What I've been reading
Jul. 3rd, 2012 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahmichigan"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, as a free audiobook from librivox.org. I tried reading this before in college but got unutterably bored by page 40, but have found that some "classics" I can't manage to read in traditional form are easier as audiobooks. Though the book did start slowly, it picked up momentum. My favorite part is when the monster gets to tell his own version of things. While I appreciate the Librivox volunteer readers, if I was going to do it again, I'd listen to a version with a professional reader, because some readers were much better than others.
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"Empty Cradle: The Untimely Death of Corey Sanderson" by Emmy Jackson. This is one of those books that makes me re-assess my instinct to sneer at self-publishing. It has complicated, realistic characters, fast pacing, exciting conflicts, well-drawn scenes and just about anything else you could ask for in a blockbuster novel. The story takes place in an apocalyptic near future where many women have been rendered infertile by a mysterious disease called "Empty Cradle." The main character, Ivy, is a scavenger who is looking for her long-lost twin, and she brings several fellow travelers with her on a cross-country trip. I really liked it and am looking forward to picking up the sequel.
My full comments on both books here.
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"Empty Cradle: The Untimely Death of Corey Sanderson" by Emmy Jackson. This is one of those books that makes me re-assess my instinct to sneer at self-publishing. It has complicated, realistic characters, fast pacing, exciting conflicts, well-drawn scenes and just about anything else you could ask for in a blockbuster novel. The story takes place in an apocalyptic near future where many women have been rendered infertile by a mysterious disease called "Empty Cradle." The main character, Ivy, is a scavenger who is looking for her long-lost twin, and she brings several fellow travelers with her on a cross-country trip. I really liked it and am looking forward to picking up the sequel.
My full comments on both books here.
