Carver Cuts A Deep Dark Gripping Groove.

The world is a shady place & Will Carver has found a very clever & hard-hitting way to give us a really challenging novel.
Yes it made me squirm at times, however, the short-sharp narrative kept me hooked to the end.
Try it, stick with it and you’ll certainly remember the experience.

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Love it!

At last a great book from Audible.. Fantastic, captivating story which is told by a fantastic narrator. I didn't want it to end

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Utterly Gripping

I read a lot of crime fiction books and the word 'gripping' is often over - used. What every reader (or listener) wants, I think, is a book that is a thrilling page - turner that you cannot put down. This book delivers that and then some. It grabbed me in its vice - like grip and would not let me go in its calmly shocking presentation of the mechanics of delivering to the modern world its just desserts in the form of a suicide cult that its leader aimed to get into the Guinness Book of Records for serial killers. Thrilling and shocking it raises many important questions about the state of humanity in the modern world.

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hard to get into.

just didn't get into it. really struggled with the story and found it very difficult to get to grips with.

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Something Important Happened Today!

My first thought is what on earth goes on in Will Carver's head? Whatever it may be, I feel we should all be thanking whatever higher power we subscribe to from the bottom of our collective hearts that he writes about it rather than acting upon it. This is a dark, dark commentary on the kind of society we have become versus the kind of society we should be. Boy oh boy, has Mr Carver got the measure of us, and therein lies the genius of the book. The whole cult, suicide, dispossessed, disenfranchised, depressed notion is completely and entirely credible. How it hasn't happened already is a rather bleak thought that struck me in the last moments of listening. Then, to put a beautiful bow on top of this glorious gift of a book, Mr Carver gives us an ending, which leaves the listener questioning if good ultimately wins out against evil? Can good men commit acts of evil and remain good? So many moral conundrums within that I will be pondering Nothing Important Happened Today for many, many days yet to come. Outstanding narration from Ciaran Saward adds to a book that is already overflowing with greatness. Upon finishing I immediately purchased every other book by Will Carver available on Audible. I hope the books that don't yet have an audio version are soon transformed. Got to be in by top 3 of the year for a book that really makes you think. 5 stars and a standing ovation from me. Truly remarkable writing matches a unique and original concept. Get this book today; you can always thank me later!

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Wildly creative

Let’s start with the narration because it can make or break an audio book. It’s brilliant! Well done Ciaran.

Now for the book. Highly unusual plot but what I enjoyed most was the unusual and refreshing tone it had. A cynicism that I’ve not heard before in fiction. It’s like me talking to my partner about what we’re seeing.

It’s incredibly detailed with references to cultural moments I’ve not thought about for a while. How well these will transcend international audiences I don’t know but I enjoyed them.

It’s a challenging subject but didn’t feel gloomy listening to it. I didn’t find myself rooting for anyone, except maybe to dog, which I enjoyed too.

Cheers Will. Now get off Twitter and write some more books.

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Too dark - even for me

First and foremost, I did not finish this book. Having thoroughly enjoyed Good Samaritans and Hinton Hollow Death Trap, I tried (for the second time) to read this novel. Both the novels I mention here were disturbing, unusual and not easy listens but with the able assistance of a first-class narrator, I found them fascinating and thought that Nothing Happened would be another treat - but it just wasn't my cuppa tea. Strange that I can handle gruesome death, supernatural events and serial killers but mass suicides and cults just don't ring my bell - so I gave up. I hope that others (for the sake of the author) will manage what I could not.

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