Cry

De: Jacqueline Druga

Narrado por: Gene Joseph Blake

Following a mysterious storm, the world is thrown into chaos. Communications are disabled along with computer networking.

Nightly, the skies illuminate and with each sequential storm more and more people disappear.

No one knows what is causing the events and as the governments break down, the population dwindles to a mere fraction. Communities are left to fend for themselves. Mankind faces an extinction level event.

Grant and Rita Mason have lived in the same town for over three decades. Their town has become one of the few remaining pockets of civilization. They live not because they refuse to go down without a fight, but because they, unlike many others have discovered the secret to surviving.

But as the secret to the events unravel, those who remain of the human race are left to wonder: Do they really want to survive?

©2012 Jacqueline Druga (P)2012 Jacqueline Druga

Good story, not so good a narrator

I enjoy this kind of fiction and this book by Druga doesn't disappoint. However, I disliked how the male narrator did all the voices in such a way that most of the characters sounded like old men or women, with very little distinction among them, so sometimes I wasn't sure who was talking. With many characters to follow this detail is very important since the story can get confusing after a while.

story is great but audio is questionable

The story itself is suspenseful, dark and moody. the narration ruins the mood. Everyone sounds like a drunk Muppet. It leaves me confused and annoyed.

Hmmm what the ??

By the ending the whole storyline made no sense at all. Crazy! Sorry I wasted my time.

Unique Plot; Unusual Characters

What made the experience of listening to Cry the most enjoyable?

Listening to Cry was both interesting and unsettling because the narrator sounded like an elderly New Yorker. He did, in fact, sound exactly like I thought the characters might have sounded.

What did you like best about this story?

What I found most interesting about Cry was the characters, two elderly couples and their friends and families, none of whom were admirable. In fact, I did not like any of the characters, and even found myself hoping some of them would die. Yet, I could not stop listening. I was transfixed.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite incident from Cry was the scene in the basement. The characters feared that any sound might attract the murderous aliens. Drunken Rita vociferously opposes the inclusion of a mother and baby into the basement hideout. Finally, Rita's husband runs upstairs with the baby just as the aliens arrive.

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

I intensely disliked the characters. They were repulsive, especially the females, which is very different from most of Druga's other novels.

Any additional comments?

The author, Jacqueline Druga, turned the apocalyptic genre on its head. In most apocalyptic fiction, the greatest danger is often posed by humans. In Cry, the community members generally cooperate with and assist one another. The ending is totally unexpected and worthy of the old television show, The Twilight Zone.

Story is great, performance horrid.

I enjoy a storyline that isn't regurgitated from another book; so this was different and worth the listen. However, I hated the performance. Listening to his real voice wasn't too bad, maybe a 3. But all other characters were as if they were 100 years old. Honestly, if the story wasn't so interesting I would have stopped listening.