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The Dog Stars

Author:
Peter Heller
Read by:
Mark Deakins
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Ratings
Book
46
Narrator
27
Release Date
August 7, 2012
Duration
10 hours 42 minutes
Summary
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RIDLEY SCOTT AND STARRING JACOB ELORDI, MARGARET QUALLEY, AND JOSH BROLIN • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The River: In this 'end-of-the-world novel more like a rapturous beginning' (San Francisco Chronicle), Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. His gripping story is 'an ode to friendship between two men...the strong bond between a human and a dog, and a reminder of what is worth living for' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).

Hig's wife is gone, his friends are dead, and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a mercurial, gun-toting misanthrope named Bangley.

But when a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail, only to find something that is both better and worse than anything he could ever hope for.
Reviews
What listeners say
The audiobook is widely praised for its evocative prose, memorable characters, and thoughtful narrative. Listeners appreciate the quiet, engaging nature of the story and its original, topical themes. The narration is commended for enhancing the listening experience, though some find certain dialogue simplistic and character development uneven. Overall, it is considered a compelling and solid first novel.
Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2026

Slow moving. No distinguishable plot. Hope the movie is better.

Profile Avatar Huw P. Jul 2026

Very slow narrator, okay book but really failed to grip me til the last 15 pages then finished suddenly.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2026

Crap ending

Profile Avatar Anthony L. Apr 2026

Yesterday was only a moment in the wind

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2025

I love this book. Spare yet evocative prose. Good story. Memorable characters. And a good dog.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2024

Original and appropriately topical

Profile Avatar Anonymous Mar 2024

I loved the quietness of this book. It was thoughtful, engaging and real.

Profile Avatar GarisonB Aug 2020

Incredible, from the writing of the book to the narration this is one of the best books I have ever listened to.

Profile Avatar leah r Dec 2017

I tried to read the book but found the dialog to be extremely tedious. Only simple sentences. Sometimes a compound sentences or two. Word. Or three words.... You get the point. As far as the audio version, the narrator did the story justice and made it compelling enough to listen to. I was pretty engaged up until the last part of the book (spoiler alert) when the author brings in a female character only so he can have sex with her. This is a boring. Very. Only descriptions of why she's beautiful. No depth to character. Only skin and sex. Dog was written with more personality than women. Women are pretty. Boobs. Anyways, good story but shallow when it comes to development of characters.

Profile Avatar John Carroll Sep 2016

Hemingway after the last world war: Heller captures the abrupt descriptive narrative style. But like Hemingway, he fails to develop anyone other than the main character and his paramour of the post apocalypse. A solid first novel. Let's hope for more.

Profile Avatar David Demme-Pratt Aug 2015

Excellent read. On par with The Road but with more colorful characters and development.

Profile Avatar Jessica Roberts May 2014

I'm sure it's better in audio firm because of the choppy, stream of consciousness feel that the narrator portrays but overall solid story. Quick an ending. Won't spoil it.

The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars

Author: Peter Heller
Read by: Mark Deakins
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