Damned
Chuck Palahniuk, read by Tai Sammons. Blackstone Audio, unabridged, seven CDs, 7.5 hrs., $29.95 ISBN 978-1-4417-9282-2
A teenage girl named Madison dies of a drug overdose and awakens in hell, alongside every stereotypical character in the history of bad writing: a jock, a cheerleader, a headbanger, and, naturally, a science dweeb. The twist is that this is a hell that only Palahniuk could have imagined, and the journey to escape it is as unpredictable as anything he’s ever written. Narrator Tai Sammons delivers a stellar reading in which she captures the essence of Madison. Her dialect, delivery, and tone are perfectly suited to that of a 13-year-old who’s having a really, really bad day. Listening to Sammons’s narration is an intimate experience as her rendition of Madison pours her heart out and prays her words won’t fall only on dead ears. A Doubleday hardcover. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 01/02/2012
Release date: 10/01/2011
Genre: Audio
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