The Entropy Sessions

By: Novo Dé

Narrated by: Philip Church

Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Tybalt Nielson is lost - lost in his own mind.

But how did he end up here? In this cold white room? God, he hates this room.

He’s a prisoner now.

A prisoner to court-ordered psychiatric care under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Cohen, a man who constantly questions.

His only escape from this world is by trying to start a normal life again at home with his wife Juliet.

She, however, isn’t one to talk much anymore.

Thankfully, he still has Charlie, his very own artificial intelligence and perhaps his only remaining friend, one of the few things in Tybalt’s life that still brings him any joy.

But how did it come to this?

It was all because of that one moment. The moment that changed his life forever. It haunts him every day now, tortures him, a darkness in his very soul.

Luckily, he’s finally ready for change.

He’s ready to find closure to it all - freedom - but to do so, Tybalt must face a lot of truths and the one thing he’s denied for far too long: the reality of his past.

He just has to talk about it first.

©2019 Novo De Productions, LLC (P)2021 Novo De Productions, LLC

Quite the twist at the end

A dark trip down the mind of the main character who struggles with paranoia and it's impact on his wife. There are some confusing chapters, but the payoff at the end was an eerie and enjoyable twist!

The Entropy Sessions

This story gives us a fascinating look at a futuristic life. It describes what communicative devices could possibly become. The plot is creative and offers us a surprising outcome. The narrator is excellent and provides a riveting presentation of this book.

An Interesting Near-Future Mind Maim

I have to say, this book was able to confuse and intrigue me throughout. Every time I thought I had it figured it they’d change it on me and every time I thought I could compare it to a movie or another book, it would flip the script.

The Entropy Sessions seems to jump back and forth between Tybalt living his life, screwing his life up with a designer drug, and talking to a psychiatrist about the things that are going on (or that he thinks are going on) in his world. Sometimes the sessions felt like they were going on a bit too long and other times they would shut off mid-session (for “reasons” that are explained later in the book, no spoilers here).

The biggest things that The Entropy Sessions reminded me of were a little bit of Inception mixed a bit with some parts from 1984. I can’t explain which parts but there were a few and especially at one point in the book I remember having the exact same feeling I did as when I read 1984 years ago.

Overall, I thought that this was well done, with a few issues here and there, and the story was interesting and definitely unique. Each new issue or problem that Tybalt faced felt insurmountable to both him and to me as the reader, but each time things would or wouldn’t happen and the story would go on. I can’t talk much about the unique aspects of the story, but the technology that Novo De writes about was super interesting along with the battle that Tybalt was running against it.

I thought that the narration by Philip Church was excellent. He did a great job voicing the different feelings that the MC had and really became him. When he was stressed you could sense and feel that out of his voice and when he was hopeful and happy, you could hear that as well.

Creepy, cold and too damn real.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Novo Dé. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

When humanity gives in, flips the switch and content being big brother. It’s been told before, the warnings are there. What feels a lot like paranoia, suddenly becomes surrender. Creepy.

Mature, adult language and situations.

I highly recommend The Entropy Sessions to those that enjoy listening to Audibles and that enjoy thought provoking reads.

I really liked listening. The Entropy Sessions by Novo Dé has an eerie but easy story to get lost in. As far fetched as fiction might be, this is too close to reality, or what is feared that reality might become.

The Entropy Sessions is one of those stories where nothing in a review can prepare the listener or reader, unless spoilers are used.

Unique. Stunning. Crazy Good.

The setting for this story takes place in the future approximately 2051 and 2052. Humanity has surrendered to a more digital world. The common resolve for every single person is a NCL. To do it is to conform to what the world has become. Tybalt, the main character struggles with giving up his self to this surgery.

A lot of The Entropy Sessions is Tybalt sitting in the chair with his therapist. He talks about every aspect of his life. He takes us on his journey of where he has been, how his life has changed, the things he has done and how his wife “is one of them”. It is a look into an addict and what creates the need to be numb. Tybalt shows his fears and how being the only one not ready to succumb to the norm, leaves him feeling quite alone and he begins to question everything.

In the background, humanity is finally done with itself. The individual thought seems to cause too much disruption in society. If each person recoils into their own digital world, the roar of dispute is over. Everything becomes calm. Subdued. Easy. Then what is normal brain activity? What is insanity? When is it digital exhaust or big data? The only real answer is, nothing is as it seems.

The audible book Entropy Sessions by Novo Dé is very nicely done. There are no unwanted sounds or background noise to interrupt the listening of this story. A very enjoyable listen! At one point, Tybalt or I should say the Narrator Philip Church speaks in binary code for a very intensely long time. That might be considered annoying to some. It is! It is also there to prove a valid point, I think. It’s funny though, I could have fast-forward. Instead, I let it play. It didn’t bother me that much.

Philip Church is the sole Narrator. His voice is soothing and perfect for the contents of this title. As a listener, different voices work with different titles and this was an awesome fit. The steady, soft, controlled tone but creative, changed with emotions, keeping true to the story being told.

The Entropy Sessions feels familiar in many ways. As I listened to this story on my electronic book reader and phone, typing on my computer and posting digital photographs to Instagram while checking my other social accounts and email, I could not help but feel immersed in The Entropy Sessions wishing I could escape all this technology. Then again, a lot like Tybalt, I am already there.

Dark, atmospheric, thrilling & entertaining

The Entropy Sessions is a very dark futuristic psychological thriller novel written with care and passion by Novo Dé. The author introduces us to Tybalt Nielson, a very troubled individual who finds himself inside a psychiatric care facility. The story opens with our main character talking with his psychiatrist, trying to understand how he got there and what he can do in order to make things better. But his life is very complicated and throughout the entire duration of this audiobook, we, as listeners, will manage to make sense of the series of unfortunate events that transpired in this person‘s life.

But, be advised, you will not be left with a feel-good feeling after you finish this dramatic adventure because the author touches on some really uncomfortable topics such as trauma, abuse, and the possible harmful influence of artificial intelligence when technology gets out of control.

The audiobook version of The Entropy Sessions is narrated by Philip Church. Mr. Church delivers this thrilling journey of darkness and despair in a strong and decisive voice. He reads swiftly, switching with ease between characters and assigning each of them different speech patterns. I especially liked the way his enthusiasm got the better of him when things were really heated up. I consider that Philip Church was a great choice for this audiobook and his performance was more than enjoyable.

Dark, atmospheric, psychological, thrilling and entertaining, The Entropy Sessions will make you question everything you heard until the very end. Well written and narrated with talent by a great voiceover artist, this audiobook should be on the radar of those looking for a gripping and dramatic story.

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What an ending!

Entropy is an interesting read as it is filled with unexpected turns and twists that evoke the reader’s curiosity encouraging them to continue their journey with the story of Tybalt. If you are a reader who loves futuristic stories that still provide a human element, I recommend this book for you.