Thought provoking

Island 731

Jeremy Robinson has done it again, he has blurred the lines between fiction and non fiction. This time he has used a gruesome true event that happened in world war two and turned it into a what if it was never stopped and placed it in todays world where it could posibily happen.

Jeremy has brought something I had not known about to my attention. He has made me want to do research to see how in world war two these things went on and why no one was made to pay for it except the victims.

The story has mystery, love interest, friends and twists. I would love to say that this book was a page-turner but as I listened to iti would have to say it was a book I did not want to stop listing too, which did cause problems when going to sleep. Some very strange dreams!!

The narrator R. C. Brey did a great job of bringing accents to the characters, so it was enjoyable and easy to tell who was talking.
This is not the first book that he has narrated for Jeremy Robinson, hopefully not his last.
I do find some male narrators to be hard to listen too, sometimes I find them to have too deep a voice or slow talkers. I had no problem this time.

If I had to recommend this book to some one I would say if you liked Michael Crichton’s work you will love this book.

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spooky stuff

What did you like most about Island 731?

the characters Hawkins and Joliet, an interesting twist

What did you like best about this story?

the descriptions of the characters and creatures

Which scene did you most enjoy?

most of them between Hawkins and Bray

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some parts made me say "F****** RUN" out loud, but over all no

Any additional comments?

amusing, interesting, a cliche here and there but its all in good fun

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Pinch of sea salt required

The book started well, you are put into a world of insanity and unpredictability very quickly and almost expect some sickening actions to come out. They do, gradually and you always feel sorry for something or someone. Unit 731 is easy to research, so know what you are getting yourself into. Just when the book gets very good, it starts to get a bit silly and quickly descends from being a disturbed horror experiment to a cheap computer game. Chimeras are one thing, but when they are action figures made from 57 different varieties you imagine super skrull or the x men.

I really enjoyed the book and wanted to keep listening, but it became a victim of its own sillyness with some of the chimeras and became much more comic book than thriller.

Entertaining enough but stick with it.

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scary good.......

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Highly recomend this book to anyone, you can let your own imagination run wild with this great story.

What other book might you compare Island 731 to, and why?

Hard to compare as the story is a little unique, if you like any other Jeremy Robinson books then you will not be disapointed.

Which character – as performed by R. C. Bray – was your favourite?

The performance was great, all of the characters had a subtle change that helped bring the story to life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, just a shame it wasn't the case but a great week of commuting.

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We'll read and a good idea

Got this on a whim as I had a long journey coming up and needed a book to listen to

The story is a novel idea and began well. Later developments were a little shakey but overall an entertaining story! Read well by the narrator

I think this May be the start if a series, but think for me it will remain a stand alone book

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Fantastic!

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are very well written and the creepies are great.

Which character – as performed by R. C. Bray – was your favourite?

Hawkins was performed brilliantly, as was Bray.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Absolutely, it made me laugh, gasp and occasionally freak out.

Any additional comments?

Island 731 was an interesting and fun story. The 'creepies' are fantastic and definitely leave an impression, long after hearing about them. R.C.Bray does a great job and I look forward to listening to more from him.

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Less than impressive

Started off OK in the thrilling tales vein. The problem for me was this story was predictable and derivative of much better material. It doesn't matter how many times the characters said "you have to be s***ing me", it still never came close to being a patch on the story told in "The Thing". The characters were mostly superficial and I found the main female character quite unlikable. The creature descriptions become increasingly ludicrous as the story progresses, Without giving anything away, perhaps less really is more.

In the end, some of the creature descriptions actually had me laughing and after that, groaning, which probably wasn't the intent of the Author. I stuck with it through sheer dogged determination, just to wring every penny out of my audible credit.

The narrator was pretty good and the start of the story seemed quite intriguing. The story telling was initially competent and had some nice moments but ultimately began to irritate me with a rather too rapid pace of events, without actually being exciting. Sadly, this one just didn't have what it takes to hold my attention and the creatures eventually just became laughable to me. This one doesn't hold a candle to the greats of the adventure genre and the horror was inadvertently amusing, when the Author was seemingly aiming for shocking and horrific, As for all the 5 star reviews,????! I just don't get it.

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Brilliant!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys medical thrillers.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Island 731?

There is a good background story based in some truth to this thriller.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The story catches your attention from the start and made you want to listen on to see what happens next. The story is predictable in some parts but very entertaining.

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Good Sci Fi

Excellent Sci-fi! I wouldn't say no to a sequel story.
Would love to see this as a movie too.

Fantastic!

An uncharted island in the middle of a Pacific floating garbage patch contains all manner of genetically-enigineered beasts intent on killing all before them.

Loved the story and action, not to mention the chimeras. This is Jeremy Robinson at his best