Starts out good, so you will keep listening! This book is so disjointed and long! If you want to spend 22 hours hoping it will make sense and get better it won't ! The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I could not unclick 2 of them it was an accident, just like the purchase of this book!

Yup, it's almost 37 hours long, but it's the kind of book in which that kind of length makes you SO GLAD.

I began this book on an 8-hour drive. When I got home I literally ran out of chores do while I listened. I had to force myself to turn it off so I could get some sleep.

I even listened at the grocery store -- I don't recommend doing that, by the way. I forgot half of what was on my shopping list. At one point I caught myself staring blankly in the Paper Goods aisle -- for how long? Five? Ten minutes? -- because THE LIGHTS! THEY WENT OUT!

I've already ordered a hardcover copy as a birthday gift for my college-age son. He's gonna love it.

Enthralling from beginning to end. Although I confess I'm a few hours away from the end right now. One of the most captivating books I've read in quite a while.

The author must have been paid by the word - there's no need to use 50 words to describe something that would ordinarily take 5. And the narrator - he's whiny voice made it hard to listen to more than 1 hour at a time. I wasted my credits.

I'm a big fan of this genre but this book was a pretty big disappointment. It's got a really weird pacing/structure. I was often confused what was happening, which characters were involved, or if it was real-time or a flashback. Justin Cronin has potential but this book really needed several more drafts or some serious editing work to be enjoyable.

This is one of the best books I've read in years. I hate to say it, but if you liked "The Stand" from Stephen King, you'll love this one. Very good character developement, lots of mystery, some horror, some sci-fi, drama, you name it. Very long story - very good!

Do not be put off reviews stating the book changed in the middle. This book is over 40 hours in length, many authors would have us wait months or years for the continuing novel or novels and another $30-$40 dollars to conclude. Yes, most of the characters changed, but the direction of the novel did not, the story had to continue to move forward. Had the novel stayed in the time period where it was, it would have had to end. The conclusion of this novel was very well done, won't say anymore. On the narration, it seems as though Mr. Brick is trying too hard often over exagerating the words, even at times sounding as if he is singing some of the words. Read naturally Mr. Brick. To authors, because someone is popular does not mean they are a good choice for the narration of your fantastic novel.

"The Passage" begins at some unspecified point in the near future -- around 2020, judging from hints in the story -- then proceeds to another unspecified point further into the future -- maybe around one hundred years later. It proposes an intriguing scenario: What would happen if the Army, attempting to bio-engineer a super-soldier, accidentally released an unperfected virus into the human population? This virus turns the people it infects into monsters -- well, it turns them into vampires, to put it tritely. The concept has potential; and, occasionally, "The Passage" fulfills this potential. But, in general, the story drags and strains credibility. The reader, Scott Brick, despite his respected reputation, and despite his adequate acting chops, has an irritating voice; so his reading in no way compensates for the novel's shortcomings, as sometimes happens with mediocre audiobooks read by excellent actors. If you are looking for a fun thriller, I would recommend against "The Passage," as it does not deliver good escape fiction.

What the world does not need is yet another vampire story, and while these vampires have a unique origin, they are less interesting than most. This is a long and dreary story with one-dimensional characters and few surprises. I was glad when it was over, and particularly relieved that I had only wasted one credit on it. No way is this story worth two credits. I gave it three stars for Scott Brick's superb conversion of this into something almost worth listening to.

A long tedious listen. The first part is great, I really got involved with the characters, but the rest of the book is just not engaging. I managed to finish listening to it, but the characters are not well drawn and I couldn't keep track of who was who. Except for a few, I just didn't care about them. It ended abruptly and I suppose it will have a sequel, but I will not be among the buyers. Comparison to Stephen King? You've got to be kidding!