what I'm reading and listening to

I don't know if I'll use Pillowfort again soon. Social interaction seems not impossible but very, very difficult now for me and maybe something more tamed on that front like Dreamwidth will be better suited for me. At least for now? maybe? Anywa.

There's something not quite magical but also not-not magical about reading and listening to a book at the same time. I don't do great with audiobooks alone, and I'd rather sit down and read in complete silence (or with rain sounds as my background music), but there are books that greatly benefit from having the small subtleties of when exactly elongate a syllable or those micro pauses that add so much cadence to what a character is saying.

Differently Morphous is one of those books for me. I don't think I'd be enjoying this much if it wasn't for Croshaw's acting supporting his already good writing. The best example for this is Doctor Diablerie, a character in the book. The character in the book. That man is going to carry the story on his shoulders, I'm sure of that. I already said that the writing is good, don't get me wrong, but Diablerie just hits me in all the right places.

My SO says that Doctor Diablerie is me playing a Delta Green campaign, which is both a great compliment and a monumental critique of my roleplaying faculties. Oh well, what can one do. I'm a Saturday morning cartoon villain at heart.

 I get that Differently Morphous was made originally for Audible, so it makes sense that it works better as an audio experience. Other books I enjoyed in audio form to enhance my reading experience were the Into the Drowning Deep duology by Mira Grant (some of my fav horror books ever) and One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. I also listened to What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher, but only to have something other that gym music at the gym - much preferred reading that one in silence because picturing Raine Whispers in a gothic horror story was a bit jarring (for me, it might be the ideal scenario for you, Avi Roque does a great job).