Sci-Fi & Scary

This is one of the first audio books I have listened to where the narrator went utterly cheesy with the voices . It could have failed horribly but it was actually the perfect choice. Steve Rimpici had me cracking up, and yet somehow managed to still get me invested in the story.

Braineater Jones was an entertaining listen both for the story and the narration. While the basic idea of a dead guy walking and investigating what happened to him has been done before (Down Solo), the twists that the author put on it were refreshingly unique. I enjoyed seeing how things were going to play out and found myself constantly surprised. There was a section at the end that I re-wound and listened to like three times just to make sure I was perfectly clear on what had happened. A hazard of driving and listening, I guess.

This is not a book to listen to if you are easily offended. There are multiple elements that could offend. If you are sensitive to abortions/miscarriages/thoughts of dead babies, you may want to give this a pass. However, I've lost a child, and I had no problem with it. The way it was used was disturbing and weird enough that it never really 'clicked' as a problem for me.

I think this was a great job overall .

I received a copy of this book for a group listen in Goodreads.