• The President's Brain Is Missing

  • A Tor.Com Original
  • By: John Scalzi
  • Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
  • Length: 47 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (485 ratings)

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The President's Brain Is Missing

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
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Publisher's summary

The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?

©2010 John Scalzi (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

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review of preformance only, my own opinion

I'm sorry, but the finality the narrator uses each time he says 'Jefferson(or any other name) said' bugs the jeebs off me! I love Scalzi so much, but this story, I will have to consume in written form. I only got about five minutes in before my toes were so curled I had to stop for risk of injury...I remember nothing but a cork and that darn Jefferson...

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Quick and Quirky

This short story felt like an episode of Twilight Zone. good for a free off or $1 read.

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A perfect short story.

As usual, John Scalzi has delivered a story with several levels of meaning. The twist at the end is unexpected, but makes total sense. Me. Scalzi is a master craftsman.

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Said, Said, Said, Said, Said, Said, Said, Said!

I've listened to quite a few Scalzi books, and his Interdependency series is one of my favorite book series so far. So, why, please tell me why, he ended every single sentence with "he said" "she said" or "NAME said"
This was a 47 minute novella that took me several hours to finish. I had to keep taking breaks because all the times he used the word "said." It was grating. All that being said, it was a decent enough story, if you're ok with hearing "said" said over 9000 times in 47 minutes. The narrator did a pretty good job. Now, I still haven't said "said" in my title or review nearly as many times as Scalzi said "said" in one chapter of this book.

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Most Fun I’ve had Reading Short Fiction in Years!

It was a joy to listen to. The most Fun I’ve had Listening to a piece of Short Fiction in Years!

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Just a great Scalzi book as always!

Ride a sarcastic funny creative what more can be said a great Scalzi SiFi book as always.

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What a hoot!

Thank you, John Scalzi for the Christmas/New Year’s gift. Perfectly timed for this election year.

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cute

fun little tale.
a fun little romp into the possibilities of advanced technology.
worth the time

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Enjoyable, but extremely short

I'm a fan of Scalzi books, and this one is no different. A highly enjoyable short story of an extremely unrealistic "what if" scenario.

Also, I suspect this book being written in the Trump presidency is not a coincidence.

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It’s Scalzi

Scalzi is the master of out of left field plots and narrative that constantly keep you guessing only to arrive at a conclusion that, in its “obviousness “ is deviously brilliant.

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