Richard Poe

Many times I do the narrations of them.

And this most splendid, perhaps the greatest narration of an audiobook in history, I would say, I would say is East of Eden, narrated by Richard Poe.

You probably recall him from the Star Trek universe, usually playing Cardassians.

And I'm like...

It's the quintessential American Cain and Abel story following the intertwined destinies of the Trask and Hamilton families over generations.

And it's narrated by Richard Poe.

Yes, and it actually won an Audie Award back in 2004 in the classic category.

It's having a massive resurgence right now because Netflix just debuted a miniseries adaptation in October 2026.

Absolutely.

But looking at the Goodreads reviews, I found a profoundly common sentiment.

One person admitted that they started reading the physical book, completely gave up because it was too dense, and then switched to the Richard Poe audiobook.

I've heard that so many times.