As the title suggests, When Pages Act as Ears: Tortured Musings from my Younger Self represents a stirring collection of stream of consciousness vignettes pillaged from journals, as rich in expression as they are in thought. Laden in metaphor while still intimately personal, these raw works draw readers through sensual perceptions and penetrating ponderings, and coupled with the author's present day commentary, leaves them richly rewarded by book's end. Those willing to lend an ear, like the journal pages before them, will not be disappointed. "Few people are so expressive in their thoughts. Enthralling!" attests one such reader. Another: "What a way to write, and what a way to think. Absolute brilliance!".