Audiobook review of The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

In the Eighties, Paul Newman started working with screenwriter Stewart Stern to compose an oral historical past concerning the actor’s life, from his troublesome upbringing to his Hollywood profession to his passions for racing and philanthropy. But the undertaking remained incomplete after Newman’s loss of life in 2008—till the arrival of The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man (9 hours).

Newman’s story is uncooked, unfiltered and brutal. He explains that his appearing profession originated from a “hunch,” and thankfully for us, it’s a hunch that paid off, yielding memorable roles in such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, Cool Hand Luke and The Color of Money (for which he received an Academy Award). But at occasions Newman thought-about himself to be a fantastic failure as a father, husband and actor, and he credit a lot of his success to his spouse, Joanne Woodward.

The audiobook is fantastically narrated by actor Jeff Daniels, whose heartfelt ardour and sincerity come via loud and clear. The voices of household and friends, together with Newman’s daughters Melissa Newman and Clea Newman Soderlund, fill in the remainder of the story.