Revolver

De: Michael Patrick Hicks

Narrado por: Patricia Santomasso

Cara Stone is a broken woman: penniless, homeless, and hopeless. When given the chance to appear on television, she jumps at the opportunity to win a minimum of $5,000 for her family.

The state-run, crowdfunded series, Revolver, has been established by the nation's moneyed elite to combat the increasing plight of class warfare.

There's never been a Revolver contestant quite like Cara before. The corporate states of America are hungry for blood, and she promises to deliver.

©2015 Michael Patrick Hicks (P)2016 Michael Patrick Hicks

An excellent short work from Michael Patrick Hicks

An excellent short from Michael Patrick Hicks that reads (listens) much larger than its word count and packs quite a punch.

Waging war on poverty, one person at a time.

Scary, Brilliant

Truly one of my favorite books to hear AND listen to. Mr. Hicks has a fabulous eye for what horrors may come if certain factors continue as they are headed in America.

Speculative Fiction at its finest

Although this Audiobook is not long in the length of time it will take a reader to listen to, it's storyline and content will remain on a person's mind for a very long time.

The thing that struck me most about this story was it's terrifying plausibility.

The story is set in the future United States where it is law to carry a gun openly. It is illegal to not carry a gun. Some people may scoff at this notion, but you only have to turn on the news to realize that this type of thing may come about all too soon.

Although this story was written in 2016, it seems like it was written this past month. Within the last few weeks there have been TWO school shootings and when discussing solutions, President Trump actually offered up the idea that maybe teachers should carry guns.

It is a short step from this to the dissolution of the United States, as happened in the book. They become instead, the Corporate States of America. Scary!

In the audiobook, Cara, who has struggled with depression is labeled "lower class." These citizens have no rights and horrible things can be done to them without fear of retribution.

The television show REVOLVER offered desperate people a way to help their families and would earn each participant a minimum of $5000. What do they have to do on the show? You need to listen to this audiobook to find out. I will say that it is Reality TV taken to the extreme.

From the very first minute, listeners will be drawn into the story. This book is so enthralling that you will find yourself tuning out the rest of the world and becoming completely immersed in this terrifying tale.

In an audiobook whose length is just over one hour, I did not expect much in the way of world-building. I was WRONG. The world-building in REVOLVER is top-notch. In fact, I am hoping that author Michael Patrick Hicks has since written a full length novel, or at least more short stories about this same dystopian future.

I am rating this audiobook as highly as possible. The narration was quite simply PERFECTION. Narrator PATRICIA SANTOMASSO's voice and the emotion she is somehow able to instill in that voice, make the story seem even more realistic. Listeners will feel as if they are living in the story itself. I admit to being extremely impressed by both the author and the narrator.

I rate REVOLVER as 5 out of 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow.

When I started listening to this I actually had to go to goodreads to see when it was written because this book had matters in it that are in the news today. This was written in 2016 and it was earily spooky actually!!

The plot centers on Cara Stone. She has basically given up on life and has no choice but to go on the reality show, Revolver. Each contestant can earn 5000$ or more for their family and it's the only way she knows that will give them some hope.

The plot was..... I keep trying to find words to express what I thought, but I won't do it justice.... harrowing, haunting, terrifying, plausible in this day and age, and sad. This is a short story yet it gave me all the feels!! Women have little to no rights in this world, abortion is illegal, guns are god basically, and it's almost like reading the news at the moment. I became lost in the book and it truly scared me.

The fact that the author has made a short story so powerful made me think that this author is one to watch. The story and character have stayed with me since I finished it and I can't wait to read more by him!! I think it's a book everyone should read, though I will say that if you like the current American president, then I don't think this is for you!!

Brilliant book and one I highly recommend!!

Patricia Santomasso read this extremely well. She put emotion behind her words and it really brought Cara to life. She made me root for Cara throughout the story.

I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

Sense Overload

First, Wow. Then, kudos for Mr. Hicks writing.

Many other reviewers tell you the story and they do so very well. I'm giving my feelings about this only.

It is short, however so much is in there that I listened to this 3-4 times already. Brilliant story, gut wrenching and relevant (maybe too much so). Narrator is perfect for this.

I received this book for free from the narrator/author in exchange for an unbiased review.