Incarceron

Amazon describes the plot as, "Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells and corridors, but metal forests, dilapidated cities, and wilderness. It has been sealed for centuries, and only one man has ever escaped. Finn has always been a prisoner here. Although he has no memory of his childhood, he is sure he came from Outside. His link to the Outside, his chance to break free, is Claudia, the warden's daughter, herself determined to escape an arranged marriage. They are up against impossible odds, but one thing looms above all: Incarceron itself is alive . . ."
When I read this I was pumped - I thought this will be good. I got it on CD so I could listen to it on my commute to & from work (or does the work commute already let you know to and from work?). It was two of the most painful moments of reading in my life - right up there with reading Age of Innocence. Descriptions of descriptions upon descriptions of things that aren't important to the plot at all. From what I gathered from those 2 hours - the warden's daughter was excited to marry the next leader, but he died and so she was then required to marry his step-brother who is evil. Turns out the good one isn't dead, but living in the prison with amnesia. The girl is caught inside the prison and held by the man she was once supposed to marry - she doesn't know it either yet - they probably discover all this by the end of the book and work together to put an end to the evil brother - future leader. See - didn't need to listen/read it at all. All in all, I say: SKIP IT