sells two terrific songs inspired by Jean. The ending will bring you to tears.

Critic Reviews:

"Crazy Heart just might be the finest country-western novel ever written, bar none." (Houston Post)

Members Reviews:

Matches the Movie

Having read several of Cobb's books, I find his grasp of his subject matter excellent regardless of his subject. In this book his knowledge of music and musicianship is a real delight. Life on the road, chord structure, guitar technique and concert venues, all wrapped up in the sad life of a fading country music star.

Five Stars

good read

Loved it!! Loved the movie!! Loved the music!!

I usually will read a book first and then watch the movie, but in this case, I had seen the movie (a couple of times) and then read the book. I know the book was written long before the movie, but since I saw the movie first, I'll write the review as such:

The book follows the movie, a few changes, but nothing big. The book was soo good, I can't say that enough. I could hear Jeff Bridges voice as I was reading which made it even better. I highly recommend this book, I couldn't put it down, even though I knew the story already!

Ok

Just OK. I heard great things, but felt this novel could stand a little less talk and a lot more action.

Five Stars

A must read