• Zombie Theorem

  • The Culling, Book 1
  • By: James Wallace
  • Narrated by: Michael Jameson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (67 ratings)

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Zombie Theorem

By: James Wallace
Narrated by: Michael Jameson
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Publisher's summary

Dan, a middle manager working in San Francisco, is thrust into a fight for his life. He must overcome who he is and learn to fight for his life and lead those around him. While surviving, he finds the real reason for the zombie outbreak and is pulled into a whole new fight, this time against a shadowy power calling themselves the Culling Initiative.

©2016 James Wallace (P)2016 James Wallace

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Would you try another book from James Wallace and/or Michael Jameson?

THE NARRATOR WAS SO AWFUL! I THINK THE STORY WAS PROBABLY GOOD BUT WAS SO DISTRACTED BY THE NARRATION I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE. DARN SHAME. THESE AUTHORS SHOULD REALLY CHECK OUT THE NARRATORS BETTER!

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Michael Jameson?

PROBABLY ANYONE ELSE!!!!!!

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May Have been a good story

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

well spent but way too fast.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I think i liked the hero.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Now here's the problem. In this story the hero is telling his story to someone else. I don't think I've ever heard a story told so fast and with so totally flat intonation in my life. I tried slowing it down to 0.75 but that just made him sound drunk. I really wanted to like this and I really wanted to hear what happened. However, it sounded exactly as it was, a man reading a script who apparently was on a tight schedule. His voice was fine, if he had just slowed down and put some emotion in it I could really have enjoyed it.

Could you see Zombie Theorem being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

no

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I don't think this narrator ever took a breath!

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This is the worst narrator I've ever listen too. He never takes a breath and just keeps rambling on in his horrible monotone! He made what could be a good Zombie series into unlistenable trash!

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it was a fine zombie story.

The story in itself was good. just a regular zombie story, and i like zombie stories. nothing new or interesting.

But the narrator was absolutely the worst ive ever heard. he was just monotonous. He just read the book in a flat voice the same for all the characters and every scene. in an action packed zombie book. the book would probably be alot better if the narrator was better. ill read the next book to see what happens, but ill just read it on kindle. if its on kindle unlimited.

i wont get another audible book read by Michael Jameson.

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worth a listen had a enjoyable story

I enjoyed the story, the narrator reads a bit quick,but overall good stuff give it a listen.

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Great Story

Would you listen to Zombie Theorem again? Why?

Yes. It's a good story with action and good character development. A very exciting listen.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dan: he was given a bad situation and tried to make the best of it by helping and leading those around him.

What about Michael Jameson’s performance did you like?

He could use different tones for the different characters and slow down a bit. It seemed sometimes if he was running sentences together due to reading so fast.

If you could take any character from Zombie Theorem out to dinner, who would it be and why?

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Any additional comments?

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Great Story!

With so many books about zombies out there I feel like you really have to stand out in your storytelling and character personalities. James Wallace does that and then some! The story is interesting, moves along nicely, and has a real feel to it that just sucks you right in. There are many great characters and loads of hilarious banter between them throughout the entire book. I can't wait to start book 2!

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Enjoying the story

I’m enjoying the story but the narrator really needs to slow his roll. Take a breathe. Ease us in to the characters and story. No need to rush us through it. 🤓

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I hope the narrator wasn't paid

trash, can't finish the book, narrator is awful. did he just not give af? I want money back.

came back to say aging the narrator is terrible

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The Culling

This was a pretty good zompoc tale involving a middle manager named Dan who goes to work one day at a high rise office building in San Francisco. He soon finds himself in a fight for his life against zombies. The first part of the book is told as a narrative from Dan as he is interrogated by the SFPD. Of course, that seems reasonable when you are one of two survivors in a building full of dead people!

The only other survivor, Brian, is a bruiser of a man who follows Dan's lead in fighting the undead. The second part of the book finds Dan and Brian being accepted as part of the SFPD Swat Team. Brian's military background makes him a good fit, but Dan is a little out of his element. This group decides to head north to try to find Dan's girlfriend, then head to his father's hideaway.

The book is full of zombie killing action, the obligatory villains that always seem to emerge in these books and a lot of talk about tactics and guns. I enjoyed the book for the most part, but Dan being accepted as a leader in this group was a bit of a stretch. Also, during the first part of the book in the office building, every single chapter had a description of somebody (or several somebodies) using the bathroom/urinals! That got a little old IMHO.

The narrator did a pretty good job, but was a little monotone at times. Also, the break between chapters was non-existent and made it hard to stop the audio when you wanted to do so at the chapter end. I will probably continue this series just to see what happens and since I enjoy reading books in the zompoc genre. I was given the chance to listen to this book by the author/narrator/publisher and chose to review it.

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