Tilt by Emma Pattee

 

Title:  Tilt

Author:  Emma Pattee

Narrated by:  Ariel Blake

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Length: Approximately 6 hours and 54 minutes

Source: Review Copy from Simon & Schuster Audio.  Thank-you!

Do you like to read disaster novels or watch disaster movies?  If so, do you have a favorite?

Annie is nine months pregnant and has just started her maternity leave.  She decides she needs to get everything set for her baby and travels to Ikea to purchase a crib.  While there, a massive earthquake hits Portland.  Unable to reach her husband and with the city in full chaos, Annie starts her journey to find her husband and to return home.

My thoughts on this audiobook:

·       Annie experiences both the best and worst of humanity during her voyage.

·       The novel flashes back through time to give Annie’s backstory as well as her romance and relationship problems with her husband.

·       As the story continued, I became invested in Annie’s story, and I really wanted her to make it home.

·       I am not sure about the ending of this novel.  There were a lot of loose ends not tied up, but I do keep thinking about this story.

·       Ariel Blake, the narrator of this audiobook, had a great performance and the audiobook kept me invested on some long drives.  The only thing I didn’t like was the cringey baby music as the beginning and end of the audiobook.

·       NPR Book of the Day had a great segment on this novel.

·       Emma Pattee is a debut author. With such a great first novel, I’m interested to see what she writes next.

·       Annie’s thoughts were raw and honest.  They were funny at times, but also sad.  She is unlikeable at times, but also very relatable.  She is all of us.

·       This novel was a good depiction of motherhood and survival.

Overall, Tilt by Emma Pattee was an interesting disaster and survival story and a perfect audiobook to keep your attention on long drives.