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Re-listening to "Dark Matter," written by Michelle Paver and read by Jeremy Northam. One of the most important parts of an audiobook is, obviously, the narration. I've found myself unable to listen to books that I know to be good, simply because the narration is sub-par. That being said, I've found Jeremy Northam's narration of "Dark Matter" to be absolutely riveting. I don't feel as if I'm just listening to an excellent narrator read a story to me, but rather that a real person is relating their experiences to me. I know I'm gushing a bit, but I really do think it is that good. That's not even taking into account the story itself, which is also very good.
It is a ghost story that is set in the arctic. It is told through a series of diary entries written by the main character, a young man named Jack Miller - it is set in 1937, and the main character is recruited to go on an expedition to a place called Gruhuken, that turns out to have a very sinister past. The expedition on the island is graced with a series of misfortunes. As far as horror stories go, it is not the most graphic or fast-paced. There are long periods in which nothing very scary happens, but these moments are laced with a suspense that simply builds up the tension - which makes the moment of the reveal that much more shocking. I quite enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone who likes ghost stories.
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