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Hive Minds Give Good Hugs
- Lu par : Jessica Almasy
- Durée : 18 h et 15 min
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Description
Dorky, socially awkward entomology student Evelyn wakes up one morning to find herself as some sort of alien-human hybrid trapped on an unknown planet.
Once the initial panic winds down, she quickly learns she's capable of producing more of herself: additional bodies all sharing one mind. Being well-versed in sci-fi tropes, she quickly resolves to not devour the planet and turn into an unflinching biological armada, and instead uses her new powers to try and help as many people as possible.
Unfortunately, it turns out that helping people is often very, very difficult. With dreams of Earth filtering into her mind as she sleeps, the mystery of what she is and how she got here slowly comes to light while her power and responsibility grows ever larger.
For an anxious young woman who was already struggling to get by in a normal life, it all feels like a bit too much.
Hive Minds Give Good Hugs is a story about mistakes, difficult choices, neurodivergency, and cool alien ecology. It's a very human story, even though Evelyn might never be one again.
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Global1 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- That Guy
- 16/12/2022
Too much angst
The book follows an emotionally disturbed girl with sexuality issues as she gets isekaied to be a shapeshifting, hive mind, brood queen on an alien planet. While I can't say that the book is poorly written, the sheer scale of the angst and the continuous mental illness described ad nauseam made it a pain to continue forward. I originally assumed that this was part of the author's process of character building but as the book continued I realized that was not in fact an opener, but the major theme of the book. If you dont mind listening to hours of mental anguish and internal monologue, you'll probably enjoy the book. The world building was interesting and the concept is relatively underused. However, I dont think the payoff is worth sitting through.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire2 out of 5 stars
- Matthew
- 03/10/2022
Mixed bag, not bad, not good
The elements are there for a good book but there are two main reasons why I couldn't like it.
1 - The primary moral dilemma gets flogged quite hard, repeatedly, for too long.
2 - Narration. Jessica Almasy has impressive range, diction, style, clarity, and variety. Unfortunately the recording is killed by frequent mistimed pauses where there obviously shouldn't be. It feels like she's reading a ticker tape too quickly and then pauses as she waits for new words to appear only to read those too quickly also and pause again.
Further a cell phone alert buzz can be heard dozens of times throughout the reading. :/
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Kristian
- 16/02/2023
I wish I could give this a higher rating
I would first like to say I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. Most of the time, this book is a four our of five star read. But two glaring issues stick out.
First, far too much annoying reddit culture. Excessive swearing, self-deprecating mental health humor, immature outlooks on the world and on religion, surface level understanding of many world issues. Usually this is just a minor issue, but there are some cases where it become unbearable.
Secondly, unlikable main characters. As cute as Evalin's dynamic with Tara was, Evalin's anxiety prevented her from ever taking any satisfying action in the story. Choosing realism over enjoyment consistently made the main character weak willed, pathetic, easily pushed around, and she never, ever, explained things is a even halfway decent way to anyone around her. And then when her own incompetence caused problems, she would get angry and make things work.
Evalin says herself she wasn't cutout for the job, and the insights into anxiety are accurate. But that does not make for a good and enjoyable story.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Lloyd
- 29/10/2022
this was eye-opening!
I am one of those people who lay awake at night thinking about the troubles of my world.
but this novel takes it so much further than I had ever contemplated.
to say this novelist thought provoking, does not give it justice.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 20/10/2022
So many things to say!
I have strong opinions of extreme pacifistic people, and this book represents a bit of what I think of them. Now is not a bad thing to be pacifist (I'm moderate pacifistic) but this book truly shows the many problems of the concept of "peaceful solutions" in conflicts of grand scales.
I loved it. I could imagine myself in that situation and try do almost the same things as Evelyn.
I also like how it represents people with ADHD with antisocial personality. I felt represented in one way or another. There aren't many characters I've read like that. It is great.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Jason Kennon
- 12/10/2022
Loved every second.
The author Natalie Maher did an amazing job making the main character believable as a real person. It was obvious how much care Natalie Maher put into the main character being someone to relate to and believe in to the point where through their eyes the world itself draws you in. Jessica Almasy read the book perfectly and really gave a voice to the characters deepening the real feelings the characters give.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Sallamae Johnson
- 09/10/2022
Almost prophetic, like with Aldus Huxley
Another review convinced me to give this a try. Unfortunately, I don't remember a review conveying the subtle and integral sense of completion and determination found here. This is not a book that inappropriately idolizes homosexuality. It is not a book on pacifism. It is not a book with true answers to related problems, but it is a deep and genuine examination of these and other issues. To me, this story is a simile of what will eventually happen. The big principle missing from the story is individual agency. It seems to be represented as dignity and accountability, but because it follows a strictly current conventional atheism doctrine, it neglects the form of immediate justice that is apparently very not obvious to most people.
