J. Kael Weston Audiobooks

The Mirror Test: twenty-two hours of documentary weight, read by the author

1 audiobook reviewed

★ 4.7/5 average

108 listener ratings

Who is J. Kael Weston?

Twenty-two hours is a serious proposition, and very few writers are asked to read that much of their own prose aloud. J. Kael Weston does exactly that with The Mirror Test, which is the first thing worth knowing about the audiobook and possibly the most revealing.

Self-narration at this scale is not a marketing decision. It signals a text the author was unwilling to hand over, usually because the material is first-hand and the emphasis matters quite as much as the words.

Our catalogue files it under classics and heritage, a broad shelf that gathers work of documentary weight. The response from listeners has been notably strong, and for something of this length that is not a small thing.

J. Kael Weston in audiobooks

The Mirror Test runs past twenty-two hours in the author’s own voice, and it carries a high average from a solid body of ratings. Long non-fiction rarely scores that well. Listeners who resent the length tend to say so, and loudly.

Approach it as a commitment rather than a curiosity. This is a title for a long stretch of driving, a fortnight of commutes or a slow winter, taken in sections and allowed to build.

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