White Trash Land

Presenting “White Trash Land,” a book written by Andrew Beatty and performed by Sean McGaughey:

Chuck Mitchell thought he had everything –a high powered job, a beautiful girlfriend, an exclusive condo on the Toronto waterfront, but the death of his long-lost father plunges him in to a world he never knew existed. The world of White Trash Land.

After inheriting a trailer park, Chuck’s normally staid life is suddenly filled with an ex-wrestler lawyer, an obsessed Reverend who covets the land the trailer park sits on, a band of Promised Ones who set out to appropriate the park by any means necessary, a corrupt mayor, an old alcoholic and two pretty lesbians who are not exactly as they seem, and a blue haired punk film student who can create miracle inventions out of trash. Not to mention a motorcycle gang, and the mother of a rap wunderkind.





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12 Responses to “White Trash Land”

  1. End Lands » White Trash Land Says:
    March 13th, 2007 at 6:53 pm

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  2. Chris Says:
    July 23rd, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    So is there any more left to the book, or is it over?

  3. Andrew Beatty Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 7:23 am

    Hi there,

    It finished after chapter 23, so if you heard up to chapter 23, it is over.

    Did it feel unfinished?

    Andrew Beatty

  4. Evo Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 11:05 am

    Andrew,

    The book was still marked as “in progress”. Based on your comment above, I have changed that to “complete”.

  5. Chris Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 8:54 pm

    Nope definitely felt finished and I really enjoyed it. One always has to wonder what happens to retired pro wrestlers. Never would have though there could have been such an adventure in a mobile home park. Flashes of Jerry Springer come to mind, this story definitely had all the makings of a Jerry Springer show, yet it was so much higher quality than any of that. Can’t wait to see what you produce next.

    Chris

  6. Andrew Beatty Says:
    August 2nd, 2007 at 11:50 am

    Thanks Evo for fixing that, I was just about to email you!

    Thanks also Chris for the kind words, this is my first novel, Podiobook or other, and I felt it to be sort of rough. I had fun writing it, though, and I like to think that fun came through on the page.

    I have been working on short stories recently, so maybe I will record a bunch and realease those. My other writing is all sci-fi and fantasy, though. This is as close to realistic as I write.

    Thanks again, both of you!

    Andrew Beatty

  7. iPodSlaaf Says:
    August 3rd, 2007 at 2:43 pm

    As someone on a very low income I am very grateful to PodioBooks for giving me access to such great content, but on this occasion I have to say I would rather have read it from the page, the narrators voice was without doubt one of the most irritating and unsuitable voices I have ever heard. Speech impediments should never be allowed to stand in the way of a persons potential, it is just that this voice is not suitable for narration, I myself being a part-time actor have a modicum of knowledge as to what type of voice suits narration. The novel itself is excellent and has held my attention from start to finish, but that voice, no, no, no, my dears!

  8. sueper Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    To iPodSlaaf
    I dont think the voice is that bad. Have heard much worse.
    I guess you don’t subscribe to librivox? some of those voices make your ears bleed.
    Can’t comment on the story yet as I’m just starting on it but felt a need to defend the narrator.

  9. Sean McGaughey Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    Thanks sueper for your support. I am happy every time somebody cares enough about Andrew’s story to comment upon it. I recorded the book as a gift because I believed in the story Andrew had written.

    As a Librivox volunteer, I have come to delight in the chorus of voices provided by volunteers all over the world. Some may be better than others but that can be a very subjective judgement. The good news is that with the variety of stories and voices found here at podiobooks, and at librivox, you are bound to find something you enjoy. And at Librivox we welcome all new volunteers who wish to add to the chorus by recording free public domain audiobooks.

  10. Icky Says:
    September 26th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    Thanks for White Trash Land. I really enjoyed it. And as for criticism of the narration, I grew to love the extra character that Sean brought to the narrative. Gave it a do-it-yourself punk quality that could not have been more appropriate to the story. You can keep acting for flim-flam like adverts and Hollywood films. White Trash Land sounded like the voices I hear in my head when I read, say, Annie Proulx.

  11. Alan Says:
    October 13th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    One bad review and instantly you start to wallow? Don’t let it happen… No, no, no… My ears have never bled listening to this reader. He’s done a great job. His podcasts are great too! (Does he have a Canadian accent?)

  12. Andrew Beatty Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    Sean does have a Canadian accent, but as the Canadian accent is pretty flat it would not really be picked up by most Americans.

    I am glad that people enjoyed the book, and Sean’s reading of it. I just signed up for NaNoWriMo, so maybe I will have another one up here soon!

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