I’ve given myself some time to read stories, these last few days. I used to read, and frequently. Then I allowed change to remove me from one of my favorite activities. No more. There are special people in our community that are compelled to tell their stories, and I want them to. I admire them for it. They can’t help themselves any more than I can. We see these people in our minds, and they are doing fascinating things; we want to tell you about those events.
The first thing that attracted me to this story is the fact that Pedro Fellini wrote it. A fellow alumnus from Giantess.com, Pedro had been reading my blog (the first one, the one Shrinking Violet started) for some time. I checked out his blog from time to time, and one of those times I saw that he had published a story. Oh, crap. I’m not giving you a review. I’m giving you a timeline of events, and who gives a damn about that? Bear with me. This reviewing thing is new to me. I did it once for a local newspaper, but that was for children’s books. A different game.
Now, the review, for crying out loud. It’s not a story about gentleness, or love. It falls under the jurisdiction of extreme cruelty. I was cheated by the sweet beginning, a description of a recently shrunken man that wakes up, is surprised by his new, diminutive size, and proceeds to explore his surroundings. It sounds hot, doesn’t it? Extremely hot. I could have read those descriptions forever, but then Pedro shows up, and he’s wielding a knife (figuratively, as a writer). I took a deep breath, and kept on reading. I only kept on reading because Pedro painted a fascinating world, and people in it that take an extremely drastic choice. I’ve thought about that choice before. I wonder if it would make the world a better place. Maybe it would.
The Choice used that question in my mind to hook me, so I read on. I read on despite the flips my stomach took, and the times I grimaced at what was taking place on the bloody pages. If you enjoy the story of a shrunken man, and the extremely violent behavior of the women that have now become his world; if you like graphic depictions of shocking, lethal behavior; if you like a good tale of revenge… you know what to do.
I think it’s splendid that one can also get the audio book. No one’s paying me to say that, by the way. But who wouldn’t like a favorite audio book read to them?
These are the people in Pedro Fellini‘s mind.
[UPDATE] One can now get the audio book download for free here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwSf5akLqlEkNjNlZFlvUXc4Z1k/view?usp=sharing
Thank you, Pedro!
Hi Squidling!
Thank you for this. I’m building up to replying to your comment on my blog, but I’m terribly slow at such things.
Re the audiobook, since putting that up I’ve decided to give it away for free. So feel free to pop this link in your post: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwSf5akLqlEkNjNlZFlvUXc4Z1k/view?usp=sharing
Hope that link works!
:-)
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It was my pleasure. Sort of. :P
The audio file asked for a third-party app at first, but once I downloaded the 58MB, it played fine on my iTunes. The lady’s voice is perfectly lovely, although I secretly wish the voice had been male.
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It’s a pain it wouldn’t just play straightforwardly, but I’m glad the download worked. I’m just keen that no one goes and buys it unnecessarily when they can have it for free. :-)
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