NOD

By: Adrian Barnes

Narrated by: Tim Beckman

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 Studios

Ugh

I honestly thought this book was a waste of time.
Many unanswered questions. I wouldn’t waste your money.

Reading this book is more devastating than listening to it.

I really like this book for the originality of an end-of-days book. The audio version losses some of the impact that reading the book brought. After reading the book I wondered at the world and what to do with myself afterwards. Very well written and suggest this book to anyone who prefers to listen to books than read them. The narrator is good, but there are some parts where the audio seems distant or the narrator uses an off voice for the characters. I still feel this is a good rendition of the book.

Good and then blah…

Good book! Enjoyed it. Then the end just kinda sucked, it was like he couldn’t think of any thing else to write.

best book I never want to read again

Adrian Barnes tells a tale of decent for humanity in way that was done so perfectly I could see it happening. MC was relatable to me and everything had this feeling realness to it. By my counts a masterpiece, I just don't want to read it again because how bad it messed with my mental state.

Excellent story and good performance

The performance was almost perfect. The tone is a little bland, but he's consistent, and diverse in his characters. The story was excellent and didn't waste any time getting to the point. The only thing that I didn't like was the narrow focus of the story, considering the scope of the issue. There was much more story to tell, and at the end you are left wanting more of it. I would definitely like to see more stories based in this world.