There is a burden accrued when one does something evil. It is like a damn to their intelligence that makes them less stable, less satisfied, and certainly less comprehending. Justice does not come in a proper administered form (not a reference to the state of any specific justice system). Even in the USA, likely the most free country on Earth, people are consistently oppressed and conditioned to think evil and to support evil. We are barely aware of it, so when one who is aware and has power suggested in this fantasy is present, what do you think will happen?
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Ryan Rutledge
- 24/10/2022
Jessica Almasy was absolutely amazing
... at narrating this incredible story that made me reflect on morality and philosophy while engrossing me in her world. a new ATF
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Utilisateur anonyme
- 22/10/2022
Didn't think I would enjoy a hive mind book.
I was very wrong this book had me listening all day and almost all night. vigor mortis another of thundamoo is fantastic so took a chance on this one an it went wonderfully glad I picked this up.
3 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Badwolf
- 29/09/2022
amazing wow.
first off this book was far better than I expected it to be I originally bought it because it had the same voice actor. but also finding out that it was the same person that wrote vigor mortis book series I was all in it was a great ride pushing some new ideas and spinning some one I have seen into new concepts. bothe me and my fiance have injoyed this book. plz start the third vigor mortis book to be put on audible I am dying to know what happens well keep up the great work on writing these two series that you have done are works of art to me and can't wait to see what you do next. thanks for your hard work.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 28/09/2022
I'd be hard pressed if anyone finds a better book
In my humble opinion, "Hive Minds Give Good Hugs" isn't a book. It is a literary experience, and the best one I have ever written. It easily outshone all my long term favorites by a long shot, simply by how it is written.
I will not go into any detail, as I believe it would greatly take away from this experience, however, I can only recommend anyone to read this.
Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher, if you read this: Thank You. You have given me the perfect book, I would not know how to make it any better.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Erik Neis
- 18/05/2023
Good for Someone, who likes Bugs or has ADD/ADHD
The concept is really cool (reminds me of Hunter x Hunter), but I hate creepy crawlies and the MC is constantly jumping between elation and depression, which is rather taxing for the listener.
I'm currently only at chapter 12 of 53. The description says, that she wants to help people, but she hasn't found anyone yet... I wouldn't call the story slow paced, and there is a lot going on, but much like the MC, I can't seem to focus.
I don't know, if I can finish the book...
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Elo
- 27/01/2023
The Voice
Sorry, had to stop after two hours. Maybe the story is great, I don´t know for sure, be beginning was very interesting, but the voice of the reader is so annoying I could not stand it. I is so overexcited....sorry for the author.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Alexander Bommert
- 21/01/2023
This book is what having ADHD/ADD feels like. <3
Never have I ever been told a story where I could follow every twist and turn of the protagonist's rambling.
Every time there were consequences for her losing focus.
Every time there were sparks of guilt for when she felt shame about failing.
And every time she panicked or list track of time, she blamed herself more.
All of this is scarely accurate, and I love it.
There's the constant cycle of guilt, the issues with motivation to do uninteresting things, the fixations that bordered on obsession, the loss of emotional control, the ramblings, the need for overly precise definitions, the setting of goals and boundaries that she broke shortly after...
And the constant, ever present feeling of: "I am not good enough. What is wrong with me?"
All of it stung, because this is what ADHD actually feels like to me, day in, day out.
Thank you to the author.
Thank you to the narrator.
Just... thanks. <3
This book is amazing, and I will probably either buy a physical copy, or forget to do that, but feel guilty about forgetting every now and again.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Kunde
- 21/12/2022
I want more
This can not be it! I need a second book and I need it now! This was so good! The Narrator gave everyone and everything in this story a wonderful charm and the story in and of it self is sir creative! I want to know how the story continues! I need to know!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Kunde
- 13/12/2022
An unexpected masterpiece.
I thought this would be a feel-good listen. I really did. Oh how wrong I was. Experience this book unspoiled. It's worth it. If I had to give a spoiler-less description... Imagine all those intellectual books your native language teachers made you read back in school. The ones that are thought-provoking and well-structured but incredibly boring or monotonous in some way. Now imagine if they weren't boring, without losing any of the thoughtfulness. That's what this book is like.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Greenfox
- 07/10/2022
Good with some twists.
I really enjoyed the slow buildup, the mystery and all the scocial science things.
Combat and survival was done well too :D.
Together with a voice actor that has really great acting skill. It was an overall enjoyable ride.
If i must point out some contras.
That would be :
- No LGBT warning. I don't have a problem, but even light stuff might offend certain people. It was more of the cute kind, no harem stuff or just sexy time each chapter. The two make a good pair also.
- The "big bad mystery evil" has no reason for all of this happening, litterally. It's even needlessy cruel to a point. Why would you do that whole hivemind setup thing?
- At the end you as the listener, get force feed the view of life of someone. Quite litterally. I'm not a fan if someone goes "the only way is ... ". Because that's so final ... there's no good way nor bad way. It's just that even if you could, maybe you shouldn't? As far as i am concerned. If people can't lift themself out of a problem (as singluar or as a group), then that's that. Try harder. That's my view on the big bad. We can help, but at the end it's like with the christianity ... god helps those, that help themself. Or something like that xD.
