Dusty's Diary

By: Bobby Adair

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

It was a fungus spore that finally did it, knocking humans off the top of the food chain, with a lot of help from a pharma company too busy thinking about oversized profits rather than subpar outcomes. Most folks died, if not from the fungus, then from the riots and starvation that came when the grocery store shelves emptied and the spigots ran dry. Plenty of other folks lived on with the fungus growing in their bones, rooting in their brains, and turning them three-quarters crazy.

That’s when I moved underground and sealed the hatch shut on my backyard bunker. I was safe, with all the food, water, and entertainment I needed for five or six years. I had DVDs to watch, music to listen to, and books to read. Prepping had paid off for me.

At least it seemed so at first.

After a time, my radio stopped picking up signals from the world up top and for all I knew I was the last man alive on Earth. I’d planned for that possibility, yet never truly accepted things could turn out that way. The loneliness set in, gnawing at me and making me think crazy thoughts, including one that would change everything. Two years on, I opened the hatch and climbed out of my bunker.

I had to see if anyone but me was left.

©2015 Bobby Adair (P)2018 Podium Publishing

one of my favorite narrators

could be a true story and ray porter really sells the "average American " of dusty's personality. hope there will be a 2nd book

Solid

Most anything narrated by Ray Porter is a great listen and this book was. It's solid. I felt the story was a bit messy at times and perhaps that was intended, but found it a bit distracting in places. All in all though, it's a really fun listen and had some unique takes in it and I do recommend it.

Fun new take on a post apocalypse story

Dusty is a great character that had me laughing out loud more than once. really enjoyed the reader and the story. I hope there's to the story because I'd love to see how the Adventure continues!

loved it. just what i needed.

heres the deal, i dont write many reviews. Bbut this was such a good listen that it inspired me to do this 3 minutes of work. I love apocalypse style books. Zombies or no Zombies it doesnt matter i just love the apocalypse theme. After listening to so many shoot em ups, or good group vs bad group books, i needed to cleanse my pallet while still enjoying the book. Found this gem by my favorite Narrator Ray Porter and the rest is history. i couldn't put it down and it was a very fun listen. Love the book and LOVE Ray.

loved the character but....

Well written, great narrator, empty ending. The ending felt unfinished, thus very, unsatisfying and annoying. It is as if the author just ran out of thoughts and just stopped writing.

A surprisingly fantastic read

This was truly an enjoyable read. Strong detail and storyline background along with great character development. Patiently awaiting volume 2!!

Lonely guy seeks companion in a dead world

The book was good overall. I had quite a few laughs. I could understand the main characters need and frustrations. The very, very end was….. you’ll see

Ray Porter is the bomb

The narrator also did the "We Are Bob" series. I love this book. Really done well!

Gripping, Pulls You In and Holds You.....

Many of us blue-collar working folks will connect with Dusty. His frustrated societal perspectives will resonate with working-class readers. Well written in a "journal" kind of way. Departs from the typical "zombie" stuff, which is nice. These infected "monsters" are still "alive". They eat, sleep, mate, have strategy, and even basic emotions. It is an entertaining listen. Ray Porter, of course, is absolutely amazing (duh, everyone knows that). The post story interview about the book really ties up some lose ends. Only real mentionable criticism is the ending. After hours of lead-up, the story simply falls off a cliff with a terribly lackluster ending. So enjoy the hell out of it until the last twenty minutes, then forgive the shockingly uninspired ending. In my mind I did this by making up my own ending based on the very well developed characters. Maybe a part-2 is out there? I haven't looked yet. If there is, I'll grab it.

I want more.

Wow what a great ride! Great story, and narration. It would be a crime if there is not more stories to come from Dusty.