The Junkie Quatrain

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Christian Rummel, Therese Plummer

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Original Work, 2013

Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected... and the possibly infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city.

The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story, because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job.

©2012 Peter Clines (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

fun romp

What a cool short listen ... my only complaint is that I wanted more when it was done.

Leaves you wanting more

This book is short and sweet, but leaves you wanting more. I didn’t read the description before I started listening so when the first vignette ended, I was confused, but quickly found my bearings again. There are four stories which all overlap somewhere.

The world ended 6 months ago, disease spread across the earth, creating “adrenalized cannibals” called Junkies, and our story follows four groups as they travel to find safety without becoming infected.

Clever angles of views

This book looks at the same zombie situation from several different viewpoints. Interesting take on an over used subject.

Great story, too short

I really enjoyed this book. The only problem was that it's too short. It left me wanting more. It's four short interesting stories, all told from different perspectives. I really love those type of stories, but this one needed to be expanded upon.
Other than that, it's great! This is the third Peter Clines book I've read/listened to, and I'm steadily becoming a Peter Clines fan. I really hope he decides to pick this universe back up at some point.

Is this just the beginning?

Any additional comments?

I thought these were four solid stories, but it felt like just the beginning to something. An introduction. I did like how the stories all intertwined. The narration was decent. That said, I wouldn't spend a credit on this. It was short and felt incomplete, but I got it for like three bucks so I wasn't disappointed. Overall, I enjoyed the tales but it really did feel like there was more to come. If that was the author's intent, then job well done.

A really good writing assignment...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The author gives you the same point of view of four different characters in the same story. I would have liked to read/listened to the whole story. You just get to know each character and then you're dropped into the next version.

What could Peter Clines have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Give it an ending. :)

What does Christian Rummel and Therese Plummer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Good narration.

Was The Junkie Quatrain worth the listening time?

Meh...is there a sequel? :)

A great collection!!

The stories fit togeter terrificly,with plenty of character exposition and the backstory is completely possible.Gave me chills..I hope for more of this world!!

Excellent On Audio

Let's face it: many books can be a drag on audio, but not this one. It was nonstop great story telling and action. I hope to fine more books like this. I had never heard of this author, but now I want to listen to all of his books.

Too short

It was good but too short. It felt like it ended too soon and was my incomplete.

Solid

Peter Clines is up on my list of authors I frequent. This isn't his best stuff but it still delivers a decent and at least acceptably entertaing group of stories. nice little vignettes of a larger concept. worth the listen but not outstanding.