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- Narrated by: Corey Brill
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip - a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfre. The boys are a tight-knit crew. There’s Kent, one of the most popular kids in school; Ephraim and Max, also well-liked and easygoing; then there’s Newt the nerd and Shelley the odd duck. For the most part, they all get along and are happy to be there - which makes Scoutmaster Tim’s job a little easier. But for some reason, he can’t shake the feeling that something strange is in the air this year. Something waiting in the darkness. Something wicked...
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- Anonymous User
- 13-09-2018
A modern Lord of the Flies
Be warned: Don't listen to this while you're eating.
Nick Cutter presents us with a modern-day Lord of the Flies. With a balls-to-the-wall circus of gore and viscera flung at you until the very end. And while it definitely fits well into the its label of horror, it doesn't transcend it; unlike the more heavy hitters in the genre. But Cutter certainly does know horror well. His descriptions of gore and even retelling of simple memories, are twisted into something macabre; inciting squeamish disgust in listeners. At times, Cutter uses too heavy a hand with the memories. The plot scarcely moves forward before one of the boys remember something gross in their childhood and it becomes almost rhythmic, and listeners fall into a pattern. The characters themselves are flawed, though quite one dimensional. The boys all fulfill a stereotype except for Max, whom is so vaguely constructed that he would be utterly forgettable, if Cutter didn't have big plans for him in the plot.
But perhaps this reception of the boys is due to the narration, which is monotone at best. And downright lazy at worst. Corey Brill reads the novel like he's never read it before. Every time he reaches the end of a chapter, usually a time for narrators to construct some sort of distinct tone, he make it an anticlimax. So much so that listeners can almost believe he is mid sentence, before the next chapter starts. So it's no surprise then that his dialogue lands flat. And while his monotone is a compliment to the gore in the novel, it feels more like a scientist droning about his research, than an actual horror novel.
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- Alex Bollen
- 12-02-2024
full on, but good full on
the troop is a standout in the genre. i enjoy couldn't put it down. Great work to the author.
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- Simon
- 31-01-2024
Loved it!
What a fantastic tale! I had this recommended to me from a guy who I recommend a lot of hardcore horror to, it had been on my radar for ages but after his glowing review I thought I'd take the plunge. Soooooo glad that I did. The Troop doesn't fluff around and the story hits the ground running. The f(b)loodgates don't open up for a while but when they do... oof!!!
So many spoilers wanna slip past these lips but I'd like the reader to go in blind like I did and let it all unfold. It's even better than you think it's going to be, give it a crack.
As an avid hardcore horror / splatter punk reader, I'll definitely be checking out more of Nick Cutter's books for sure.
p.s. Corey's narration was fantastic!
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-2023
Great story
Has everything you’d expect in a horror book. Only a couple of the kids were particularly likeable so felt no connection when the dying began. Definitely hard to put down, needed to see how it ended.
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- Olivia Bury
- 11-07-2023
Loved it!
This book gave me Stephen King vibes, especially in the gore and brutality. There were two parts in the book I almost cried in, this was a fantastic story although parts did break my heart.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-06-2023
So good
Loved every minute
Well written
Great narration
Scouts will never look the same
Thanks for the wicked story
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- Anonymous User
- 09-05-2023
Great story
Really enjoyed the story and the ambiguous ending . The small animal cruelty bits were tough to get through but it’s all part of the feeling of the story .
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- Anonymous User
- 26-03-2023
One of the best books I’ve read this year
The troop was an incredible & often uncomfortable read. It’s story leaves you guessing what for & what’s next
I highly recommend listening/ reading to the Troop & am looking forward to reading more from Nick Cutters
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- Melina Wedin
- 30-12-2022
Gruesome and amazing
for lovers of horror, and the kind of horror that doesn't hold back on gruesome detail, this is a must!
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- Regina
- 05-10-2022
Finally, a horror story that lives up to expectations
This book has a horrifying story, lots of gore and I believe it wraps everything up perfectly in the end. Not for the faint of heart.
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