Hitchers
Written by Will McIntosh
Narrated by Andy Paris
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Will McIntosh
Will McIntosh's debut novel, Soft Apocalypse, was a finalist for both a Locus Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He is a frequent contributor to Asimov's, where his story 'Bridesicle' won the 2010 Readers' Award, as well as the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. His third novel, Love Minus Eighty (based on 'Bridesicle'), was named best Science Fiction novel of the year by the American Library Association and was optioned for film by Film4. His other novels include Defenders, optioned by Warner Brothers for a feature film, and the YA novel Burning Midnight. Will was a psychology professor for two decades before turning to writing full-time. He lives in Williamsburg with his family.
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Reviews for Hitchers
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Domestic terrorists have attacked Atlanta unleashing anthrax killing half a million residents. Because so many individuals have died within a short period of time, a rend in the fabric between this world and “Deadland” (a Dali-esque purgatory for the recently deceased to erode away and rejoin the cosmos) and the dead with unfinished business escape and possess the bodies of many Atlantans. Finn Darby is one who has been usurped by his alcoholic, abusive grandfather. Another is Finn’s deceased wife who died when struck by lightning on a canoe trip. She has possessed the body of a waitress that she had had an argument with on the morning before her death.
The initial signs of the possessions are evidenced when individuals begin to blurt out in Tourette’s Syndrome manner conversations frequently uttered by the deceased. Initially, professionals perceive these symptoms as post-traumatic stress disorder or another mental illness. The symptoms soon escalate to the deceased animating the host’s bodies relegating the host to observer status only. Each possession becomes longer and longer and Finn learns, if not stopped, will ultimately lead to the host and deceased trading places in Deadland.
Finn, the waitress, and others are in a race to discover what attracted the deceased to the mortal realm and to determine how to return them to Deadland. However, Finn confronts a dilemma. How does he return his grandfather but return his wife to the living? Is this fair to the waitress? And, what about this attraction I’m begin to feel for the waitress?
The novel is short and an easy, enjoyable read. The author being a psychology professor probably explains why he is so effective in exploring the emotions of both the hosts and deceased in this thriller. Since I'm also a psychology instructor at a nearby community college probably played a part in reading this novel. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed the beginning and end. The start covered a terrorist anthrax attack, a well written car/body of water accident, and scary posession scenarios. I was creeped out/scared during a scene in a doctor's office where young kids showed the possession symptoms. Working the horror stuff into the middle of a plausible terrorist attack was clever. Books don't scare me, but the start of this one did. The plot then turned more interesting than scary. The characters meeting up and dealing with the supernatural plot line was cool stuff. However, it lost its coolness for me, and turned into quite a few chapters/pages without a goal. There really was no point/plot for a bit. Just a bunch of people reacting to things. The end picked up. The very last page wasn't all that great for me, but the conclusion of the ghosts in the three lead characters was well written.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really sucked me in but felt a little rushed at the end. I really enjoy this author overall.