Hear All Creatures! The Journey of an Animal Communicator

I’ll admit: I rolled my eyes when I hit play. Animal communication? Sure, Jan. But Anderson’s no mystic in a crystal shop—she’s a former rodeo kid who tripped into this gig when a friend’s horse started *answering* her thoughts. The audiobook’s strength is its *specificity*. She doesn’t just say ‘animals talk’; she describes the *texture* of their voices (a cat’s mind-voice is ‘like velvet scraping glass’), the way a dying dog’s message arrives as a flood of images, not words. Ohlfest’s narration sells it—her voice cracks just slightly during the story of a lost dog directing rescuers to his body, and that tiny break is more convincing than any New Age jargon. The pacing is mostly sharp, though the middle sags when Anderson detours into *how* this works (her ‘telepathic radio waves’ analogy feels forced). And while I loved the unfiltered animal opinions (‘Your boyfriend smells like fear and cheap cologne’), the book skirts the ethical landmines—like whether it’s okay to tell a client their pet *hates* their new baby. Still, the production is clean, Ohlfest’s timing impeccable, and the final chapter—a conversation with a wild deer—left me staring at my own dog, wondering. If you’ve ever sworn your pet judges you, this’ll either validate your paranoia or break your heart. Probably both.