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Extraordinary Storytelling

Revisado: 04-20-25

The weaving of an excellent storyteller. This is the excellent kind of horror that manages to be brutal in its observations and still deliver a satisfying catharsis.

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Immediately immersive

Revisado: 04-06-25

A fantastic premise and stunningly executed. I could not put it down. I started this at work on a Friday morning, listened on the way home, while I made dinner and did the dishes, and got up early Saturday morning to finish it!

All three narrators had incredible range

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Stunning.

Revisado: 04-06-25

This is the best haunted house story I have read in a decade. It is downright cathartic to see this family dynamic so exquisitely framed. The hell of the scapegoat in an emotionally abusive family, an ingeniously designed haunting, and an ending that made me cheer and sob simultaneously. What more could I ask for in a story?

And the narrator was fantastic!

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Big ‘ol yikes. I wish I could get my credit back

Revisado: 05-30-24

The problem with this book is that the racism and rape rhetoric are not framed as horror, they are framed as the relatable tension-breaking humor. 1) So much penis humor you’d think this was erotica. 2) Assuming an Amazonian tribe hasn’t seen a black person before or would first react with “oh they rolled in poop” IS racist. Having the only white character in the scene go, “It’s not racist!” is just a white person trying to normalize racism. 3) “locker room talk” from ex military characters isn’t humor or charm or realistic, it’s rape culture. The US military has the highest occurence of occupational rape than any other job in the US. Just because you hear some soldiers compare women to objects and only speak of them in terms of how they can be used for pleasure doesn’t mean it’s normal or humor. Still rape culture. And then when the worst offender dies everyone grieves him, again citing his rape rhetoric as “amusing, but we’ll all miss him.” 4) The alien source is actually very imaginative, which makes the dialogue and exposition so much worse. The author does have an imagination and some creativity, yet chose not to apply it to 2/3 of the book. Regurgitating racisim and rape culture as if it’s normal is not critical thinking or creative writing. At least Stephen King frames his use of these things as horror.

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Fantastic Science Fiction

Revisado: 03-06-24

I’m a sucker for self aware AIs. An engrossing world build and massive story. I’m excited for the 3rd book!

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An enthralling sci-fi adventure

Revisado: 02-02-24

Wonderful narrator, immersive story. This is the 3rd book of O’keefe’s that I’ve had the pleasure of listening to and hands down O’Keefe is my new favorite fiction writer

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Invaluable. I wish my younger self could read this

Revisado: 12-11-23

This was incredibly validating and enlightening. It has one of the best explanations of attachment theory that I’ve ever found, and I love that Fern removed the monoist lens. This is vital info for all relationships, not just polyamorous ones

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What a story, amazing

Revisado: 11-28-23

This is one of the best sequels I’ve had the pleasure to read. The story grips you from beginning to end, and I’m honestly a little sad that it’s over. I’m looking forward to the next book!

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Inhaled this!

Revisado: 11-20-23

This was so good! I’m thrilled to have found this series and I can’t wait to listen/read the next one

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A Must Read

Revisado: 11-06-23

This should be required reading. I appreciate how much the author stresses the decolonization of self

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