Sonny's Blues James Baldwin Full Audiobook

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A reading of the short story "Sonny’s Blues" written by James Baldwin. Full Text: www.sjsu.edu/f...
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@dubonmot6407 4 месяца назад

Tell us your alternate title for this story! Go!

@abbylaynee 4 года назад

I listened to this with 1.75 speed, so if you're reading along and need to get it out of the way, I recommend doing the same.

@TheBrown03 3 года назад

I’m on 2 times speed😎

@abbylaynee 3 года назад

@@TheBrown03 bro fuggin swaggy swagmonster

@annar6430 3 года назад

Why would you feel you had to get a great author, out the way. Agree ,the reader has a robitic voice, shame

@davidg.2199 3 года назад

@@annar6430 you’re misunderstanding

@YourAngel 3 года назад

@@annar6430 pressed for time. it’s an hour long and i have english class in a few 💀💀🤚🏻

@terinunes604 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much I'm addicted to your voice I don't need to listen for school I'm 67 years love your voice I can't sleep I need to hear the stories❤❤

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Oh my gosh that's such a huge compliment. Thank you so much for expressing that. I'm so glad my voice can help chill you out. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@connorelgie103 3 года назад

thank you my man, helping out with my ADHD

@coop8550 2 года назад

bro that’s why i’m here 🤭🤭

@tristanyates8934 2 года назад

same

@goneforgood7034 2 года назад

Facts I have adhd and it helps me so luch

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting! I'm glad I could help. I learn better too through listening.

@taylorcraw1575 Месяц назад

ahhaha me too

@chloe-hg9tc 3 года назад

y’all hatin in the comments damn. his voice matches the melancholy tone of the story. super easy to follow along just saying

@glennwright8355 Год назад

I definitely wouldn’t be able to read this efficiently without audio thank you 🙏

@dubonmot6407 6 месяцев назад

Aw so happy to help! I agree that audio is so helpful. Thank you for listening and commenting!

@sidneymartinez8079 2 месяца назад

You're illiterate? This story takes like 20 minutes to read and is pretty easy to understand

@glennwright8355 2 месяца назад

No asshole, it’s just a more efficient way for me read I had a essay I had to write for it

@IntheClutch75 Год назад

I have no idea why I listened to this story this morning, but I did. And I had no idea I needed it, but I did.

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

So glad I could read it for you! Thank you for listening. I'm so happy it brought some good reflection to you!

@christineegan6689 Месяц назад

James Baldwin was such a good writer! This hits deep. Such a beautiful piece.

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Right?? Baldwin is such an amazing and awe inspiring writer!! Thank you for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@rev.4811 4 года назад

This guy sounds like ned from South Park 😂 but thanks I had to listen to this for school!

@brihinojosa 3 года назад

having to listen to this while at work cause i don’t have time to read it :((

@andreac.5660 3 года назад

This was a great story, and the audio made it easier to understand it, thank you.

@dubonmot6407 28 дней назад

I'm so glad I could help! Agreed it is such an excellent story. Thank you for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance to as it helps me out!

@nostalgialady8752 Год назад

This audio is really great. This is my third English essay assignment for next week. Did some note taking too.✍📓

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Thank you for listening. Great work with notetaking! Killin' it!

@shaunske2568 2 года назад

Thank you so much man your voice matched the book and I allowed me to pick up on some things I missed

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

De nada! So glad I could make the reading experience all the more engaging! Thank you for listening and commenting!

@cclov3644 4 месяца назад

Helping this summer course go back fast and easy!!

@dubonmot6407 4 месяца назад

Heck yeah! You got this! 🙌🏽💪🏽

@patrickmacmillan9873 4 месяца назад

wait are we in the same class? lol

@alumpyhorse Месяц назад

beautiful. The last pages are astounding

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Oh my gosh I know--Baldwin just is one of the greatest writers of all time. Thank you so much for listening and commenting! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@alumpyhorse Месяц назад

@@dubonmot6407 done and done! Keep it up, friend.

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Thank you so much, friend! 🙌🏽@@alumpyhorse

@ArchieThomas3seesea 2 года назад

When the brother told Sonny he had only a year and it ain't so bad it remined me when my uncle said it wouldn't feel long to go to college. I didn't and am a senior now. Victoria Osteen wrote to make the best of the rest.

@Shivimad1dubonmot 2 года назад

Congratulations on your accomplishments! That's amazing!

