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The Egg and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Christy Romano, R.C. Bray
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Summary
Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.
Stories included in this audio-exclusive collection are:
- "Access"
- "Antihypoxiant"
- "Annie's Day"
- "The Real Deal"
- "Bored World"
- "The Midtown Butcher"
- "Meeting Sarah"
- "The Chef"
- "The Egg"
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- BJS
- 27-12-17
Funny and thought provoking.
There are 9 short stories in this collection. As they vary in length between 3 and 14 minutes, there’s no time for flowery descriptions. We jump right in there and meet the protagonists, there’s a whip crack as the plot escalates, then a twist in the tale and it’s over. You stand smiling with eyebrows raised, on the other side of the story, bemused that it’s over so soon.
A couple of tales have the classic ‘bait and switch’ ‘it’s not what you thought it was’ type ending (don’t worry, no spoilers here) and that’s always good for a shocker ending if done well, which this is. The rest are more thought provoking, and the scope of the ideas continues to expand beyond the story’s end. You’ll find yourself thinking about them later.
As other reviewers have noted, at just over an hour in total, it’s a very short listen. But don’t let that deter you. The content is carefully distilled, so every word is to be savoured. Highly recommended.
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- S J MORRIS
- 27-03-21
Predictable and dull.
A collection of 9 short stories. I'm presuming they were supposed to be clever, with a 'big reveal' at the end, but I guessed the outcome of 4 of them and a couple were just stupid. Nowhere near as entertaining as his other books.
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- SnapDragon
- 05-03-24
Incredible writing & great narration!
These stories are jaw-droppingly good. I enjoyed every second and had to stop listening after each story to take in and process what had just happened! I’ve already recommended this book to everyone I know.
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- Helen Combe
- 04-03-24
Exquisitely different and unexpected
Each of these stories is a little gem. I was often wrong footed with unexpected endings. An exquisite experience
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- James
- 10-02-24
amazing, like little snippets of black mirror
almost every idea here could be a full-length novel. fantastic range of original ideas and stories.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-12-23
Great stories but not many!
very redolent of twighlight zone, interesting twists and characters, but the series ended sooner than I wanted.
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- Toria
- 26-11-23
Good little stories
Such good little twists to these, defo filled in a bit of time while doing homework
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- Gavin
- 01-11-23
Great
as always great creative writing. Have listened to most of Andys work Love it all.
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- Arjayuu
- 23-09-23
Great collection …. but oh so short
Hmm ..,. I have mixed views on this !
Quality of stories great and entertaining with good narration …. 5 stars for both of those … up to the standard of all of Andy Weir’s other books …. all of which I have read or listened to.
But with only just over 1 hour of listening in total I think this is shockingly poor value for money … regardless of the quality of the actual stories.
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- Frieda
- 24-04-23
Good mix.
Some of these stories really had me suckered. Specifically Annie's day and The Midtown Butcher. Good mix.
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