DROOD

Amber and I both listened to Dan Simmons' DROOD this week. She'll be updating the blog soon with some thoughts on the nightmares it gave her, but I just wanted to check in, too, to praise both the gorgeous (and at times horrific) detail in the language and voyages into undertown that Simmons creates and the absolutely wonderful narration of Simon Prebble, who really made Wilkie Collins come alive for me. At times, they made me dislike poor Wilkie so much that I felt that he really deserved anything that was coming to him (and throughout the story, the listener is really kept guessing at the depths of what that would be)! The locales and characters were such great company that I am sorry to have to move on now that I've reached the final chapter, but I look forward to loading a new book onto my ipod!