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I don't know what the humans are so cranky about. Their enclosures are large, they ingest over 1,000 calories per day, and they're allowed to mate. Plus, they have me: an Autonomous Servile Unit, housed in a mobile/bipedal chassis. I do my job well: keep the humans healthy and happy.
"Hey you.”
Heyoo. That's my name, I suppose. It's easier for the humans to remember than 413s98-itr8. I guess I've gotten used to it.
Rob Dircks, author of Where the Hell is Tesla? and Don’t Touch the Blue Stuff!, has a "unit" with a problem: how to deliver his package, out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing to guide him. Oh, and with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance. It's a science fiction tale of technology gone haywire, unlikely heroes, and the nature of humanity. (Woah. That last part sounds deep. Don't worry, it's not.)
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For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the power of the Raven is weakening. A usurper has claimed the throne. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts.
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A Unique Perspective and an Intriguing Mystery
- De Amazon Customer en 05-15-19
De: Ann Leckie
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Where the Hell Is Tesla?
- A Novel
- De: Rob Dircks
- Narrado por: Rob Dircks
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
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I found the journal at work. Well, I don't know if you'd call it work, but that's where I found it. It's the lost journal of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors and visionaries ever. Before he died in 1943, he kept a notebook filled with spectacular claims and outrageous plans.
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Had A Blast Listening To This One!
- De Cheri en 08-11-16
De: Rob Dircks
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Hollow Kingdom
- De: Kira Jane Buxton
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos®. Then Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to think something isn't quite right. Even the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis, fails to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis.
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Original, Funny, Unputdownable
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 05-08-20
De: Kira Jane Buxton
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Olivetti
- De: Allie Millington
- Narrado por: Christopher Gebauer, Simon Vance
- Duración: 4 h y 33 m
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Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and recently replaced by a computer, Olivetti has been forgotten by the Brindles—the family he’s lived with for years. The Brindles are busy humans, apart from twelve-year-old Ernest, who would rather be left alone with his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. Once a collector of words, now Olivetti only collects dust. He gets a rare glimpse of action from Ernest’s mom, Beatrice—his used-to-be frequent visitor—only for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him behind.
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Absolutely brilliant!
- De Stephanie C. en 05-14-24
De: Allie Millington
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The Volcano Daughters
- A Novel
- De: Gina María Balibrera
- Narrado por: Gisela Chipe, Elena Rey, Alma Cuervo, y otros
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El Salvador, 1923. Graciela, a young girl growing up on a volcano in a community of Indigenous women, is summoned to the capital, where she is claimed as an oracle for a rising dictator. There she meets Consuelo, the sister she has never known, who was stolen from their home before Graciela was born. The two spend years under the cruel El Gran Pendejo’s regime, unwillingly helping his reign of terror, until genocide strikes the community from which they hail.
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A Masterpiece, a must read!
- De Plant lover en 09-30-24
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Someone You Can Build a Nest In
- De: John Wiswell
- Narrado por: Carmen Rose
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Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body using a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she's found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warmhearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human
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Weird, but good
- De Kris Rudin en 12-08-24
De: John Wiswell
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The Beautiful Bureaucrat
- A Novel
- De: Helen Phillips
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
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In a windowless building in a remote part of town, the newly employed Josephine inputs an endless string of numbers into something known only as The Database. After a long period of joblessness, she's not inclined to question her fortune, but as the days inch by and the files stack up, Josephine feels increasingly anxious in her surroundings - the office's scarred, pinkish walls take on a living quality, the drone of keyboards echo eerily down the long halls.
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Helen Philips is Kafka strolling through Night Vale
- De vurnt22 en 04-29-16
De: Helen Phillips
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
- De: Kikuko Tsumura, Polly Barton - translator
- Narrado por: Cindy Kay
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: It’s close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing, and, ideally, very little thinking. Her first gig - watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods - turns out to be inconvenient. Her next gives way to the supernatural: announcing advertisements for shops that mysteriously disappear. As she moves from job to job, it becomes increasingly apparent that she's not searching for the easiest job at all but something altogether more meaningful.
