Schrodinger's Gat

By: Robert Kroese

Narrated by: Curt Bonnem

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Schrodinger's Gat is a quantum physics noir thriller. Paul Bayes has begun to feel like all of his actions are dictated by forces beyond his control. But when his suicide attempt is foiled by a mysterious young woman named Tali, Paul begins to wonder if the future is really as bleak as it seems. Tali possesses a strange power: the ability to predict tragedies and prevent them from happening. The possibility of breaking free from the grip of fate gives Paul hope. But when Tali disappears, Paul begins to realize that altering the future isn't as easy as it seems: you can fight the future, but the future fights back.

©2012 Robert Kroese (P)2018 Robert Kroese

Boy, was I surprised!

As the protagonist Paul Bayes discovered when reading Fate and Conscientiousness by Dr. Heller, he said, “a lot of it I don’t follow”. I’ve come across karma, dualism, precognition, fate, and other oddities referenced in prior books so perhaps I understand them a bit better now. Maybe. The tale is interesting if you can stick with it. It is definitely not my cup of tea though. I was thinking it was totally something else. This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

its sciency

I recieved this book free of charge for an honest review. anything to do with quantum physics tends to be cool in some way. the main character was dumber down so the average listener can fallow along and be about as informed as he is. I like the admission that the book isn't written by a scientist but by someone that did some research and built a story around it. though I was waiting the whole book to find out what a gat was I the title which never came up.

Some weird quantum fun

I really enjoyed the characters in this book. The science is also fun. Reads like an old detective mystery too.

Mind-bender - - my head hurts after this one!

I received this from the narrator, Curt Bonne, in exchange for an honest review, courtesy of Audiobook Boom.

Wow, what a mind-bending story based on quantum physics! Don't think about this one too hard, and it is enjoyable, but with all of the explanations of light particles/waves (light is AND isn't both), free will and fate (both exist - at the same time), and a cat alive and dead (at the same time), it is a challenge to read/listen to.

The narration was pretty good, but in some instances, I wasn't sure who was talking. This may have been because I was trying to grasp the concepts and losing track of the story.

Half story, half pseudo science textbook

It started out as a great book, but as it went on it started to lose my interest. All that therein no free will over and over again was getting on my nerves. Also the musings on the universe and quantum physics were cool at the beginning, but after a while they went on and on that some time I had to go back to remember where in the real story it left off before the science interlude. I didn't see it mentioned in other reviews, but I'm pretty sure that there is a part missing between part 5 and 6. I mean, he was driving to the event and musing, next instant he was arriving home after being to the event and musing some more. That part was particularly confusing to follow fora while. The narration was great and did an excellent job expressing the story. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A mystery with an educational twist

If you can resist the urge to fast-forward through the quantum physics educational lessons that are strewn throughout this listen, you will be rewarded with one heck of an interesting mystery.

The search for Tali and why she was abducted is the core storyline. The searcher, Paul, is a bit of a loser but his want to learn the why and how of things and to find Tali was his effort at redemption. Along the way, bad things happen.

There were some head-scratching moments (which had nothing to do with quantum physics) which made it harder to connect with Paul. Spoiler: How do you set off a bomb in a mall and kill people and not have any real remorse?. And in what universe does an unemployed teacher have the funds to get of jail on bond after a mass killing?.

I digress.

The narrator was a good choice. The main character was slightly dispassionate and the narrator delivered on that.

I liked this listen and learned a bit along the way. The story had some moral issues for me though. That kept it from being a great listen.

lots of Good Tones.

this is full of dry humor, introspection, good first-person storytelling, wrapped in cool physics sci-fi

Great story for IT and those interested in physics

I personally enjoy probabilities and theories, which the author Robert Kroese almost jumps into from the start. A lot of technical jargon is used and may not be the best story for someone interested in a lighter read. The concept of the butterfly effect is demonstrated well; however, the unseen character was just weird to me. It really didn’t fit well as the “force of evil” for promoting death and honestly wasn’t necessary. That’s why I gave 4 stars.

The narrator Curt Bonnem does an amazing job of making complicated jargon interesting. One’s eyes could easily glaze over with a less than stellar performance. Great job!

I was given a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for my unbiased review.

Great story if you like/overlook the physics parts

I found the main premise of this book and the characters extremely interesting. I appreciate the effort in trying to tie in real (or as real as we can say) theory into this story but, unfortunately, I feel like these parts really dragged down the more interesting parts of this book. I think if the physics portions of the story were tightened up, condensed, or integrated into the main story better I could have given story 5 stars. Luckily, the overall story arch was extremely interesting and (after pushing through a number of the in-depth physics) kept me wanting to hear more. In addition to the great premise, the humor presented throughout was right up my alley added to my enjoyment. I also did like the author's note at the end with regards to the physics explanations being from the perspective of the main character.

Narration was superb! I enjoyed Curt Bonnem's narration throughout and would happily listen to more narration by him.

Overall, I definitely feel this book is worth a listen as long as you either are highly interested in physics theory or are willing to look past the depth it is covered in this book.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

not bad

the reader is excellent. you can appreciate the story if you are geek enough. all these discussions about quantum physics can take its toll