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The Drip Drop Prophet and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Dr. Benjamin Anthony
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Austin James debuts with a wonderfully twisted story that is completely bizarre and entirely endearing. Mixing and melding mutant creatures with tones of true romance, it's served with enough grotesqueries to satisfy the most gluttonous of minds.
Also included: an array of short stories that take the listener even further into the mind of James’ obscure view within the word-world.
Critic reviews
"Nice little collection here. Though it blends a serious, personal tone with light-hearted absurdity, the combination forms a tone of its own through the tightness and cohesion of the writing. At times you want to hug the author, and at other times you want to peak into his brain to try and figure out what the hell is going on in there. If you like bizarro you'll most likely ingest this book in one sitting. If you're unfamiliar with bizarro or surreal fiction, there's a good chance you'll enjoy something fresh, new, and original." (Jeff O’Brien, author of The Night Manager)
“This is a sad, weird, mystic Pixar cartoon for pretty disturbed adults. The kind of heartfelt crazy people read (Bizarro) for.” (Garrett Cook, author of A God of Hungry Walls)
“'The Drip Drop Prophet is a weird, funny, and original story. Fresh prose and palpable action make Austin James a name to watch.” (Danger Slater, author of I Will Rot Without You)
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- Charlie
- 15-02-19
Absurdly weird but fun
This book is as strange as they come, although very enjoyable. I felt the deadpan monotone narration worked very well for the delivery of the story. It was a fun experience that I've already recommended to some people i think would enjoy this style.
I was given a review copy of this, however would encourage you to buy it and check it out! At only 2 hours and 23 minutes in length it was very easy to digest in a single sitting.
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- ScottishJay
- 07-02-19
Slap on the face insanity... I loved it!
Fantastic story with twists and turns read by the perfect narrator for the story. The additional stories are excellent too - well worth your credit here!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- GenKaan
- 16-02-19
Surrealism at its best!
Really enjoyed to the story. It builds up to the climax and have some really interesting twist and turns. The creativity is as brilliant as the gruesome and all the disgusting details. I get some Orwell and Kafka vibes, in the good way with a lot of strange sexual content!
One of my absolute favorite lines are "either lay here and die or go figure out a way to do something about it. But I will have non of that whiny self pity bullshit in my pit of gloom"
The voice actor and recording quality leaves some to be desired. Overall a great listen
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- Simon Gibson
- 06-02-19
Different and Enjoyable
This was certainly a different audio experience from the usual novels. The stories are intriguing and thought provoking, wonderfully narrated to add to the experience. I'm struggling to describe an indescribable but completely enjoyable listening experience. I loved it.
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- Nick
- 14-02-19
Interesting and odd
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
The Book
The whole 'Lucille' bit at the beginning make me chuckle as the language used was referring to her being a toaster and obviously sexual but the duality was amusing. The story got gradually weirder with the Children of the toast/Filii Tosti turning into a sofa and other weird things and the sex with his sentient 'toaster'. If you can't take a bit of bad language or racy scenes then this book isn't for you, it's a lighthearted, weird, absurb, and very different short tale that you certainly won't forget.
The short stories also included with this are a mixed bag some quite interesting some just ok.
The Production
Narration was clear enough, a slight almost echoing sound was present in the recording at times which was a little offputting but not bad enough to spoil anything. His voice fit the story quite well and he tried to do voices for the characters which whilst not the best were a good enough effort and didnt make me cringe.
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- Lauri Koobas
- 16-02-19
Weird is OK, but it's owershadowed by his dick
Has potential, but really doesn't need the explicit sex stuff. I could not get past it and didn't get too far with the story itself. Once in the beginning would be OK to set the tone, but it kept on being described.
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