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Monster Hunter International
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 24 hrs
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Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.
It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.
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- Ore
- 04-08-19
cant finish it
extremely cheesy very predictable and over exaggerated. I couldn't stop rolling my eyes at the scenes and thinking yo myself that if this book can sale and make money than I should be an author to because I guarantee you I can be more creative than this story is. Narrator was ok so I'll give performance a par level 3 stars
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- Aja
- 04-16-20
I freaking fell in love!
This is one of the best books, best narrator performance ........just the best! I'm hooked and I'm about to voraciously listen my way through anything by Larry Correia and narrated by Oliver Wyman! Oliver Wyman Rocks!
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- NoEffn Name
- 12-13-16
Enjoyable series
11/2018 Editing my review--I'm now many books into the series and it has improved. I enjoy the team's dynamics and the world they live in is very creative. Just be careful not to get the knock-off fan-fic titles that can be easily mistaken for the originals since the have Larry Correia's name on them as well as the author's
Would you try another book from Larry Correia and/or Oliver Wyman?
I purchased the 2nd book in the series before listening to the first, based solely on Audible ratings. Not sure I would have purchased it if I waited until after listening to the first.
Would you recommend Monster Hunter International to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend it to those that have a great interest and knowledge of weaponry...for me the amount of the story spent on describing, in detail, the weapons made my brain tune out.
Any additional comments?
While listening to this title I frequently realized it had become background noise and I wasn't really listening. Sometimes I rewound. Sometimes I didn't rewind and I didn't feel like I missed anything. On the plus side, he characters were engaging and I was very interested in their stories and rooted for their survival.
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- Ted Uptmore
- 11-29-18
A fun story!
Do you like monster hunting?
Do you like guns?
Does a smile cross your face when people smack talk our benevolent overlords?
Does Supernatural crossed with a classic action movie sound like an AWESOME time to you?
If you answered "HELL YES" to any of those questions you'll enjoy this book!
On the other hand.....
Are you a self proclaimed "intellectual"?
Are you looking for deep storytelling?
Are you looking for some deep interpersonal insight?
Do you get angry when anyone would ever say something bad about our great protectors?
If you answered yes to any of those questions.....stick to self help books or something....IDK you just won't have fun listening to this story.
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- Czocchi
- 07-01-16
Dialogue wanting, but decent narrator
This was a big commitment and with the reviews, I thought it would be solid. The narrator, often sounding like Nick Offerman, I thought I'd give it a try. The story offered a fantasy based typical hero who doesn't know he's a hero, with classic guides, love interests and teams. I often felt, though, like I was listening to a low budget shootem up film dialogue with cliché fighting dialogue. It was entertaining enough to get me through the first one, but I'm not interested in any sequels.
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- Jeremy Fairbanks
- 10-21-19
Awful pulp lit with little to enjoy
This book may be best described as being written by and for a very specific demographic, which is "greasy alt-right 4Chan man-boys with a misogynistic streak, a weird gun fetish, and poor body image". I can almost see the words in this book being typed onto a screen in Mom and Dad's darkened basement by Cheeto-stained fingers bathed in the light of LED's from the tricked-out gaming PC nearby.
Message-board descriptions of guns and ammunition are as plentiful as they are unnecessary, and have the feel of someone who knows them from reading their stats on the manufacturer website. One could even say more care is taken with this part than with characters and story. Terrible overuse of adverbs and adjectives make the writing childish and impenetrable. Female characters are all beautiful and in their "mid-twenties".
It's trash. Spend your time elsewhere. Oliver Wyman gave it his best.
10 people found this helpful
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- Konstantin
- 02-17-12
Suprizingly entertaining
Why should I buy this book? A valid question I had to ask myself when I was reading the description. Let's face it, if you like werewolfs, zombies, vampires etc. then the title alone was sufficient to suck you in. However, if you, like me, were looking for something in the science fiction genre and was surprised to find this so highly rated and furthermore having great reviews by most that read it then I will answer the other question: How can it be?
How can it be that a book that talks about vampires, guns and gore is so highly regarded? How can it be that a book that has a story out of every other book in this genre is so entertaining? How can people like such literature?
