Adventures in Opting Out

This is Cait Flanders's second book about "minimalizing" life's complications and making choices that are right for you. Christine Lakin presents this enjoyable manifesto as if she knows what the author is up to. Flanders's stories of her traveling and solo hiking adventures on the West Coast and in the U.K. serve as a platform for her advice on how to choose and manage an unconventional life. To some, Lakin's finely crafted performance may sound too refined for the author's message. She's an accomplished voice pro with near-perfect diction and melodic phrasing. But her narration works because it embodies the generosity and authenticity in the author's message. In sound and substance, this is a warm and powerful guide for anyone needing help in choosing and navigating the road less traveled. T.W. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine