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Before and After

By: Andrew Shanahan
Narrated by: Chris Devon
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Summary

The best-selling sci-fi thriller that blends healthy living and lots of dying

Ben Stone is terrified. He's terrified because he weighs 601 pounds and needs his right leg amputating. He's terrified because a crane will shortly lift him from his fourth-floor flat and lower him 44 feet to an ambulance waiting below. He's terrified because he hasn't been outside in nine years, and he doesn't know who will look after his beautiful dog.

He needn't worry, though, because the world is about to end.

©2020 Andrew Shanahan (P)2022 Andrew Shanahan

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Humourously captivating

I am obsessed! I couldn't put this book down and finished it in two days. The story is captivating, funny and amusing.

The narrator does a great job at reading the book, I was never confused by the time jumps and he did the characters justice.

would recommend!

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Absolutely brilliant

It’s only Feb - but I know that this will be my book of the year. Superb ending, superb story telling, superb - everything. I can’t put it into words and I’m an English teacher!

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Brilliant read

Didn't know what to expect when I chose this but wow what a pleasant surprise! Funny, fresh and fast paced. I will be starting the sequel next!

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Loved this!

It's the end of the world as Ben knows it.. and he's dealing with the apocalypse incredibly well - considering he's supersized and constantly being plagued by Karl's incessant rantings! I can't wait to read the next installment of this and see where Ben and Brown end up.

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The protagonist is a beautiful mix of broken person with extremely deep wells of fortitude they didn't know they had.

Finish this book in 24 hours it was so engaging. I cried, I laughed and I learnt. For a dystopian book that's a pretty amazing...makes a nice change from constant matcho bullsh*t gratuitous violence, the odd sprinkling of gruesome was perfect !! Have bought second one immediately.

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Darkly funny

An excellent take on the end of the world. An interesting and engaging storyline that is well thought out with some great nuances.

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Fab

Original, funny, moving. Loved this book and went straight on to the next one in the series.

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original and emotional

Loved, loved, loved this book. You become truly attached to Ben and Brown and NEED to find out what happens to them. Read it in one go.

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Simply wonderful

Really unusual and imaginative take on the end of the world, this book is more about hope, and endeavour and the human spirit than about zombie-bashing. A credit really well spent.

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unique perspective on a zombie apocalypse

this unique perspective on the zombie apocalypse makes this book a must-read. however, there's only so much you can say about one man (and his dog) in one room for 6 months it was a long introspective monologue with flashbacks that I usually find extremely boring and tedious but the unique perspective kept me interested however i but I felt it was very restrained and was lacking in some kind of big finish but was an enjoyable read but i probably wont re read it

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