This week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the Audible Original, It Burns by Marc Fennell. This audio work was released in April 2019. It is 2 hours & 52 minutes in length and read by Marc Fennell. The following overview is provided from Audible: It Burns is the story of a 10-year scandal-plagued international competition that will take listeners from the Australian Coast to South Carolina (via an Indian Research Facility). It’s a war filled with larger-than-life characters. There will be sledging, accusations of cheating, theft, and performance-enhancing drugs. And allegations that Australia was cheated out of a Guinness World Record. In the process of charting the scandal-plagued race to breed the world’s hottest chili, the audio documentary lifts the lid on the subculture of ‘Chilli-heads’, hardcore chili fans spread across the globe who compete in chili eating and breeding competitions. The internet is filled with videos of grown men being reduced to tears by a square millimeter of chili. The docu-series asks: what motivates someone to breed and eat a demonic nugget that is so hot it no longer has flavor? At what point does this stop being cuisine and start being an endurance sport? This humorous series shows that all this has never really been about chili. It’s been about how people use pain to shape themselves, define themselves, and make themselves feel alive.
I enjoy the spices of life. I did not know that the chili world was so competitive and cutthroat. I loved learning about this very niche section of society. I found the secrecy the most fascinating. I cannot fathom going to those lengths to keep my work secret. I mean to a certain extent I do that with some of my work but for the most part, I do not keep any part of my projects secret. The narration of this audio-work was easy to listen to. The structure was well-organized and easy to follow.
I give this Audible Original 5 out of 5 stars.
Tomorrow for the Missing Person Saturday feature, I am highlighting the missing person’s case of Patricia Queen. Next week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the fantasy novel, The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King. Until then keep reading on; Nerd out!
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