Angela

By: Adam M. Booth

Narrated by: Rob Goll

"I left her when she was eight. Just a child. Too young to be alone. I killed myself because I could never atone for the things he made me do. There is something wrong with my family, you see. A fear runs through us, through our blood. A fear that circles above us, shredding the sky and clawing at our hearts, and now, from a deathless realm, I am forced to watch as my lonely daughter is tortured by the life I gave her to endure. No father should see the things I've seen, but then no father should do the things I did. Forgive me, Angela."

Angela, a bleak and unflinching gothic horror in which we meet a lonely, middle-aged woman who must live with the legacy of her family's dark secret, the madness that grows in the absence of love, and a closet full of delicate skeletons.

©2014 Adam M. Booth (P)2015 Adam M. Booth

Poetic and dark

What made the experience of listening to Angela the most enjoyable?

I found a very smooth flow in the composition of the book, the descriptors, while at times very disturbing, were lovely in their make up and poetic in nature.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

This is a book you must be paying attention to in order to follow, there were times when I felt I needed a break because the subject matter had delved into the very heavy end of things.

Have you listened to any of Rob Goll’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The unrequited love for her co-worker and the desperate overal loneliness of the main character.

Any additional comments?

I received a free copy of this audio book from the author, narrator or publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

A Dark Ride Through A Troubled Mind

If you could sum up Angela in three words, what would they be?

Dark. Bleak. Intense.

What did you like best about this story?

The atmosphere the story paints is wonderful. Watching this broken woman fall into madness is both beautiful and horrifying at the same time.

Angela

This was a weird one.Very dark and brooding.Great narrator in Rob Goll.I was given this book free for an honest review

Grotesque and beautiful

If you ignore the modern references to email and the like, one could easily mistake this story for a 19th century British classic … it's poetic, lyrical, dark and shadowy, yet filled with tiny moments of brilliant light and hope, only to be snuffed out again. Honestly, it's hard to do it justice in words, the prose is just so finely crafted and the narration by Rob Goll so intimate, I was sure it must be narrated by the author himself. One you will not soon forget, that's for certain! Worthy of a listen.

Super solid all the way around

A very good and somewhat subdued tale of loneliness, secrets and unrequited love. All Angela wants is to be loved. To be understood. To not be alone anymore. It’s been too many years with just her and her birds. It’s human companionship that she craves.

A very well done short at only 2hrs and 7min. The narrator really added to the darkening atmosphere with his spot on cadence and tone. Solid all the way around. 4+ Stars and Highly Recommended!