This is my first time listening to one of her narrations, but I'll definitely be looking for more of his performances. The variations between characters and his regular narrator voice really added to the listening experience. Salzman did a great job with the narration. If you're interested in a fictionalized war PTSD short story, then I would definitely recommend Korean Road. It gets pretty intense at time and I just really can't imagine what it's like for anyone to go through that. This novella is based around Dickie's experience and his own PTSD and the widespread effects that it can have on a person and in truth, others around them, hence the various time periods. The novella spans three time periods during Dickey's life-During the war, right after the war and finally, when Dickie's kids are older. I can't even image what some of these soldiers went through and how PTSD affected them, but Korean Road by Brian Scutt did a good job of giving me an idea.
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