ATAVISTS Stories

This collection of 14 stories by Lydia Millet is timely and clever. Featuring four talented narrators, Hillary Huber, Devon Sorvari, Patrick Zeller, and Pete Cross, the stories and characters overlap and interweave. Huber's four narrations are droll and sardonic, with a sassy, smart teen vocalization in "Artist." Sorvari's narrations are leisurely, thoughtful, and clear; one standout is "Cosmetologist," which depicts an aesthetician talking to a woman while performing a Brazilian wax. Zeller's narrations are emotive; in "Terrorist," he emphatically narrates a story of a man with a dog named Bette Midler. Finally, Cross embodies a young man's perspective in two stories, including "Mixologist," in which he is a Stanford grad who works at a big box store. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]