JUST AS YOU ARE

Bailey Carr narrates this "Sex and the City" styled lesbian romance, in which Liz is uncertain about her job aspirations, money, her love life, and her gender expression. It only gets more complex when she simultaneously hates and crushes on her new boss, Daria. Carr delivers feminine, masculine, and androgynous women's voices while avoiding stereotypical ethnic accents for people of color. She performs Liz's thoughts and dialogue with the vibrant and anxious energy of a 20-something living in New York City. Carr could have reflected the narrative better, for example, by having the woman shout-talk while in a busy bar and making an elderly photographer sound hard of hearing, as is established in the story. Happily, she accurately portrays Liz's panting as she talks during her morning run. S.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2023]