Audiobook The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) by Nancy Farmer in the ListenBook app
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Book description
March 17th
Just finished The House of the Scorpion on audiobook. Couldn't stop listening, even when I should've been sleeping. That narrator-oh, they got Matt. The way they made him whisper that line to Tam Lin, "How old am I?" like it was the first time he'd even asked... it wasn't just words. It was the whole weight of being a thing, not a person, pressing down.
Nancy Farmer's world isn't just a dystopia. It's a wound. El Patrón's empire, Opium, feels real in your bones-the smell of poppies, the way the air hums with fear. But it's Matt's voice that makes it live. He's not a hero. He's a kid who plays with roaches in chicken coops because that's all he's allowed. And when Tam Lin says, "You were harvested," it's not a plot point. It's a gut punch. You feel that ache in your chest. Harvested. Not born.
The audiobook? Perfect. The narrator doesn't shout the horror. They let the quiet moments do the work. When Matt finds a single, perfect flower in the desert-his flower, not El Patrón's-he almost cries. You hear it in the pause before he speaks. That's the magic. It's not about vampires or Frankenstein. It's about a boy learning he's human despite being made.
Farmer's got that National Book Award for a reason. This isn't just YA fantasy. It's a story about belonging, about how love can be a cage and a key. When Matt asks, "Do I have a birthday?" it's not a question. It's a scream for the right to exist. And the narrator? They let that scream ring in your ears long after the last chapter.
I've read this before. But hearing it? It's different. It's like Matt's whispering directly to you, in the dark. You don't just read about his loneliness. You feel it in your own skin. That's why it's a must-listen. Not because it's about clones. Because it's about you-who you are, and who gets to decide.
This book? It stays with you. Like a secret you're not supposed to keep.
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