Let me tell you something. There is a lot worse out there and this book is actually an oasis among them. The reasons are clear to me and they boil down to this: A cult classic B-rated movie. For those that have seen The Blob or any of the Evil Dead movies this is the feeling you get out of this. Something so bad it is actually good. Let's look at the list.
Monsters out of handbook. Check. Endless beating of main character throughout the book (if you don't like him I would say this is a big plus). Check. Reminding us how awesome he is. Check. Anti-goverment remarks at every chapter (can't wait for a movie to play the drinking game). Check. Classic boy meets girl theme. Check. I can go on and on.
And yet we also see clear writing without straining the language and without taking the reader for a fool. Many different locations and a story that is not boring one bit from start to finish. Entertaining. Good jokes, some I have heard before but the context makes them better. Added bonus - great voice acting by Oliver Wyman.
This is not a masterpiece for sure but I sometimes want something entertaining that I can relax with. This series provides me that pleasure and therefore adds something to the world.
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- Mekpilot
- 11-26-11
Did not meet my expectations, thankfully!
I originally purchased this book when I saw it "on the cheap" on one of Audbiles specials. I had the lowest of expectations just judging from the cover art and the name of the book but as I drive allot and the price was right I figured I would give it a try.
MUCH to my delight this was a fun, action packed and funny as hell book. I ended up well hooked on the series and have now read them all. Larry has a good imagination and a heck of a sick sense of humor, which I can relate to.
Bottom line............Loved it.
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- Randall
- 06-29-18
My second Monster Hunter book
This is my second Monster Hunter book and the first in this series. My first read ( or listen ) was Monster Hunter Memoirs Grunge and that was really cheesy, with a main character who was a real douche. This book seems to have a little of the same problem with it's main character , but not nearly to the same degree. This story was well thought out and has several likable monster hunters and monsters. There is non stop action and a variety of cool monsters. I think it became a bit unbelievable when the main characters keep miraculously surviving unsurvivable situations. Having said this I might give book number two a try also.
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- M. Doherty
- 09-26-17
Ok monster story to pass the time.
This came up as an Audible recommendation because I've listened to a bunch of fantasy and sci-fi books. I would say it was just "ok".
The whole 'giant of a man who's a lovable oaf/teddy bear who can rip your head off/immediately falls in love with the hottest girl in the whole book and acts sheepishly awkward around her at every interaction but isn't afraid of vampires or other monsters' got pretty old pretty fast. I found myself rolling my eyes and sighing out loud in every scene with those two characters. I even made gagging sounds a few times.
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- Moonface
- 04-08-13
They Shoot Monsters, Don't They?
This was a great surprise! It's a really great action / adventure fantasy novel which doesn't pretend to be anything other than it is. Just sit back and listen to the great narration by Oliver Wyman as the adventure washes over you. I know a lot of people out there have issues with Larry Correia's gun lovin' attitudes and obvious political opinions but if you can get over that then you'll really enjoy this book (and the rest in the series). It's fun, it goes bang, it has monsters and then the monsters go bang!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-10-13
Fantastic, the hunt is on!
This is a face paced story, although you need to get over the fact that you will know your guns by the end. The Hero Owen Z Pitt is both funny, humble, arrogant and fantastically violent. The rest of the gang is just brilliant and the banter will keep you giggling, The story has enough complexity to keep your interest and the characters are sufficiently rounded for you to care what happens to them. Urban fantasy at its best!
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- ben
- 05-09-12
Decent
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- Paul A. Adams
- 07-31-17
Second time of listening
Enjoyed it just as much as the first time if not more.
Like the characters and style of writing.
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- Donal
- 04-03-11
Hmm, interesting!
A good story, densely plotted, and a great reading by Oliver Wyman makes for an enthralling listen. So why only three stars? Well, partly because I think the book could have done with some stricter editing. It's a long, long journey with a number of diversions which, though entertaining, would have improved the pace of the book by their absence.
But the main reason for my docking two stars from my review is the barely hidden subtext. Anyone with any understanding of the last decade will spot the right-wing, redneck militia-leaning protagonists. For 'monsters' read 'terrorists' and for 'Monster Hunter International' read 'Anti Government vigilante militias' who operate on the basis that 'my gun is bigger than yours'. It was as if the author was channeling the spirits of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld as he wrote.
