Humans, Bow Down

De: James Patterson, Emily Raymond

Narrado por: Tara Sands

In a world run by machines, humans are an endangered species—and their only hope is a rebel warrior with nothing left to lose in this thriller by the world's #1 bestselling author.

The Great War is over. The robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices: they can submit and serve the vicious rulers they created, or be banished to the Reserve, a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's a crime just to be human. Following the orders of their soulless leader, the robots are planning to conquer humanity's last refuge and make all humans bow down.

The only thing more powerful than an enemy who feels nothing is a rebel warrior with a cause and nothing left to lose. Six is a feisty, determined woman whose parents were killed with the first shots of the war, and whose siblings lie rotting in prison. Her partner in crime is Dubs, the one person who respects authority even less than she does.

On the run for their lives after an attempted massacre, Six and Dubs are determined to save humanity before the robots wipe humans off the face of the earth. Pushed to the brink of survival, they discover a powerful secret that may set humanity free, but to succeed they'll have to trust the unlikeliest of allies ... or be forced to bow down, once and for all.

Full of twists and turns, Humans, Bow Down is an epic, dystopian, genre-bending thrill ride you'll never forget.

Poor story, poorly performed

The writing was extremely simplistic, not engaging or compelling. The performance was one of the worst I have heard. not a good match for the characters.

Once is Too Many

I always suspected Patterson was an awful writer but damn. The prose was so horrendous that only a nation whose President is addicted to Twitter and the populace addicted to the NFL, Dancing with the Stars and Facebook could have this guy as their highest paid author. It started out real strong with a great premise but devolved so rapidly it was worse than sitting through an AA meeting in the basement of a Mormon Temple.

Decent story but abrupt ending

Would you consider the audio edition of Humans, Bow Down to be better than the print version?

Haven't read the printed version but I would guess so. The voice added a good amount of tension.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The end was anticlimactic. The story builds up very well but has a lack luster ending. Would have been great if it was longer with a more drawn out story.

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

Tara Sands brings a very good voice to the story. She plays the humans very well. The robotic voices could have needed some work, they were so robotic that they were a bit cheesy.

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

No, I like to listen to stories slowly so enjoy it and give myself mental breaks.

Any additional comments?

Good overall story but could have done with a more detailed and drawn out ending.

Terrible

This book does not reflect well on James Patterson. Silly uninspired story. Do not recommend.

illogical, nonsensical drivel

This illogical nonsense was unlistenable. I would have tolerated more and perhaps finished it if it was written in a lyrical, whimsical style. But the seriousness with which it takes itself is horrendously out of alignment with its premise. Despite Tara's wonderful performance, she could not overcome this terribly written story. I will not purchase another Patterson scifi novel, nor one cowritten with his name on it. I bought this as a direct result of attending Patterson's master class in writing and cannot understate my dissatisfaction.