Listener Reviews

Great job! Loved the committee committee, my favorite of your short stories so far

As always, you do an amazing job Don. I really appreciate your passion in sharing good stories and educating us on investing.

Don does a great job reading these stories. Thanks and keep up the good work!

I love the reader - it makes listening to these gems so enjoyable!

Such an enjoyable experience. Love putting this on while I clean or work — prevents me from getting distracted. PLUS I get to cross stories off my reading list. It’s like audible, but free. 🤗

The hosts voice and pace is just right. Truly a treasure in this day and age for classic and fairly unknown authors of the past. If I had to describe this podcast in one word it would be brilliant. Please keep up the great work because it is needed and much appreciated. My only suggestion would be to possibly add a brief history of the author before telling their story or giving a brief overview of the day to day in that point of history when the book was published.

Thank you for the delightful and rare Christmas stories. It has been refreshing to hearl little known works by fine authors of past generations. This podcast is a real treasure trove of high quality short fiction. I’ve enjoyed every story thus far. The reader’s fine voice adds to the listening experience. Thank you! Sandra Bush, Parkersburg, WV.

My favorite of all shows I’ve listened to anywhere. There is something for everyone. Start with “Pigs is Pigs”. Very amusing and leaves you smiling. SG. Texas

This morning while enjoying my coffee I discovered Litreading and I am hooked. Instead of starting with the most recent story, I started from the beginning of the podcast’s life and I am hooked. The reader’s voice and pacing are just right, a treat to hear. And the very thought of the new-to-me and some familiar classic short stories, short books, and Jabberwocky for the very first episode, well, all I can say is this podcast promises to be one of the most enjoyable additions to my day.

Thanks so much for reintroducing stories read many years ago, as well as hearing from authors new to me. Great fun!

I downloaded 2 short stories podcasts . I happened on to listen to this one first. I was enraptured immediately . Don McDonald reads these stories superbly - with vocal tonation that captures seamlessly a wide variety of characters, with a reading rhythm that breathes the plot to life, and finally something so intangible - he reads with such elegant insight that the listener who may have read the story before discovers something new about it. When I turned and listened to the second short story collection - I was really interested in its version of an Agatha Christie story - I was so turned off by the plodding voice of the reader I couldn’t even finish listening to half of it. I gratefully returned to Mr Nac Donald. BYW I have what I think one of the finest book collections of short stories : it called An Anthology of Famous American Stories , eds Angus Burrell and Bennett Cerf pub 1936 . I know that ithestories are probably not in the public domain yet —- but Some Like ‘Em Cold by Ring Lardner, Tact by Thomas Beer, Secret Snow Silrnt Snow by Conrad Aiken, A Cycle of Manhattan by Thurs Santer Winslow, A New England Nu Mon by Mary E Wilkins, The Mission of Jane by Edith Eharton, Paul’s Case by Willa Cather, etc. then there are the great Father Brown mysteries. Thank you for the great pleasure your podcasts give me to its listeners.

I hope we continue to hear more!!

I came across this podcast after my previous favorite storyteller stopped publishing. So glad I found it. The reader has a wonderful voice and delivery. And the stories, while often familiar to me, seem new again with this format.

This is such a great podcast. The stories selected are perfect for the podcast and the narration is excellent.

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this podcast on Spotify and have loved it every since. The stories are carefully selected and the narration is exemplary. Thank you Don McDonald!!

Love your voice and such variations of it! Makes the stories come to life. Thanks!

A good selection of Stories excellently read!Keep up the good work Don!

You have an extraordinary voice and excellent articulation. It is a joy to listen to your stories. I’m enjoying the literature selections you bring to us. Thank you for this podcast😊🌻

You’ve got a very nice reading voice, Don. Thanks for the entertainment.

I enjoy the stories and Don McDonald’s voice makes me smile.

Top quality sound and pleasant voice reading timeless short stories.

Although the show came off as a bit stiff at first I soon realized the value is in how well curated these stories are for bite-able podcasts. These are well paced stories that you can finish while washing the dishes —which I just did—and they leave you with something to think about. The commercials are not obtrusive at all really. I appreciate the giving spirit of the host and hope he will reflect more on what makes him choose each story.

I love the variety of narratives and authors chosen for this short story podcast. Don takes care in adding production value with music, explanation, and careful narration of the story. This podcast is the perfect length for a quick listen while driving or doing daily activities.

I love his rich voice and the stories he reads are often so enjoyably funny in that old fashioned way that hits just right.