An interesting take on history and horror but I wouldn't put this (the audiobook or the print) on a must read list for the 21st c (Powell's). It was creative and fanciful, suspenseful and compelling but it took a long time to settle into and maybe it was just me but it felt repetitive. I felt this book could've been 25-50% shorter. A lot of the voice actors felt interchangeable to me too, like it didn't need to be Carrie Brownstein, it could have been anyone. Maybe the audio director was too overbearing and didn't let the personalities of the voice actors come through at all. I think my favorite voice actors were Susan Sarandon and David Sedaris.