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I LOVED it
- De Rose en 09-29-21
De: Kikuko Tsumura, y otros
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The Island of Missing Trees
- A Novel
- De: Elif Shafak
- Narrado por: Daphne Kouma, Amira Ghazalla
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Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish.
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WOW! What a great story and narration!
- De Marcy en 12-02-21
De: Elif Shafak
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The City We Became
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
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In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.
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I don't understand the hype
- De Joe en 04-13-20
De: N. K. Jemisin
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The Employees
- A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
- De: Olga Ravn
- Narrado por: Hannah Curtis
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
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Funny and doom-drenched, The Employees chronicles the fate of the Six-Thousand Ship. The human and humanoid crew members complain about their daily tasks in a series of staff reports and memos. When the ship takes on a number of strange objects from the planet New Discovery, the crew becomes strangely and deeply attached to them, even as tensions boil toward mutiny, especially among the humanoids.
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I think this was a story?
- De Jordan en 07-02-23
De: Olga Ravn
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
- De: Garth Stein
- Narrado por: Christopher Evan Welch
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The New York Times best-selling novel from Garth Stein - a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope - a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life...as only a dog could tell it.
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5 out of 3000
- De Roger en 02-23-10
De: Garth Stein
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Mrs. Wickham
- De: Sarah Page
- Narrado por: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, full cast
- Duración: 2 h y 3 m
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Imagine if you made one little mistake when you were young and were punished for it for the rest of your life. Well, that’s what happened to Lydia (yes, that Lydia, the youngest Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice), and she’s here to set the record straight. Hold on to your teacups and get ready for sophisticated (and a little bit naughty) hot takes and witty banter that’ll make you laugh—and think. We meet Lydia just as she is denounced by her family, exiled miles from home, and married to the rogue George Wickham, who seems to love all women...except his own wife.
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Was I supposed to feel sorry?
- De LuJuna Brown-Jackson en 09-10-22
De: Sarah Page
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- Midwestbonsai
- 04-13-17
thought-provoking, and ultimately just hilarious
The Wrong Unit by Rob Dircks is set in a dystopian far future where humanity is controlled by Core, or a computer overlord. 413s98-itr8, or Heyoo as he is more commonly referred to by humans, is a loyal Servile Unit or a humanoid robot that is charged with interacting with and helping humans on a day to day basis. One day, he goes in to get repaired when his existence as he knows it is changed forever. Instead of day to day tasks of helping humans go about their days, he is thrust onto a journey to deliver a fragile package to a location unknown, with no path or instructions. Little does Heyoo know, he’s is now wrapped up in a quest to overthrow the computerized overlord that he actually believes to be infallible. On this journey, Heyoo’s primary goal is to figure out how to get home, but as time passes he begins to wonder if this rebellion may not be such a crazy idea after all.
Dircks’ has delivered a fantastic novel that is charming, thoughtful, both heart wrenching and heart warming, thought-provoking, and ultimately just hilarious. Heyoo’s character as a robot attempting to interpret human motivations and actions is just captured so well and with a lot of amusing thoughts from the robot. Beyond the humor, there is fantastic character development. Heyoo and the other two main characters really grow and change throughout the novel. In fact, Heyoo’s slow change, both physical and intellectual, during his long journey is truly transformative. While the premise for the story isn’t unique, the perspective is really novel and I like that throughout, it is slowly revealed how humanity got to the point that it became controlled by Core. Also, while the timeline extends over many years, the story does not drag at all. Dircks’ achieves a great balance between action and reflection. Ultimately, this is a humorous story about humanity and freedom.
The narration was also done by Rob Dircks and it was spot-on. His voice capture of Heyoo and the units was really well done. All of the human characters were also really well captured and distinguishable. He was really able to make the listening experience immersive. The production quality was good as well. I would highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys funny novels about robots, overthrowing robot overlords, and humanity at large.
Audiobook was provided for review by the author.
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- Manda N
- 09-27-16
Great story
What made the experience of listening to The Wrong Unit the most enjoyable?
