The
Ice Queen
By
Alice Hoffman
Read by Nancy Travis
Have
you ever wondered what would’ve happened if that wish you
made during a traumatic moment in your life really came true? In
Alice Hoffman’s The Ice Queen, one woman finds out
that it’s important to be careful what you wish for. As a
basically invisible librarian, she made it a large part of her mentality
to remain detached from the rest of the world around her. After
yet another tragedy in her dark life, her brother moves her to Florida
to be near him and his wife. While in the car having small talk
about her brother’s obsession with meteorology and his latest
involvement with a study about lightning, she wishes that she would
be hit by lightning. She should’ve known that, considering
her experiences with wishes in her past, she would get what she
wished for. After going through physical therapy and reluctantly
agreeing to participate in a group therapy study, she finds out
about Lazarus Jones, a man who was struck by lightning and became
a recluse. What made him so special? Perhaps the fact that he was
recorded as being dead for the longest period of time after being
struck by lightning, and with an obsession for death, how could
the queen of cold be able to resist?
This
was an interesting listen. I love Hoffman’s writing, and I
found myself chuckling at the witty sarcasm of the main character
and crying at the moments that no reader could ever foreshadow.
It’s an incredible read.
Nancy
Travis is the reader of this audio book. She’s a great actress
and was awesome on the sitcom “Almost Perfect.” Her
impeccable talent for vocalizing the confusing strain of human emotion
gives the Ice Queen a three dimensionality that helps the
reader become even more entranced by this unique story.
I
recommend this to anyone who is interested in a mind-numbing experience,
but I will warn you that once you start listening to the first CD,
you’ll wish you would never have to stop listening.
|
The
Book |
Time
Warner Audio |
2005 |
Unabridged
5 CDs |
1-59483-065-7 |
Fiction |
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Excerpt
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NOTE:
Some strong language and sexual content |
The
Reviewer |
Carisa Weeaks |
Reviewed
2005 |
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