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I liked the Alive trilogy so I thought I would try listening to this one, I am not disappointed listening while I drive to and from work. The story has me on end can’t wait to listen to the next chapter, I had to buy the next two audio books to finish the story and see how it ends, I’m a binge listener. Love the book I definitely recommend listening to these and giving his other books a try so far I’ve liked everything I have listened to from this author!!
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Really enjoyed the twists and flow of the story. The action was great and the journey Scott takes you through as he explains how the infection comes to be and effects different people was great.
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Excellent storytelling from beginning to end. The action and creativity never lets up. Actually, it just gets more intense. I love Scott reading his own work but totally enjoyed Phil’s voice acting. It’s just a very different vibe. I think some of the grumbling is because, for 2 books, we got used to the characters as presented by Scott. The change in reader for the third was like changing all the lead actors in a sequel.
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Just finished book one. I read a lot and listen a lot, my job allows listening while I work. I rarely comment on most of it. But this was surprisingly good. Scott, don’t let people get to you about your lady voice. You did a great job of making it quirky and at the same time as uncomfortably dark as Stephen King’s toilet finger or Rant. Like a written version of a Feast film with a touch of the Illuminatus trilogy. Listening to this I can envision how it would make a really visceral television series, or may even just an art house trilogy. Great work, and can’t wait to start book 2.
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Thought I could listen to this and ignore the casual misogyny. But I can’t. I can deal with his writing when it comes to the male characters… but WOW, his writing of the female characters?! Straight up misogyny. I gave up when the female epidemiologist got horny right before doing an autopsy and the author wrote her internal dialogue as needing to get her **hormones** under control. To the author: please, don’t try to write women. Or, idk, maybe talk to a woman first? The writing makes me feel like the author hasn’t ever been close to a woman before in his life. And if he has, he hasn’t cared enough to ask about her inner thoughts. There’s an arrogance in his writing, as if he believes he understands women as a concept, so he shouldn’t have to bother with actually giving the female characters dimension. Straight up objectification. Sexualization. Subjugation. Byeee
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Started out ok with misogyny undertones, but Season 3 is a boss-level misogyny party. The female roles in this are constantly adhering to tropes and I can’t listen anymore after getting thru half of episode 2 of Season 3. Men are always the “bigger person” in this show and it is seriously gross. The plot is engaging and the sci fi aspects and descriptions of the “intelligence” and tech are killer. But the obvious deep loathing for the female spirit gets worse over time
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