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Awaken Online: Catharsis

By: Travis Bagwell
Narrated by: David Stifel
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Jason logs into Awaken Online fed-up with reality. He's in desperate need of an escape, and this game is his ticket to finally feeling the type of power and freedom that are so sorely lacking in his real life.

Awaken Online is a brand new virtual reality game that just hit the market, promising an unprecedented level of immersion. Yet Jason quickly finds himself pushed down a path he didn't expect. In this game, he isn't the hero. There are no damsels to save. There are no bad guys to vanquish.

In fact, he might just be the villain.

©2016 Travis Bagwell (P)2016 Travis Bagwell

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Story is ace!

Having enjoyed Sword Art online, this was along a similar vein, the anti-hero aspect is a nice story mechanic and I found myself enjoying more of this than I thought.

While people discredit the voice actor, you might find the tone a little off putting, the story is worth the perseverance, and Druid really makes the story his own. I grew to enjoy the story more due to his efforts.

Have fun, make your own decision - Sword Art/Armada and Ready Player One fans will enjoy this.

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great story

the voice actor is a bit off putting. I recommend this for anyone in search for a good storyline.

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A slow builder with poor choice of narrator.

For the first hour or two of the story, I really struggled not to turn it off and give up. The narrator, although talented at narrated, was definitely not suited to this particular book. His strange voice makes it feel like a book for children or young teens, and he'd be much better suited to narrating stories in those genres. However, after slowly getting used to the narration and pushing through it, I was pleased to find that the story finds its feet and starts to get good. It's not amazing, nor does it push any boundaries, but it does manage to stay interesting enough to enjoy. There were a few elements that felt like overlooked plot-holes, but they aren't too irritating. The biggest irritation for me was the narrator's inability to pronounce the word "Trebuchets" correctly. This wouldn't have been such a big issue if it weren't for the fact that the word appears at least 15 times in the final battle and he said it wrong every time. I'm surprised no one in production picked up on it.

Honestly, I'd recommend the Noobtown series over this one, if only for the humour it delivers that this one lacks (or does poorly when it does try), but that's not to say that this is bad either. I am planning to listen to the second story in the series.

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couldn't make it past the performance

it may be a decent story, I don't know. The performance is really hard to listen to.

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Addicting!!!

I didn’t really paid attention to this audio book before o didn’t realise that it’s a gem. One of the very best audio books I’ve ever listened too, I’m definitely hooked and can’t stop listening..

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Loved it!

I really enjoyed this story, I usually find this genre a bit hit or miss but thankfully the author came through towards the end.
The narrator was a little strange about the female voices but not too distracting.

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Average

An ok story with an unrelateable protagonist, with robot like dialogue delivered the best it can be. Strong themes which help to draw readers in for further installments.

Read/listen to "He who fights with monsters"

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Poor voice acting

Voice actor has little to no emotion and cannot pronounce trebuchet to save his life

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decent story but the writing was basic.

A cool premise for sure. the writing though. "something in him snapped..." then a page later "something in her snapped..." or "this can't be fair he thought "this can't be fair" he said."

I won't consider the next book until I have exhausted every other book on my list and even then it will be like returning to an abuse relationship like twilight.

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First LitRPG book... wow!

What a great book! I was very sceptical of the combination of RPG elements into a fantasy novel. But , now I think this is the only way to do modern sci-fi/fantasy fiction. The RPG elements blended perfectly with character development and mirrored the buzz of leveling up in MMORPG's perfectly.

I highly recommend this story for anyone new to the genre. The narrative is unique and engaging. I found all elements of plot and characterisation to be smoothly handled and engaging.

The only negative was the narration at the begining of the story. The narrator had a really boring voice and was reading very very slowly. This all improved over time as he produced some great character voices. I also came to find his smooth and calm narration very relaxing. I could see this audiobook being something to help me sleep on flights... soon I hope 😅🤞

Fantastic audiobook, definitely worth your monthly credit.

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