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Based on a highly laudatory recommendation for the audiobook in the Washington Post, I'm listening to Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, a novelization of the 17th century manhunt in New England for the regicides. It's read by Tim McInnerny (Captain Darling!) who does an excellent job with the various voices.
But between the glacial narration and the glacial prose, the book as produced is an approximation of eternity. Bumping up the speed (a lot) fixes the narration, but it only tangentially helps with the constant drip of overwhelming detail in the story. I shall persevere, however; one of those situations where an interest in the setting and the events will keep me going.
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