The Consultant

De: Bentley Little

Narrado por: Ramiz Monsef

CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: They hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices.

But there's something strange about the firm they hire - more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin, wearing a bow tie, and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes.

In his first interactions, the consultant asks inappropriate questions and generally seems a nuisance. Over time Patoff gains power to the point where he seems to be running the whole company. He enacts arbitrary and invasive changes to office protocol; he places cameras all over the building, causing paranoia among the workers; he calls employees at all hours of the night; and he visits some of their homes and menaces their families. People who defy the consultant get fired...or worse. The employees of CompWare soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: They're fighting for their lives.

The Consultant is a biting workplace satire with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide.

©2015 Bentley Little (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

I Had to Give Up

I'm not quite halfway and I can't take it anymore. The story just gets more and more ridiculous and not in a fun, amusing way. I keep waiting for the big twist and it seems clear it's not coming. I really enjoy workplace satire, but this is more like a bad, low-grade workplace horror story. Add to that the frequent, out-of-context, juvenile sex scenes and it's just not enjoyable.

Workplace Satire ~~~ Crude and very funny.

This book doesn't REALLY fit into any of the typical horror genres. A better description would be workplace satire. Hate your job? Find certain policies and the people who create and/or enforce them to be abhorrent? Is corporate culture complete bullshit? Does your job encroach upon your personal freedom? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you will enjoy the humor in this book. (A word of caution: some of the content is downright rank, so pass on this one unless you can laugh off the crude humor.) Regus Patoff is quite the piece of work -- pun intended. There were indeed a few times that I actually laughed out loud at the ridiculousness you'll encounter within these pages. The book was a little longer than it should've been, but I found it quite amusing.

Too weird and unbelievable

Very interesting premise, but the story had too many illogical inconsistencies. I know it was a horror story but it could have done without the gore. The ending was sudden and unsatisfying.

Storyline Weak and Rambling

One of the daily audible deals, and the story sounded potentially intriguing. About half way through the story became fairly disjointed, and it was a struggle to finish.

Excellent narration

The narration kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. One of the best narrations I have came across. However, the story itself did not follow through to a satisfactory ending. In fact the author left the reader hanging and the story simply ended abruptly as if the author had not figured out how to end his tale.