Oasis

By: Dima Zales

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

A new dystopian/post-apocalyptic series from a New York Times best-selling author

My name is Theo, and I'm a resident of Oasis, the last habitable area on Earth. It's meant to be a paradise, a place where we are all content. Vulgarity, violence, insanity, and other ills are but a distant memory, and even death no longer plagues us.

I was once content, too, but now I'm different. Now I hear a voice in my head, and she tells me things no imaginary friend should know. Her name is Phoe, and she is my delusion.

Or is she?

©2016 Dima Zales (P)2016 Dima Zales

An unexpected and fun ride

Would you listen to Oasis again? Why?

Yes, because there's so much I would like to replay because arriving to the end, makes all the surprises and unexpected adventure make more sense now.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Oasis?

I think When Theo meets Fee.

What about Roberto Scarlato’s performance did you like?

I was confused at first by the tonality he was applying but quickly, It all made sense so, yes, I liked his narration very much.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no "extreme" reaction to this book.

Any additional comments?

This book reminds me a lot of "Three Body Problem."

Great for teens

Good basic listening for teens. It took me a while to get into the story because the narration was very monotone and unanimated. Storyline is good and looking forward to the next book in The series.

great story, mediocre performance

i enjoyed the book just not the sad attempts of the performer to do convincing voices

Took me by surprise

The hook in the first chapter totally grabbed me. I was hooked for the first few chapters, but then found myself getting bored. Character relationships seem oversimplified and 2D, and the writing was almost too witty for its own good. Honestly, I think the narration is what killed it - felt very academic, like they were reading a textbook.

But the end totally took me by surprise and finally made sense of all the things that seemed ridiculous and illogical throughout. The 2 main characters were fully developed by the end as well.

All in all, at first the story seemed like a writing prompt gone wrong, but by the end had great characters and deep themes to consider. I'd listen to the next one in the series for sure, just to find out what happens.

Robotic narration

I thought the narration could have been improved. it was too far from stroy telling and closer to reading with emphasis in each syllable