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Eruption

By: James Patterson, Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Clarke Peters
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE MUST-LISTEN THRILLER OF 2024

Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller.

A history-making volcanic eruption is about to destroy the big island of Hawaii.

But a secret held for decades by the military is more terrifying than the volcano.

©2024 James Patterson and Michael Crichton (P)2024 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Natural Disaster

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Critic reviews

Eruption is extraordinary. It's the return of the big summer blockbuster but it is also something more – the first summer blockbuster masterpiece. Michael Crichton and James Patterson have come together to create a novel that is as thrilling and jaw-dropping as Jurassic Park. Every page of this novel features the best gifts of two writing giants. Full of suspense, frighteningly real and absolutely unforgettable (Don Winslow)
Flat-out incredible. Buckle up. This is heart-pounding storytelling at its finest. I dare you to try and put this amazing book down. It's Crichton-smart, Patterson-paced, incredibly cinematic and it just feels like a giant summer movie. Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have come together to deliver a hugely entertaining techno-thriller adventure story (T.J. Newman)
Eruption features Michael Crichton's stunning knowledge of science, scientific speculation and edge-of-your-seat storytelling and Patterson's remarkable gifts for suspense and relentless pacing. The once-in-a-lifetime combination of Michael Crichton and James Patterson results is one of the most entertaining novels I've read in years. You will be absolutely riveted as you turn every page (Adrian McKinty)
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I'm a big fan of Crichton and think Patterson is OK. This is a very week entry in either writers cannon but as an easy listen it would have been OK were it not for the worst reading talent I've ever listened to from a "professionally" read book. Even machine read books are not this bad. There are pauses mid sentence and inflection changes. It's almost as if the reader read part of each sentence on a different day then they just stitched them all together. I almost stopped and returned the book for a refund but I did want to know how it ended! Be warned!

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Really struggled to get into the story, mainly because the reader struggled with many of the words. In the first half of the book, there were many scientific and technical vocabulary which the reader struggled to pronounce, as well as his random pauses or emphasis on random words.
After the half way point, the story picked up but I would recommend just borrowing the book from your library.

Slow burn, poor reader

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It’s a bit alpha male saves the day from a utterly preposterous threat due to ridiculous decisions- I won’t give the plot away but frankly no one puts dangerous stuff on a volcano

Not crichtons best

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the narrative was monotone and somewhat lacking but the story was so good l had to preserve

very gripping story

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Had high hopes for this one but it’s just dull and the narration is dire - far too many pauses mid sentence and even some pauses on difficult and or unfamiliar names just totally lost immersion

Couldn’t get past chapter six

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The narrator became irritating towards the end of the book - felt he missed the opportunity for creating tension and suspense. I actually couldn’t wait for the end of the book because of this. Story was good although the ending was a tad sudden and lame. Was it worth a credit? Hmmmmm

The reality of it all

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Possibly the worst narration I've ever experienced from an audio book. Stuttery, slow, and hard to follow different characters. Had to listen to the book at 1.5x speed to make it bearable.

Awful narration

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Story was OK but it was like listening to my satnav read the story to me.

Awful narration

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The narration starts off ok, but swings between sounding like an AI bot, or a 5 year old reading with no inflection. The speech has little rhythm to the extent you think you’ve missed bits because of the abstract enunciation. A real shame as the reader is an awesome actor in The Wire.

Ok book, terribly read

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While the subject and overall style smacks of Crichton, it is a by far inferior book.
The suspense is shallow, the one-liners weak, the side stories unsupportive of the main story.
There are no real layers. The person reading the sorry had a great voice, but sounds hopelessly unprepared as if he’s reading the story for the first time and as if no effort has gone into researching the best way to read this book. I’ve tried listening through it but it is truly distracting.

The reader, sounded very unprepared

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