@antigra1 2 года назад

“I wish I could be like Mama and say the Lord's will be done, but I don't know it seems to me that trouble is the one thing that never does get stopped and I don't know what good it does to blame it on the Lord. But maybe it does some good if you believe"

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Such good writing!!

@AnarkAngel 2 года назад

theres a lot of comments about the robotic voice, yet it sets a good tone for the story

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the compliment. I was indeed trying to get into this stoic but troubled narrator. Thank you for listening and commenting!

@thearchitect1601 4 года назад

Ap lit anyone?

@voeellej 4 года назад

AP lit no 8th grade english

@bobiscoolyo 4 года назад

@@voeellej Intro to Lit, college lol

@sarahs6514 4 года назад

@@bobiscoolyo we’re in the same class 😭

@smartman2593 3 года назад

Yup

@macycardwell6285 3 года назад

College-level American Lit lol (dual enrollment)

@ArianneTorres-nz2gw Год назад

loved this audio thank you

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Thank you for listening.

@aoldatabase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. You did a great job

@dubonmot6407 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting!

@nicolet2366 4 года назад

Thank you ! Well read.

@ArchieThomas3seesea 2 года назад

You Can't Always Get What You Wanttt, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need- Stones'.

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Perfect song for some of these themes!!

@mariamtartusy7766 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this! ❤️

@joshuastepter7097 4 года назад

Thank you for this!!!

@shanequalewis7755 3 месяца назад

Thank You! Alternate Title: Down home Blues

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Ooh I like that title. Thank you so much for listening and commenting!! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@amandaromero1096 4 месяца назад

Thank you ❤

@dubonmot6407 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance! Thanks again! :D

@futureengineer2224 4 года назад

Thank you for the auduiobook!

@cclov3644 4 месяца назад

Thank you

@dubonmot6407 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance! Thanks again! :D

@tadpol 3 года назад

thank you for this!!! i can tell u put a lot of work into it 🥺

@oscarking1156 2 года назад

Thank you 🎯

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting!

@carissagoldberg4752 3 года назад

Thanks so much for reading this!!

@lamarkustowns 2 года назад

I enjoyed this story. Good narrating. *English 102 Union County College *

@laurachepkirui3342 7 месяцев назад

Is it a slavery story?

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for listening and commenting! I agree--it is an excellent story!

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

The story does have to do with instutional racism but slavery is not a primary focus.

@jklilly700 2 года назад

What are the characters I should focus on for my characters section

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Sorry I'm a bit late getting to this! Great work getting that hw done! Thank you for commenting and listening.

@mimiwizthetahini 4 года назад

Thank you!

@johnny1010xx 4 года назад

What happened to the original video?

@pheelickscanari904 4 года назад

THIS IS A VERY EPIC SORY NGL

@dubonmot6407 3 года назад

If this video helped you, please consider donating to my audiobook career so I can continue producing audio to help students and readers. Anything helps! Thank you so much: CASH APP: cash.app/$dubonmad VENMO: @Michael-Alberto-DuBon PAYPAL: paypal.me/dubonmot I also just want to let you all know that by listening to any audio book you are in fact doing the reading and you are being an effective reader through listening--so make sure to give yourself credit for doing what you need to do to get your reading done in a way that works best for you! Ya'll rock! If you have any requests for short stories or poetry, please let me know in the comments.

@narazepeda2826 3 года назад

12:30 Sonny's letter to his brother

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Dropping letter bars.

@Siyeonsluvr 4 года назад

He sounds like jfk from clone high (I mean this as a compliment)

@Yabbagabbagool Год назад

beautiful

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Thank you for listening.

@pheelickscanari904 4 года назад

YOU LIKE JAZZ??? 31:58

@asparrow5431 4 года назад

Wow. Exceptional.

@paytonc6113 Год назад

I have a paper due in 3 hrs on this book. And I have not started 💀

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

How did it go? lol

@angelaverginia-vivamelhor7631 10 месяцев назад

that sounds harsh@@dubonmot6407

@anastasiadejesus9393 4 года назад

45:05 One Saturday afternoon pg 37

@yo6285 2 года назад

hahaha you had the same part I was just looking for from when i left off in class

@zombieking1577 2 года назад

maybe set the playback to be faster by default so that I can set it faster, it only lets me go 2x, so if you set it to 1.75 to start, that would be phenomenal, thank you! other than the slow reading...

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

I'm slow to rsspond too 🐢😂. Thank you for listening and commenting!

