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  • The President's Brain Is Missing

  • A Tor.Com Original
  • By: John Scalzi
  • Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
  • Length: 47 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (531 ratings)

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The President's Brain Is Missing

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
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Publisher's summary

The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?

©2010 John Scalzi (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
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Quick and Quirky

This short story felt like an episode of Twilight Zone. good for a free off or $1 read.

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A perfect short story.

As usual, John Scalzi has delivered a story with several levels of meaning. The twist at the end is unexpected, but makes total sense. Me. Scalzi is a master craftsman.

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review of preformance only, my own opinion

I'm sorry, but the finality the narrator uses each time he says 'Jefferson(or any other name) said' bugs the jeebs off me! I love Scalzi so much, but this story, I will have to consume in written form. I only got about five minutes in before my toes were so curled I had to stop for risk of injury...I remember nothing but a cork and that darn Jefferson...

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Cleverly done

I so enjoy Scalzi shorts as they are super clever and fun too. Great deals also

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The only thing I dislike about Scalzi as a writer is his incessant use of "(person's name) said" for almost every sentence in a dialogue. When you're reading his books, your eyes can flit over it & ignore it for the most part, but it becomes obvious when listening to audiobooks.

Other narrarators worked around it as best they could, but this narrarator emphasized it. It made it really hard to enjoy the story.

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Fun short story!

Yet another great story by John Scalzi, even as short as it is. Very well developed and even sounded plausible in a funny way! PJ Ochlan did a great job narrating it as well!

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Short but a lot of fun

As with much of John's work, I would love to see more out of the universe he built here. Decidedly lighthearted as the title suggests, and it made me laugh.

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not what you think

Published in 2017, the story isn't what you expect from the title. So just stop thinking that.
Instead it's kind of a clever what-if, which is what all good science-fiction should be.

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Light-hearted listening

Funny, creative, story ideal for when driving home at the end of the week. Gets you in the right mood for the weekend.

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Quick read (listen) but good

Enjoyed it. Quick and entertaining. Simple story line. Good read. It’s worth listening to and I recommend.

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