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Narrado por:
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Meghan Kelly
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Cassy Roop
I am an escort. I screw men and get screwed for money, living my life everyday as Jericho Lane. My clientele list is immaculate. I am sought out, demanded and damn good at my job. I don't care that these men have families at home, or that they are important people. I do it for the money to survive. There is nothing that could make me feel a bit of remorse or concern about what I do because I was born with the inability to experience or feel emotions...I don't feel pain and I don't feel sorrow. I don't feel extreme happiness or love. I am void. A blank canvas of emotion. An empty hole in an endless sea of circumstances, moods, and relationships. Until one client changes everything.
©2015 Cassy Roop (P)2015 Cassy RoopLos oyentes también disfrutaron:
Obvious mystery and careless writing mar story.
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Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.
So what does it mean if your heroine has this disorder? Is it a mental illness? Is there treatment? If she is happy, does she really need to change? Is change even possible?
Nicola has life mapped out. She was diagnosed at a very young age as being unable to show emotion. She’s present, but does not feel emotionally invested. Her parents noticed pretty quickly something was wrong, but all the therapists in the world won’t fix what is wrong with her. Or so she believes.
As an adult, she has chosen to be an escort. And why not? The pay is good, hours are decent, and she has complete control. The best part? She has no feelings. Her clients are just that – a means to an end. A way to pay her bills. Even the act of sex doesn’t elicit any particular pleasure. But she’s good at sex and so that works for her. I liked that Nicola/Jericho Lane was empowered. Some women end up being an escort because of financial reasons while many women choose the lifestyle because they enjoy the money, the sex, or the power.
Or all three.
Because of Nicola’s alexithymia, she is a void. She might feel pain, but she has no emotional reaction to it. She can acknowledge the emotions others feel and can pretend to have those emotions when it suits her purposes, all the while feeling nothing.
Anyone who has ever suffered crippling grief over the death of a loved one, or heartbreak when losing the love of your life, or jealousy when someone gets something you have coveted, might envy Nicola. I didn’t. I need connections in my life, not just casual friendships, transitory relationships, and people who come and go. I need to emotionally and physically connect with people. Not necessarily sexually, but at least to have touch and physical affection.
A void.
Nothingness.
No connection.
I’ll take anything over that.
When Link appears in Nicola’s life, everything changes. Since I am not familiar with her illness, I don’t know how realistic her turnaround is, but that almost doesn’t matter because I want her to find happiness, to find fulfillment.
Her encounters with Link are sexually fulfilling, but when Nicola begins to crave the emotional interact, he puts up barriers. (A quick note – he has reasons and they didn’t impress me, but that’s just me.)
There is an entire subplot which almost distracted from the characters’ growth and development, but in the end, I found the book oddly satisfying.
This is not the first book I’ve listened to that was narrated by Meghan Kelly and I continue to enjoy her work. I will definitely listen to more.
As Nicola said, she was ‘no longer void,’ and she is ‘now fulfilled’.
What if you couldn’t feel anything?
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Would you consider the audio edition of Void to be better than the print version?
I did not read the print version, so it would be impossible to make a comparison.What other book might you compare Void to and why?
Void reminded me very much of the book Alpha by Jasinda Wilder, which incidentally I also listened to. It is probably the only other book I have listened to in this genre and the similarities are pretty striking. I don't want to give away the story, lets just say blindfolds, money and hot sex (lots of it) were the predominant themes.Which character – as performed by Meghan Kelly – was your favorite?
I would have to say Nicola/Jericho who was the main female protagonist in the story. Aside from the male protagonist Andris, who I also liked, there weren't many likable characters in this tale. Meghan Kelly did a fine job bringing the many different voices to life.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not really, it was not that type of story.Any additional comments?
I would recommend this book to anyone that likes this genre (Erotica). I was a bit curious as to the psychiatric condition that Nicola suffered from and am assuming that it was real. I always thought that total lack of empathy was sociopathy, a condition for which there is no "cure". I guess that's why this is fiction right?I was gifted this book for an honest review.
Not Quite What I Expected
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THIS BOOK IS FREAKING AMAZING!!!
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Good stand alone
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