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Turn up the Sun
- Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Three brand new novellas from Tyler Jones, author of Midas, Heavy Oceans, Almost Ruth, Criterium, and Burn the Plans (one of Esquire's "Best Horror Books of 2022")
In Turn Up the Sun, Hazard, the eccentric drug dealer from Criterium, is horrified to discover he has a doppelganger who appears at the scene of a grisly murder.
In Stridor, a pediatrician is not only haunted by her mistakes, but stalked by them.
In Sidewinder, a young musician receives a custom, otherworldly guitar pedal.
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- Craig
- 27-03-24
Three gripping and intense novellas
Having recently listened to Criterium, I was looking forward to checking out Jones' collection of previously-released bonus novellas, knowing that I'd be dipping back into that world and spending more time with Hazard. I didn't know much about the other two stories going in, but based on the strength of his other work, I expected this to be a very strong collection - and Turn Up The Sun more than lived up to my expectations.
The title story, Turn Up The Sun, works as a follow up & expansion on Criterium. I would highly recommend reading that beforehand, I found this novella pretty impactful and I think a part of that was knowing about the character and that world beforehand. This is followed by Stridor, which deftly deals with the subject of infidelity before moving into something much creepier and darker. It would be easy for the protagonist to be unsympathetic or even downright unlikeable, but Jones is so adept at characterisation and adding depth that this isn't the case here. The ending is a gut punch, and caps off a fantastic story perfectly.
My personal favourite is the final story, Sidewinder, about an aspiring musician that discovers the maker of amazing custom guitar pedals - that perhaps sound a little TOO good to be true. As a bassist myself, and as someone who's previously spent far too much time and money on having the perfect pedals built to my own taste and requirements, I was very excited to realise where this story was going. That personal connection made it even more effective for me, I'm sure, but I was hooked on this one immediately.
I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by Jennifer Pickens, who I thought was excellent. An engaging and interesting performer, Pickens did the writing on display justice and I wouldn't hesitate to listen to another book with her behind the microphone.
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- David Slater
- 29-04-24
Excellent Narration - Stridor was the standout story
Loved this again. Every story I've read or listened to by Tyler Jones is just written in a masterful way. I've yet to find anything of his that I don't enjoy.
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