This book had the “how much detail is too much detail?” problem. The story goes through the geographic timeline which I usually appreciate, but in this case it was a bit much. Knowing virtually nothing about Jim Henson’s history and private life, I dived right into listening. If you are a dirtbag with a reason, I forgive you… but the other kind, well it is hard for me. Also, I’m sure I’ve shared that it is challenging for me to really enjoy a book if I feel like the main character (or subject of the biography in this case) is kind of a dirtbag for no reason. I read a decent article about the Jim Henson biography and thought that it would be a good audiobook, as the article specifically complimented the audiobook version narrated by Kirby Heyborne, more on that later. My seven year old self spent a long time playing the Dark Crystal, and I’ve been tempted to re-watch it as an adult, but I fear that I’ll dislike it and have no desire to destroy the nostalgia. My biggest exposure to Jim Henson was through the puppets on Star Wars or The Dark Crystal, which I genuinely thought was one of the most amazing things ever.
Sure, I remember Kermit singing, Rainbow Connection, and quite liked it, but I never watched the movies or the tv show. I was not, like so many of my peers, brought up on the muppets.
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