Michael O'Neal
Auteur de An Angel's View
Œuvres de Michael O'Neal
Tribune Saga : A Leveraged Buyout, an Insatiable Wall Street and a Bankruptcy Odyssey (2013) 2 exemplaires
Kooking With Kong 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
Il n’existe pas encore de données Common Knowledge pour cet auteur. Vous pouvez aider.
Membres
Critiques
My original The Eighth Day audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.
In a small town in Iowa, local nerd Jay Anderson just wants to finish high school and go to college, then medical school. That all changes when a Martian meteorite crashes into the local water supply causing strange symptoms in the local population. Everyone is affected, except for Jay and his lifelong friend Kathy. First Jay is framed for drug charges, his future ruined, then he and Kathy are forced to flee not just their town, but ultimately the country. There are enemies everywhere, even the government; with no one to trust, they can only turn to each other.
This young adult action/adventure story is part alien invasion and part military action. There is also the awkward love story of the two friends deciding if they should move beyond just friendship. The story can get a little farfetched, and the protagonists are almost too lucky to believe, but it makes for a fun ride.
The alien invasion becomes a kind of forgotten backdrop at times, pushed aside by the military adventure. The author is clearly more comfortable describing various kinds of military gear and high-tech transport and steers the story towards a modern spy drama. There is nothing wrong with any of this, just that the science fiction definitely takes a backseat to the war-craft.
This is a lighthearted and quick listen, with enough action and chase scenes to satisfy most action junkies. The teen drama is generally believable and enjoyable. Jay and Kathy are incredibly lucky and seem to have learned just the right knowledge for what they are faced with. It makes for reluctant heroes many of us enjoy.
The story is performed by Robert Martinez, who does a good job with the character voices. They are differentiated well and the accents are believable. The producer uses a subtle echo sound to let us know when they are thinking to themselves. There are other subtle sound effects, very few and not overdone.
The Eighth Day is a fun teen action/adventure Sci-Fi military alien invasion love story. You won’t strain your brain trying to follow the plot. Just sit back and enjoy the ride as everything gets neatly sorted out in the end like a well wrapped present.
Audiobook was provided for review by the author.… (plus d'informations)
In a small town in Iowa, local nerd Jay Anderson just wants to finish high school and go to college, then medical school. That all changes when a Martian meteorite crashes into the local water supply causing strange symptoms in the local population. Everyone is affected, except for Jay and his lifelong friend Kathy. First Jay is framed for drug charges, his future ruined, then he and Kathy are forced to flee not just their town, but ultimately the country. There are enemies everywhere, even the government; with no one to trust, they can only turn to each other.
This young adult action/adventure story is part alien invasion and part military action. There is also the awkward love story of the two friends deciding if they should move beyond just friendship. The story can get a little farfetched, and the protagonists are almost too lucky to believe, but it makes for a fun ride.
The alien invasion becomes a kind of forgotten backdrop at times, pushed aside by the military adventure. The author is clearly more comfortable describing various kinds of military gear and high-tech transport and steers the story towards a modern spy drama. There is nothing wrong with any of this, just that the science fiction definitely takes a backseat to the war-craft.
This is a lighthearted and quick listen, with enough action and chase scenes to satisfy most action junkies. The teen drama is generally believable and enjoyable. Jay and Kathy are incredibly lucky and seem to have learned just the right knowledge for what they are faced with. It makes for reluctant heroes many of us enjoy.
The story is performed by Robert Martinez, who does a good job with the character voices. They are differentiated well and the accents are believable. The producer uses a subtle echo sound to let us know when they are thinking to themselves. There are other subtle sound effects, very few and not overdone.
The Eighth Day is a fun teen action/adventure Sci-Fi military alien invasion love story. You won’t strain your brain trying to follow the plot. Just sit back and enjoy the ride as everything gets neatly sorted out in the end like a well wrapped present.
Audiobook was provided for review by the author.… (plus d'informations)
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 28
- Popularité
- #471,397
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 9
The book starts by mocking the stewardesses on his flight to China from Seattle for the crime of being over 50, and continues in the nastiest possible tone of snide at the country and the people he meets and teaches. I couldn’t finish it.… (plus d'informations)