NOD
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NOD
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Narrated by:
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Tim Beckman
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By:
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Adrian Barnes
About this listen
Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award.
Dawn breaks over Vancouver and no-one has slept the night before, or almost no one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand can still sleep, and they've all shared the same strange, golden dream. A handful of children still sleep as well, but what they're dreaming remains a mystery.
After six days of absolute sleep deprivation, psychosis will set in. After four weeks, the body will die. In the interim, panic ensues and a bizarre new world arises in which those previously on the fringes of society take the lead. One couple experience a lifetime in a week as he continues to sleep, she begins to disintegrate before him, and the new world swallows the old one whole...NOD.
©2013 Adrian Barnes (P)2014 Audible StudiosWhere does NOD rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
really high!!!What was one of the most memorable moments of NOD?
The poignancy of loosing Tanya throughout the book.Also the end sequence made me gasp then cry!
Have you listened to any of Tim Beckman’s other performances? How does this one compare?
no, but he did a great job on this one.. pitch perfect... and i think he brought out unexpected humour and made the subtle poetic moments more resonant with his reading.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes!!Any additional comments?
brave and vivid writing perfectly delivered by a strong narrator-a great overall experience, highly recommended.flawless
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I got to the end of this and wished that Philip K Dick had written it as a short story instead. There is also a preconception with etymology and obsolete expressions, which annoyed me, as though the author was on some kind of pedagogical mission. I nodded off.
Towards the end of the book the narrator is clearly reading the text a word at a time.
Less than the sum of its parts
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without spoilers, my only wish was that the deterioration seemed level out after the initial stages.
still an excellent read tho
A great read, a superb premise, well executed
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Any additional comments?
Well written, absorbing and completely bonkers! I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the writing and the narration through a very strange journey that Is never explained and has no tidy conclusion. That's fine by me to some degree, it leaves the reader more to ponder over. Although I did listen to the final two chapters three times to make sure I hadn't missed something.A novel take on the apocalyptic tale and I thought a good listen although if honest it petered out a bit quickly for me and I would have liked a bit more story to round it off more satisfactorily.
Unusual take on the Apocalypse
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Just wanted it to end, but it didn't improve.
Just about okay, but ultimately boring
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