Apocalypse Trails Omnibus: Episodes 1-3

By: Joe Nobody

Narrated by: Michael Pauley

The first three episodes of best-selling author Joe Nobody's highly regarded serial, Apocalypse Trails, begins the story of Commander Jack Cisco and his harrowing journey to reunite with his family.

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Not sure I can even finish it

Really strange reading style, at first I thought it was a non native speaker as everything about his narration is strange.
Story is really slow and quite boring.
Will try to muddle through it... I think.

unexpectedly good

honestly I did not expect this to be that good and packed full so much good information. a good read for anyone living near any kind of volcano.

Good Stuff

Michael Pauley is one of the best Narrator's out there. The story line is well worth the time.

Faux Excitement of Narrator is Tedious

This story is good and has a few new plot lines compared to the dozens of similar books I've read/listened to. However, the narrator used a fake high-tension voice throughout, even when he was describing the protagonist boiling beans and a potato for supper.
This ongoing adrenaline style just wore me out, as did the hundreds of emphatic "Jack As*ed", "Jack As*ed" etc. (Listened and you'll know the context). I kept flinching when I heard another "Jackas#" and thought some insane person had entered the scene shouting names.
Hopefully, authors will eventually start thinking about LISTENERS, not just readers, and refrain from using similar names, names that have other possible meanings in a sentence (Art, Si, Stone, etc.) and single syllable names. We listeners then won't have to figure out the meaning via of the context. I, personally, can't hear an uppercase letter versus a lowercase one!

Narrator is trying to win an Oscar

I think the story would be much more enjoyable if the narrator wasn’t trying so hard. Every. Single. Sentence. Is. Said. Dramatically. Also, the Japanese character almost sounds like an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression. I’m sure he is a gifted person who is just trying incredibly hard to do a great job. But, it’s too much. I’m only a few chapters in and I’m not sure I can continue. Feedback for the narrator, relax a little not every sentence is climactic. Also you finish most sentences in the same way, vary it a little. I will watch for future stories read by Michael Pauley, I’m sure his time is coming :)