I realise that for many this aspect is probably an attractive and positive part of the story, but it left me feeling slightly uncomfortable while enjoying the mayhem. It is possible to write exciting monster hunting and supernatural mayhem books. I need only mention Jim Butcher and early Laurell K Hamilton as prime examples of politically neutral masters of the genre.
Having said all that, I'll still go for the second volume!
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- Christopher Young
- 10-15-16
Full of action
Really enjoyable story, lots of action and of course loads of guns! Very good narration and I eventually even became used to the American accent. Well worthwhile
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- Breen
- 09-16-16
great performance, fun writing
great humour and a fun writing style but I think the characters are a bit over powered.
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- Andrew
- 08-08-16
Made me want to eat my ears
The creepiest thing about this book was the protagonist.
This will probably spoil the book for anyone reading this and about to listen to it, but I imagined the narrator delivering all of his lines like he's looking at an imaginary camera, head tilted slightly forward with one eyebrow raised and saying the word 'Duh-uh-uh!' Over and over again for twenty hours of my life that I'll never get to spend with my family.
If you're from Texas, you'll love it.
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- R. P. W. Page
- 03-08-12
I think this simply wasn't for me
Having listened to this I think I simply don't like the protagonist. I'm sure the whole macho shoot first think eventually thing will appeal to some but didn't for me. I found myself constantly hoping that something would manage to kill pitt for good which sadly didn't happen.
The unhealthy obsession with guns, barely hidden political views and telegraphing of events to come throughout the book left me disappointed. This was topped off by one of the most inexplicable romance angles I have ever listened to and terrible attempts to build emotion with characters before something dreadful happened to them.
However it's all fine because guns are cool, especially if you are shooting guns and even more so if you are shooting them at something that doesn't require a moral justification on if its right or wrong. I will be sticking with Harry Dresden where good story, character development and well written action blend together into an interesting and gripping read. It's a shame this book lacks any of those.
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- Sandra
- 07-03-20
I hated this book and like it
this book drove me mad the hero is a love sick puppy and a idiot other than than that I had to finish this book it is a compelling book i just wanted to hear what happened in the end
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- Yacob
- 03-09-16
Another thrilling tail
Awesome book again exploring the depths of the universe in some weird and wonderful ways
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- Thomas
- 05-27-21
this is juvenile garbage
The main character is an insufferable self-insert Mary Sue who has a very unhealthy attitude towards women. I bought this with a credit ages ago and tried to listen to it only recently. Within 2 chapters, it was clearly a dud. If you love guns and you hate women and the men they tend to actually like, this is a book for you.
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- Duckie
- 05-17-20
Embracing my inner hermit & bought the next 3books
The fabulously annimated narration went hand in hand with the enthraling storyline. Loved every minute!!
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- Nathan
- 02-10-20
Jack Reacher with monsters
Wondering what this book is like? It is eerily like Jack Reacher, but with monsters. Probably a bit better written than those books, but in the same ball park. Enjoyable story. I will definitely read the next one. Narrator is terrific.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-11-19
Surprisingly good
I had serious doubts because of the title. But, This is one of the best books I have listened to. Non stop action combined with good story development, an excellent narator and a host of interesting characters. I'm so glad I have found a new series!
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- Cindy
- 04-01-18
Best book and series ever
Where does Monster Hunter International rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book, and then series, is my absolute favourite. What a surprise! I didn't expect to like it based on the cover art or blurb but it was on sale at the time so I thought, why not? Boy was I glad I did. This is an AWESOME book and series and I would highly recommend.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Monster Hunter International?
Well I can't really say or I'll give it away. The first chapter will grab you though!! (pun intended)
What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?
Oliver Wyman's performance in this series is beyond stellar. I've actually started buying other books based on his performance but honestly, nothing comes close to how awesome he is in this series. The persistent "Owen said" or "said Holly" are superfluous as you would know who was talking simply by the change in voice. How he can go from robust baritone to breathy falsetto, without sounding ridiculous, is aMAZing! You will not be disappointed!
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
That's not really my job but I'd say: Jam packed with adventure! It'll keep you on the edge of your seat! (Yes I know. Don't give up my day job.)
Any additional comments?
The marriage of an awesome story by Larry Correia and outstanding performance is not to be missed!