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Rot & Ruin

By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
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Multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin is his debut work for young readers. Fifteen-year-old Benny Imura lives in a world infested with zombies where, when a kid turns 15, he must get a job to continue receiving food rations. Benny has no interest in the family business of zombie killing, but figures he doesn’t have much of a choice. He’s tried out a bunch of other jobs, and hasn’t found anything he likes. But as Benny starts training with his brother, he learns things about being human that he never expected.

©2010 Jonathan Maberry (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

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Terrific characters, theme, suspense- delicious!

So much more than a post apocalyptic zombie fest and though officially a young adult series I enjoyed it every bit as much as a Joe Ledger series thriller. The story, characters and adventure are unique and you fall in love with characters and themes. LOVE!

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Best zombie thriller I’ve ever read

This book is one of the most emotional books of its kind I’ve ever read. If you can make it through without tearing up your not human lol. Great book 10/10 would recommend!

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Totally agree with the first review

Very good. I found this transcended age . The young and old will find this audio book enjoyable.

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Great coming of age book

You would think from the title and the premise, the story will be all Zombie attacks and fights all the way. It’s not. If you are not fan of the walking dead, please to not be deterred by the title. It’s a wonderful coming of age story with a zombie-infested apocalypstic-world twist. I eagerly await the sequel!

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Amazing story

Truly loved this story. Was better than originally had thought it would be. A must for all Zombie heads.

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Wonderful Brain Candy

Maberry, with his quick paced narrative style and good sense of character development, has written another action-packed page-turner and remains my favorite brand of brain candy.

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Great series!

great reader voice really cool characters and it's the kind of story that you just want to keep listening

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reading the series

the first 20 chapters didn't catch my attention but I was told to continue past that and after chapter 20 is when it became semi decent. The story needed more details but overall it's a good read

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A bit childish but...still worth a read/listen

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The book comes across a bit immature at times. Benny is a 15 year old boy and the Author does a pretty good job of getting that across... Almost to a fault though.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Following Benny's admiration change from Charlie to his Brother is both interesting and odd at times. It seems forced at some points and then other times happens exactly how I would expect it.

Which character – as performed by Brian Hutchison – was your favorite?

Tom Imura was spot on an older Brother and performed excellently by the narrator .

Could you see Rot & Ruin being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Honestly it seems more like a TV Series to me, and one I would most likely watch.

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Great story & narration

Would you consider the audio edition of Rot & Ruin to be better than the print version?

The narrator developed a personality with each character. Not sure if I would be that precise reading it

What other book might you compare Rot & Ruin to and why?

I'm reading the rest of the series & looking to read other from Mayberry

What does Brian Hutchison bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Emotional

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes but didn't have the time

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