• Glitch

  • A Short Story
  • By: Hugh Howey
  • Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
  • Length: 30 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,409 ratings)

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Glitch

By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Publisher's summary

When a robot defies his programming, is he broken? Or is he something else?

©2014 Hugh Howey (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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Thought provoking

Loved it. Great short story! Left me wanting so much more though! Hugh Howey we want more about the robot!

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Left me wanting more!

Great short story, I only wish that it were a full novel. While the story left me wanting more, it was not done in a way that felt incomplete.
Great narration as well. I'm off to find more of Hugh Howey's work and I would definitely enjoy other stories performed by Gabra Zackman.

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Glitch!!!!!!

I wish this had been longer. It was very interesting and I would love to hear further.

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I want more!!!!

WHERE CAN I GET MORE OF THIS STORY HERE?!?! What a great start to a story.

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Meeeeeh

Intensely meh. I don’t mind short stories. Some can be great. This one is not.

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Wow!

This story was far too short! I fell deep into this story and I want more!

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good read, well written and believable.

good character development and interesting dialogue results in a very enjoyable, believable story. recommend this short.

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Well… it’s short

I enjoyed the story, it was self contained and tied up nicely. But it was short. There wasn’t any lesson or moral to be taught . It just was.

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Unfinished

This is great but it just ends. Right at a pivotal point it just ends. If you need a neat ending skip this. Otherwise it's great!

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Okay, a little too scientific

The concept was interesting but it was hard to pay attention. There's a lot of talk of coding and different programs. Probably interesting if you are a coder or engineer but I found it a little too data and scientific heavy for my interest. It's super short though.

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