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Jam

By: Yahtzee Croshaw
Narrated by: Yahtzee Croshaw
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We were prepared for an earthquake. We had a flood plan in place. We could even have dealt with zombies. Probably.

But no one expected the end to be quite so... sticky... or strawberry scented.

Yahtzee Croshaw (Mogworld, Zero Punctuation Reviews) returns to print with a follow-up to his smash-hit debut: Jam, a dark comedy about the one apocalypse no one predicted.

©2012 Yahtzee Croshaw (P)2012 Yahtzee Croshaw
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"[Croshaw is] able to pull off slapstick comedy in print, and that's no easy feat."–ComicsAlliance

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Another great story!

I adore Yahtzee Croshaw’s stories!!! They are fun and interesting. I found myself staying up late refusing sleep while listening to this one. I loved it!!!! You will too!

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I may give it another go....

there's another review that suggests speeding it up to 1.7x. I will try that if I give it another listen.

I only made it thru about the first 3 chapters and had to bail.

loved save/destroy for food/money. This disappointed

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My latest FAVORITE book!

Yahtzee Croshaw has won me over AGAIN! This story is the best zombie-less apocalypse ever! Giant spider, man-eating jam, plastic-wrapped people, and fabulous sarcastic dialogue, you'll find it all here. Just a fun romp into a strawberry-scented nightmare.

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wished for more.

it's a story you always think is going to get more interesting or deeper, featuring a protagonist you think is finally going to do something. right up until the very end. Not Yahtzee's strongest work but it's good for a laugh in plenty of parts.

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Well read and well written Yahtzee at his best.

Ironic? Yes but you’ll have to read the story to find out why. I could X-plain but that would spoil it. :-). Well ended.

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Listen at 1.5x for a good time

As others have mentioned, play this one at about 1.5x speed to get the proper Yahtzee effect.

A fun little story, told from the perspective of nigh-clueless survivors, with Yahtzee Croshaw’s classic wit and cynicism.

Not as polished as his later stuff, but worth a listen.

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The Don character had me laughing out loud

This book was incredibly entertaining once the action got going! The Don character and his relationship with Travis was hysterical - at times I actually laughed out loud. At other times i was horrified by events in the story. I feel like each time Yahtzee Croshaw comes out with another book it’s been better than the last, although this one id say tied with my favorite book of his, “Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash”.

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Another bizarre gem

A most amazing witty and ridiculous novel. Nobody can create an analogy like Yahtzee Crenshaw; improbable, lovely and weird. And, nobody could have narrated this novel and its conversations like he can. Definitely takes the reader into another dimension. Crazy and funny as hell.

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Travis being a complete psycho, using his monster of a spider as a coping mechanism. It never failed to give me a chuckle.

A few of the deaths, but that kind of thing happens in a jampocalypse. Life itself becomes collateral damage.

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Yahtzee's weakest work is still quote good

This is the last of Yahtzee's work I've read/listened to, and I think it's my least favorite of them. The characters are amusing, with each being defined most sharply by a running gag, and the moment-to-moment humor is as good as it always is with Yahtzee, maybe even better than some of his recent work. I did find several of the major plot points and even the ending to be oddly predictable; I don't know if I just got lucky in my musings or if there were several instances of foreshadowing I didn't realize I had picked up on for how things would ultimately turn out. Either way, it did dampen my enjoyment a little, when I haven't experienced this in any of Yahtzee's other books.
As for the narration, it's a step up from how I remember Mogworld being, but it is quite slow, with occasional pops and technical hiccups. I listened on 1.4 speed. Yahtzee's character voices are quite distinct, and his comedic timing still lands well on increased speed.
Overall, it's worth the listen. I would just recommend increasing the playback speed, even if you don't normally do so. 3.5/5.

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