Buck Out

De: Ken Benton

Narrado por: Jim Roberts

Malcolm Carter and Ryan Boone, two New York City friends whose lives have been dominated by the financial markets, are about to exchange their charts and reports for guns and survival supplies - but not because they want to. When China and Japan decide it's time to dump US Treasury bonds, an economic nightmare plays out in America. The Federal Reserve watches helplessly as the dollar is decimated, and the resulting food shortage spreads lawlessness across the land like a virus.

Malcolm is a successful day trader who always needs to make one more score before he'll listen to Ryan and diversify some of his assets into real estate or gold. He figures an impressively larger bank account might be the only way he can lure his Secret Service agent ex-wife back.

Malcolm finally hits it big by aggressively shorting bonds when the market crashes but waits too long to invest in tangibles. All that newfound money suddenly won't buy him a bar of gold, a pint of beer, or a minute of Hannah's attention - especially when she's in the field chasing down a former counterfeiting gang.

As luck would have it, Ryan turns out to be a closet doomsday prepper. The two of them attempt to escape the chaotic Big Apple and reach Ryan's land in West Virginia, supplied by only the contents of Ryan's bug-out bag. But it's not going to be an easy journey. Traveling has become difficult and dangerous. Malcolm learns he must redirect the same tenacity that helped him beat the markets toward staying alive on the road...and, hopefully, finding Hannah.

©2015 Andrew P. Kasch (P)2015 Andrew P. Kasch

Liked book but have mild rant.

Where does Buck Out rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Very suspenseful..was hard to shut it off.

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

Good reader. Nice voices.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes but...it would be a spoiler so I'm not telling

Any additional comments?

Here's the rant. Audible listeners would, you would think, be some of the more educated of the population. After all, not a heck of a lot or people read - or listen any more. So why do some not bother to l listen to the sample for 3 to 5 minutes and then spend much more than that writing really nasty reviews. Use some common sense. I hate to say it but I think the current political climate is influencing many people...those who don't bother with facts ( in this case, listening to the sample ) and than get nasty and insulting instead of reasonable...just like one of our current Presidential candidate. Really sad that he seems to be having an influence even with the mostly bright folk who listen to Audible books. Can't we all just be civilized in our reviews?

An interesting take on SHTF

I read the book first and enjoyed it very much. The story line is well thought-out and progress quite smoothly the different elements all coming together.
Jim Roberts was too dramatic for my taste, also his insertion of an r sound at end of words ending in w took away from the story.
saying that I have not returned the Audible version not do I plan too.

Above Average Story

What made the experience of listening to Buck Out the most enjoyable?

This was a pretty good SHTF ( you know what hits the fan ) Whole situation was very believable and the characters were also believable.

Which scene was your favorite?

The flight from the city on motor scooters.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

Most people seemed to like the reader and so did I. However, don't take anybody else's word for it. There is a fairly long ( about 5 minutes ) sample. Listen first to make sure. It always amazes me that people won't take a few minutes to do this and then complain if they don't lie the reader. Kinds of like buying a car without taking a test drive. Not smart.

great writing, horrible narration!!

I nearly gave up on the book simply because this is one of the worst narrators out of the 50 plus novels that I've listened to. The writing is excellent.

Narration terrible.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I couldn't even finish it the narration was so terrible.

Would you be willing to try another book from Ken Benton? Why or why not?

Story wise sounded ok, I would check it out if it had a different person reading it.

How could the performance have been better?

Different narrator.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I didn't finish the book.

Any additional comments?

Felt like i wasted my money because I couldn't finish it because of the annoying voice.