@haplesstoad 3 года назад

Is this narrated by Jack Black??

@Mobjeep72 3 года назад

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

It is me, Jack Black.

@pheelickscanari904 4 года назад

very dope

@rangamop8749 4 года назад

very well read !!

@mintyman5984 2 года назад

11:50

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Oh bookmarked officially bookmarked 😎

@Em-bj7ng 3 года назад

1:01:28

@dubonmot6407 29 дней назад

Winner time stamp book mark 💪🏽🙌🏽

@dubonmot6407 29 дней назад

Thank you for listening and commenting! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance to as it helps me out!

@buggs6608 2 года назад

41:00 part 2

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Time stamped! 💪🏽🙌🏽 Thank you for listening and commenting!

@MA-zo3cm 3 года назад

23:06 Ignore this comment, it is my personal bookmark

@dubonmot6407 28 дней назад

I'm not going to ignore this time stamp awesomeness. Thank you for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance to as it helps me out!

@preppy_evie Месяц назад

Freshman honors?

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Thou art an honored freshman. Thank you for listening and commenting! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@pheelickscanari904 4 года назад

when winni the poo sees honey. 29:23

@enrique3655 2 года назад

30:00

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Timestamps forever! 💪🏽 Thank you for listening and commenting!

@tman0131 7 месяцев назад

35:49

@dubonmot6407 6 месяцев назад

Time stamping to victory!

@MenaceMaddie Год назад

for my fellow peeps w adhd put this on 1.25 speed

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Good suggestion for an enhanced reading speed!

@MenaceMaddie Год назад

@@dubonmot6407 yes, thanks for the video! It helped me a lot. ^_^

@valyearsonpodcast5095 3 года назад

46:00

@dubonmot6407 5 месяцев назад

Time stamp for the win 🙌🏽

@kaelens3469 4 года назад

9:55

@heyyy7290 3 года назад

who in mr furmans class

@dubonmot6407 28 дней назад

Meee

@dubonmot6407 28 дней назад

Thank you for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance to as it helps me out!

@adriankepler5254 4 года назад

quite a monotonous tone of voice

@yfn__z 3 года назад

Page 1055

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Many pages! Thank you for listening and commenting! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@OSNLebuna 6 месяцев назад

Bombaclaaaat

@dubonmot6407 6 месяцев назад

Damn, coming in hot.

@alxz5854 9 месяцев назад

26:14, page 132

@dubonmot6407 6 месяцев назад

Timestamping to victory!

@dathadotson9273 3 года назад

He sounds like a robot.

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

I am a robot. Thank you for listening and commenting! Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@alisajones8876 3 года назад

Great Book , could gotten a better Reader.

@dubonmot6407 Месяц назад

Great book, awesome reader.* Thank you for listening and commenting. Please like the video and subscribe if you get the chance!

@sarahtar 3 года назад

Sooo monotone and robotic.

@gdoggyfresh291 3 года назад

right, but At least we got it tho 😭

@caitlinkenney1271 3 года назад

Your robotic reading made this feel like 3 hours. Don’t quit your day job.

@zombieking1577 2 года назад

idk if you remeber posting this but that is great

@davesisti7083 3 месяца назад

this is really rude.

@Awkward_Chair 4 года назад

Put effort in reading. You sound bored and forced to read it.

@andromedadywn9090 4 года назад

I think this is just how he interprets the narrator's voice. The tone of the story is tired in general

@Ibnwhitetrashabdullah 3 года назад

I agree. I think his reading is like the character

@Kat-lq3iz 3 года назад

listen... I don't mind it. I can't be bothered to read it myself and as someone with ADHD it really helps.

@gamerslair6280 2 года назад

Talk faster

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Damn--#roasted!

@JorgiePorgie2011 4 года назад

so monotone...

@alexandernorth8748 4 года назад

Exactly, kinda ruins it for me.

@Awkward_Chair 4 года назад

Yes he is the only person I can find that does the audio of this stupid story! His reading sucks ass

@mimiwizthetahini 4 года назад

He is reading for a whole hour man.... I am just so thankful I found this! Also this is the tone of the story.

@jesseblumenfeld4726 Год назад

The guys voice was unbearable. Jesus Christ

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Hi, it's me! I'm the problem, it's me!

@London2231 2 года назад

Thank you 🙏🏾

@dubonmot6407 Год назад

Thank you for commenting and listening!!

@EddieSin. Год назад