Details:
- author: J. Martain
- full title: My Alien Life
- narrator: April Doty
- genre: general fiction, novelette
- topics: coming-of-age
- publisher: Reserved Seat Press
- publish date: 27 Dec 2022
- timing: 1:01:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙💙
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My Thoughts:
A 9-year-old Lynette lived only with her father. When he dies, great aunt Magnolia takes care of her. Aunt Mag is quite old (older than someone who would usually take care of a child), but she says she plans to live another seven years. By then, Lynette will be sixteen. Life changes for Lynette with aunt Mag. She teaches her how to sew and garden.
For such a short story, it is surprisingly good, and characters are well-developed. I wouldn’t say the genre is speculative fiction, as there are only two details to indicate that. It is more general fiction, a bitter-sweet story (but mostly sweet) set in the American South. I must admit that this is not something I usually choose to read. But I liked it anyway.
I read this novelette a while ago. I decided to try also the audio format because I was curious about the narration. April Doty did great, narrating this bitter-sweet story about Lynette.
My Alien Life is a novelette in 4 chapters on just 38 pages, or 1 hour in audio format.
About the Author:
J. Martain is a coastal North Carolina native who spends most of her time questioning the way the universe and all the beings in it work. This often leads her down a deep research rabbit hole until she resurfaces with a new theory and a backstory to explain it. Her characters are sometimes human, sometimes not, but they prefer not to be judged on that criteria.About the Narrator:
April Doty narrates cozy mysteries with quirky characters, young adult and children's stories that stir your wild heart, sweet LGBTQ+ romance novels and real-life dramas with rich, gritty heroines.
