I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

A Novel

De: Jason Pargin

Narrado por: Ari Fliakos

A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin.

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot look inside the box.

He cannot ask questions.

He cannot tell anyone.

They must leave immediately.

He must leave all trackable devices behind.

As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war.

The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2024 Jason Pargin (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Strident and timely, the dark humor of this wild standalone adventure from Pargin evokes satirists like Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams for a new age... It’s a raucous roller-coaster ride."—Publisher's Weekly

"A road trip through America that is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. Jason understands humanity better than most, and it’s inspiring that his diagnosis is ultimately optimistic."—Daniel O'Brien, Senior Writer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

"I was hooked from the first page. If I'm honest, from the first sentence or two. Jason has a rare gift for delivering High Weirdness coated in a sticky layer of real life, deeply relatable shit that forces you to see yourself in whatever weirdo or maniac he introduces. It's a rare gift, but he's got a lot of those. You should read this book."—Robert Evans, Host of Behind the Bastards

Though provoking throughout

Made me think haha apparently I have to write more words to leave stars thanks jason

Great road trip book

The ending, like most internet conspiracies, was less than satisfying but that really makes the story seem more grounded.

jason does it again

absolutely loved this story, as I have every other story jason has written. great set up and charector development with twists throuought keep me wanting more anytime I had to put it down

Classic Pargin

This story keeps you on the edge of your tenuous grasp on reality. The most relatable author.

outstanding

my favorite so far of all his books. engaging, funny, and smart. having been following the author for years both in book form and other media, this books has made it clear how much he has grown as a writer. I'm truly impressed.

Thought provoking yet hilarious

Thought provoking content appropriate for modern times. Entertaining, intelligent, face paced, witty, and very funny.

Best book of 2024.

Weirdly accurate to real life internet nonsense. You owe it to yourself to read this amazing book

Are there audiobook narrator awards?

This is a very entertaining book with an outstanding narrator. Each character is distinct and easily recognizable.

The story is a lot of fun and very sweet.

Damn, this was good!

This is one of my favorite authors and this is his best book. The conversations the characters have throughout this book have rolled into my real world conversations more than anything else I've ever read.

Controversial

I found the book to be well written and timely, but given the controversy swirling around it you will just need to read it yourself and decide if this story should have gotten out.