Audiobook Broken Things by Diane Corso in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Diane Corso's Broken Things arrives as a masterclass in psychological suspense, perfectly tailored for the immersive intimacy of the audiobook format. From the first whisper of Maggie Oliver's fractured voice-haunted by a car crash that stole her family-listeners are pulled into a world where grief isn't just felt; it's heard. The narrator's subtle shifts in tone, the way Maggie's breath catches during moments of panic, make the emotional toll palpable in a way print alone cannot. You don't just read about her isolation in the Sierra Nevada cabin; you hear the oppressive silence of the pines, the unsettling rustle of shadows that don't belong.
What elevates this beyond a standard ghost story is how the audiobook weaponizes sound to blur reality. Maggie's late husband's unfinished game, Shadowclaw, isn't just a plot device-it's a sonic labyrinth. The narration weaves in faint, distorted audio cues-childlike giggles, fragmented dialogue from the game, the unsettling click of a virtual door opening-making it impossible to distinguish between Maggie's unraveling mind and the game's eerie influence. When she begins losing time, slipping into fugue states, the audio subtly slows, distorts, and fades, mimicking her disorientation. You feel the dread as the malevolent force closes in, not through description, but through the chilling absence of sound, then a sudden, jarring whisper in your ear.
The contrast with Mina, the neighbor's imaginative daughter, is a brilliant audio counterpoint. Her voice-bright, curious, unburdened-cuts through the gloom, making Maggie's fragile new bond feel real. You hear the warmth in Mina's laughter as she plays Shadowclaw, a moment that makes the subsequent blurring of fiction and reality even more unsettling. The audiobook doesn't just tell you Maggie is losing her grip; it sounds like it. The way the narrator holds a pause before a critical revelation, or the sudden silence when Maggie glimpses the realm beyond the veil, creates tension that lingers long after the chapter ends.
Corso avoids cheap scares, focusing instead on the quiet, suffocating weight of memory. The audiobook's strength lies in its restraint: a single, well-placed creak of a floorboard, the distant echo of a child's voice in a dream, the way Maggie's own voice cracks when she recalls her mother-in-law's disappearance. These aren't just atmospheric details-they're emotional anchors. You feel the cost of her courage to escape the past, not through grand declarations, but through the raw vulnerability in every spoken word.
In an era of overproduced audiobooks, Broken Things proves that less is more. The narration, atmospheric sound design, and Corso's precise, unflinching prose coalesce into an experience where the silence between words is as powerful as the words themselves. It's a story about being lost, and the audiobook format makes that loss feel immediate, personal, and utterly unavoidable. You don't just listen to Maggie's journey; you step into her fractured reality, where every shadow might whisper her name, and the line between grief and the supernatural is as thin as a breath. This isn't just a book to hear-it's a haunting you carry with you long after the final word fades.
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