Youth

By: Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: Darla Middlebrook

Slim and Red decide to train the to small animals Red has captured as a circus act. You can imagine the chagrin of Red's father an important industrialist realizes that the small animals are actually surviving aliens who have traveled to this world to open up an interstellar trade relationship. There are lots of possibilities here, so listen along as Darla Middlebrook transports us to the world of Isaac Asimov.

Public Domain (P)2013 Darla Middlebrook

Great Story

A classic Sci-Fi story, short, and fun, I enjoyed it.
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An Asimov Classic With a Poor Reader

Any additional comments?

I might have enjoyed this one a little more had the reader been even a LITTLE better than she was. (Check out the audio sample to see what I mean.) There were times where I honestly would not have been able to decipher what emotion she was going for had there not been the context that surrounded it. Very odd.

That aside, this is yet ANOTHER great short story of Asimov's that, as usual, is completely unique. The story is told through 3 separate view points which each compliment one another instead of confusing matters.

It's funny, although I have read quite a few collections of this author's works (especially in the short-story format), I had never come across this one until now.

Nothing SPECTACULAR, but definitely worth checking out if you like any of Asimov's other material.

8.4 / 10

Narration worthy of the name "Asminov"

I have long been a fan of the works of Isaac Asimov, and now I am introduced to what I guess is his alternate-universe twin, "Iaasc Asminov" (See the picture included with title).

Great story, and when I first read it I loved the twist at the ending, but to go back to the picture that comes with the title, the picture is a little on the incorrect side unless you want to give the person pictured some Red (spoilers) tentacles.

As others have said, the narration is not-that-great, but it is passable. Since it's an Asminov... err.. Asimov story, it is still excellent even though I've heard better renditions using a text-to-speech program. Audible offers another version of this title by (I assume) a different narrator. I may give that a try later, but I will be keeping this title as - heck - Asimov (Asminov) is my favorite author.