The Thirteenth Step

Zombie Recovery

De: Michele W. Miller

Narrado por: Gabrielle de Cuir

Eight people escape zombie-infested New York. They have only one thing in common: the addict gene. The same genetic quirk that makes alcoholics and addicts susceptible to booze and drugs gives them a mysterious ability to evade the undead. But that's not enough to unite them. They're an unlikely crew: A Botoxed Upper East Sider; a drug dealer; a resentful daughter of addicts; a recovering AA guy; a Japanese ex-dope fiend; an addicted Ivy Leaguer; and a Mexican immigrant. They dodge zombies, toxic wastelands, drugged lunatics, their personal demons and sometimes each other, only to find themselves in a cult that takes A.A. to fundamentalist extremes. They have to make a choice, one they may not survive.

©2013 Michele W. Miller (P)2014 Michele W. Miller

Soft zombie story, still fun and interesting

Being somewhat familiar with 12 step recovery programs, this is going to be an interesting listen. I do know what the "thirteenth step" is. For those of you that do not know it is when a person with established sobriety dates a person that is new to recovery. I have heard that it can get a bit messy. I am trying to figure out how in the world what kind of recovery Michele W. Miller is going to get into, because of the zombies and all.

The Thirteenth Step: Zombie Recovery was nothing that I thought it would be and also was somewhat what I thought it would be. with the zombie apocalypse starting, at least for us, in New York city made me crave giant hordes roaming the streets. Huge action scenes of a band of survivors fighting for survival. There were huge hordes, but they only stumbled by, scaring our band of misfits.

Here’s the original part. People with the disease of alcoholism and their children are immune to the zombie virus. Well maybe not totally immune, but the zombies for some reason cannot sniff out their living flesh. Not surprisingly after learning this, our band of survivors are mostly this type of person.

Escape from New York is first and foremost. Only to find a compound full of alcoholics. This is where normal people, unless they are familiar with recover programs, will start to loose some interest. Because the amount of recovery jargon used is extreme. Maybe you will find it hilarious that amidst an apocalypse people are still working the steps, having meetings and doing the deal to the best of their ability.

All in all The Thirteenth Step: Zombie Recovery is an original zombie story that I would classify as soft. Not a lot of action or gore. Full of interesting alcoholic survivors, which makes for colorful characters. Full of personalities before survival principles.

If you have been afraid to listen to an violence filled zombie audiobook, here is your chance for a story to ease you into the genre.

Gabrielle de Cuir put everything she had into this performance. Emphasizing words and scenes to create more tension and emotion than would have been there otherwise. This is what made The Thirteenth Step: Zombie Recovery stand out to me. Characterizations were pretty good, it is always difficult for narrators to voice the opposite sex.

Without the stellar narration of de Cuir, it is quite possible that my enjoyment level would have been way lower.

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very unique and enjoyable

This was a nice surprise -very good read and I thought one of the better detailed outbreak stories. I felt like I was right there in the middle of it!

Very well done

Would you consider the audio edition of The Thirteenth Step to be better than the print version?

Yes. The story was originally very entertaining but the narrator added great depth to each character.

What did you like best about this story?

The fact that it's not your average zombie tale, nor is it your average XA survival story. Uniquely entertaining.

Which scene was your favorite?

One of the early scenes at the lottery win was really well done.

If you could take any character from The Thirteenth Step out to dinner, who would it be and why?

I don't know why but I had an instant connection with Patti.

Zombie

What made the experience of listening to The Thirteenth Step the most enjoyable?

It is an awesome book!. It was very hard to pause. If you have ever been a 12 stepper, you will love this book, (or hate it) depending on your sense of humor. Loved the descriptions of the characters, zombinoms and the towns.Very entertaining

Zombaholics

ZOMBIES? They're zombies with a taste for....? When I first began this audiobook, I wasn't sure what to expect. Zombies and Alcoholics Anonymous? Really though, from the first word, I was hooked.

This was an entertaining romp through New York City and beyond while dodging zombies? The group thinks that there's something about them being alcoholics or addicts that makes them less interesting to the zombies. Each having had some connection to the drink or drugs in some way. They seem to be immune to zombies.

I found the story to be good in a 'human interest' sort of way. The group of survivors that found each other were all at different stages of recovery or denial working on survival.

About the narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir was amazing at voicing this story. Each character has their own distinct personality and dialect which she pulled off perfectly. I love her style. She has a way of transforming the characters into three-dimensional beings like no one else. This was another excellent performance!

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