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Schrodinger's Gat
- Narrated by: Curt Bonnem
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
Schrodinger's Gat is a quantum physics noir thriller. Paul Bayes has begun to feel like all of his actions are dictated by forces beyond his control. But when his suicide attempt is foiled by a mysterious young woman named Tali, Paul begins to wonder if the future is really as bleak as it seems. Tali possesses a strange power: the ability to predict tragedies and prevent them from happening. The possibility of breaking free from the grip of fate gives Paul hope. But when Tali disappears, Paul begins to realize that altering the future isn't as easy as it seems: you can fight the future, but the future fights back.
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- Norma Miles
- 14-05-18
A brainteaser on the back of a cereal box.
An English teacher and aspiring author, seperated from wife and children, flips a coin to decide whether to live or die, but his attempt to step in front of a train is thwarted by a shout from a girl in the crowd. Paul follows her, enduring a terrifying taxi ride, and so begins the ride of, and for, his life.
Written in the first person by the self confessed "shitty writer" himself, the book is a noire thriller filled with basic explanations of quantum theory, parallel universes and the existence of free will versus determinism. It is exhilarating, mind bending and great fun as well as an exciting read. It doesn't matter if you don't already know the science, it's all laid out there for the reader to absorb or slide through or tangle up in, but always to marvel at the marvellous complexity of opposites. In an Afterwards, author Robert Kroese comments on the scientific content and the suggestion that "Anything that can happen, does happen."
Narrator Curt Bonnem becomes the somewhat bewildered and beguiled Paul caught up, against his will? in happenings of cause and effect - but who is causing? Bonnem's performance is smooth, sardonic, desperate: everything that Paul experiences. The reading is well paced with clarity and other characters besides the main protagonist are also given voices of their own. Text and narrator fuse together in harmony.
Schrödinger's Gat is a strange but immersive book, made very accessible by the good narration. It is simultaneously an easy read and one which is difficult to absorb. And humerous, too. I was very fortunate in receiving a complimentary copy, at my request, from the rights holder, via Audiobook Boom. I wish that my equally freely given review could do better justice to this extraordinary and fun book. Better just to say, listen to it yourself. No, don't toss a coin to decide - just get it!
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- MommaBear
- 26-07-18
Sci Fi that could possibly true
This book is just perfect for those science fiction fans like me that like real possible scenarios.
I adore learning about quantum physics even though I am dumber than dumb only just passing my Physics Higher way back in the mists of time - mind you if we had learnt about Quantum physics I might have been a bit more enthusiastic.
I loved how the author mixed up known and unknown and maybe impossible science together along with a tiny bit of mythology - a total winner.
I will be digging out the quantum physics audiobooks I still have not read after this - although I doubt I will listen to them all in one go as I did this book.
The narrator, well he had me deep within the story from almost the first word. - he was Paul, totally, he gave him flesh as he was not described in great detail in the book but Curts' voice brought him alive to me and with that, I could see him - Paul that is not Curt.
Paul is someone who could be almost any of us a guy whom the world had beaten down ( although we don't know his backstory you get the impression he was never a bad person just someone quiet, who let others walk over him until he felt he was really nothing compared to his sainted father and brother, and ordinary guy, not a genius and the narrator definitely brought this out as he spoke the words. I don't know if the author wanted to portray him like this but because of this it keeps you engaged in the book may be more than you would be if you were not emotionally connected the main character.
I have an apology to make as I was given this book free in the hope I would write a review but due to so many of my favourite authors having brought out books lately or audible bringing out books that were only in print before now - this author and narrator are added to this list - I only actually listened to this book today - yes just today all in one go, yet I was given it over two months ago. It was worth the wait. So I am very, very sorry you have had to wait so long.
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