Rushed

By: Brian Harmon

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Eric can't remember the recurring dream that keeps waking him in the middle of the night with an overwhelming urge to leave, yet he spends each day feeling as if he desperately needs to be somewhere. With no idea how to cure himself of this odd compulsion, he decides to let it take its course and go for a drive, hoping that once he proves to himself that there is nowhere to go, he can return to his normal life. Instead, he finds himself hurled headlong into a nightmare adventure across a fractured Wisconsin as the dream reveals itself one heart-pounding detail at a time.

©2013 Brian Harmon (P)2014 Tantor

Living a Dream Can Be Very Strange

Rushed is a story about a man who has a dream, one so compelling that he must obey the strong feeling to go somewhere. That starts him on a journey where dreams and nightmares collide with reality.

In essence, this is a story about wandering, in search of something yet unknown. While many of the scenes are interesting and even poignant, there is a detached feeling to the overall narrative. Then in the climactic scene, it becomes confusing, disjointed, and lacking in a feeling of finality. The final scene seems to imply some "inside knowledge" that I must have missed along the way.

Even so, it is enjoyable enough, and well narrated. Rushed is a decent book to spend some time with. Perhaps others can understand what I missed.

surprisingly original. great flow

hard to find original story lines these days. this one kept me guessing till the end. i really enjoyed it. loved the sense that everything would be ok, but the constant peril that still kept you wondering.

Great Listen

Where does Rushed rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Would not say the absolute best listen, but was a very good listen

What about Eric Michael Summerer’s performance did you like?

I really liked how he portrayed each character. The personality of each character came through with his different inflections of each.

If you could rename Rushed, what would you call it?

Dream Compulsion

Any additional comments?

This book is by no means one that will keep you awake at night with things that go bump, but, it does let your imagination run wild with the description of the creatures Eric comes across in his day of travel. The humor between the main character Eric and wife is very entertaining. I look forward to the next in the series.

Just ok

I felt like the story was just ok. I finished it because I was curious about where the absurd storyline was going to take me. It probably would have been better if there was a better narrator. Idk if it was computer automated or what, but the narration was bad. My husband walked in and said, "I don't know how you can listen to that robot voice"

The conversations between the main character and his wife and brother didn't seem very plausible either. Everything was always sarcastic. They were never stood about anything even though he was going on a crazy adventure. They seemed to take it all in stride. Their conversations were just weird to me

Highly recommend this book

I loved this book and have discovered a new author. Unlike a lot of what I have read. Kept me guessing and very interested the whole time. Enjoyed the audio version.