It's fun, well written sci fi. Great subject idea.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Unfortunately to my English ear I struggled with the narrator pronouncing some words super quickly and I couldn't make out what was being said. This spoilt my listening and I had to stop with what was an enjoyable read....
Any additional comments?
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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- Jessica C.
- 04-08-17
Completely Captivating
I listened to this book in one day. When I had to put it down I struggled until I could get back to it. The narration is reminiscent of Will Wheaton or R.C. Bray, in the way that I am completely immersed in the performance. While I wouldn't rank this book as high as Ready Player One or The Martian, if you have finished one of these and are wondering what to do with your life now, this is a great option. I would rank this on par with Will Save the Galaxy for Food or We are Legion (We are Bob).
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- Jon Steltenpohl
- 04-06-17
Great read for a new father.
As a new father this book is touches home in a great way. The story itself shows Rob Dirks truly brilliant creativeness in unique stories. Taking a expected theme to a truly new place. Defiantly check out his other book "Where the Hell is Tessa" which is fun and hilarious adventure. It's definitely worth checking out. Now Rob if you read this, you better write some more. Cannot wait for the next book.
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- Adrian
- 07-25-16
A fun, light-hearted sci-fi book. Recommended!
My rating: 4.5 stars
Audiobook narrator Rob Dircks rating: 4.5 stars
This is another short and fun science fiction book by Rob Dircks (author of Where the Hell is Tesla? A Novel). This book had a semi-similar feel to the book The Road (though, The Wrong Unit is much more positive and less dreary). It’s similar because of the two initial main characters and their relationship building. I really liked the interaction between Heyoo and Wa and how they grew together.
I don’t normally remember quotes from books but I really enjoyed the quote of “Fear not, you can always find beauty, even in a broken world.” Very poetic and well placed (then I learned that this similar quote shows up a few more times in the book).
This book had just the right amount of sci-fi mixed in with humor to make for a fun and short novel. I suppose that I did not enjoy this book as much as Rob’s first book but I still really enjoyed this one. I did not particularly care for the part where the kid picks up the gun and it discharges on him.
I liked the nod towards the Houston Astros and the baseball references (I thought there could be more baseball references in this book as well!). One thing that stood out to me was how we were given dates but we were also given elapsed time throughout the book. Sometimes it’s hard to calculate in my head how much time has elapsed when we’re just given dates. So I really appreciate having both options at the beginning of some of the chapters.
Not only is Rob a good author, he is a good narrator as well! I feel like he does a great job of breathing life into his characters and changing his voice for different characters. I am glad he reads his books.
I was gifted this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
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- Jacob Sabin
- 04-02-18
learn a little humanity from a machine!
loved this book. listened through in one setting. great performance by the author, and a thought provoking story!
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- C.Beck
- 11-28-16
Danger Will Robinson
This was a new twist for me. I listen to you about five books of month and it's hard to find a good read, this was one of the best! I am going to buy the authors other book. And pray that fertile mind of is keeps turning out exciting works!
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- SquishyWire
- 03-08-17
glass box of emotions.
It you want a father and son story. This box will full that void. But it can be a tear jerker.
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- Boudika
- 11-29-16
A must have
Would you consider the audio edition of The Wrong Unit to be better than the print version?
I only listened as I use audio to get through my commute to work.
Who was your favorite character and why?
HeyYou! Who doesn't love a slightly sarcastic robot?
Which scene was your favorite?
So many to choose from. I think when Wah fashioned the wings for them to fly over the canyon to get to Shanghai. At this point, it seemed the two characters matured and became more equals -- fully trusting each other.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I found this to be very entertaining and engaging. Rob Dirks reads his own work in a way that you forget the author is reading to you -- he's simply acting out the story for you and the characters come alive. And I did laugh several times, and there were some very endearing and touching moments in the latter pages of the story.
Any additional comments?
Rob, when is your next SciFi book? Keep 'em coming!!!
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- Alexandra
- 03-16-17
Loved this
I loved this book and that the narration by the author is amazing. This novel had me crying and laughing throughout
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