Worm Audiobook
How would you feel about a superhero story that makes Watchmen look like Superfriends? This is a superhero story that kicks Marvel's and DC's asses out of the multiverse. It's fast, emotional, tactical and above all it's consistent. In a world where people get their powers by triggering under extreme stress and/or trauma, the distinction between ''hero'' and ''villain'' is simply a matter of perspective. Widely regarded as ''the Game of Thrones of superhero stories'' Worm is an intense exploration of a world much like our own if a large number of people started getting superpowers starting in the 1980's. After an exceptionally traumatizing event, Taylor Hebert finds she has the seemingly-mundane ability to control insects. Told primarily from her perspective, Worm follows Taylor as she decides to use these powers for the greater good - no matter what the cost. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay. Cape politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare, and the individual problems of the unbalanced people beneath the costumes puts even the heroes' morality in question. Taylor's actions in the midst of this leave her in a position where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. ''The only superhero work to show the world as worse because of superheroes'' ''X-men has more continent busters, while Worm has more busted continents'' ''You know all those times in superhero stories where you wonder why they don't just do *this* or *that* with their power? In this, they *do*''
Love love love
Jan 3
I highly recommend worm it’s so good!!! I cant wait to listen to it again. The story line is great I love the way the characters are brought to life. I would buy this book and any other made by the author. So thankful for those who put in the time and effort to make this audiobook. Not all heroes wear capes.
1 less star for inconsistent audio
Nov 24
I LOVE worm. Like… SO much. It would get a 5 star, but I just have a few complaints about the audiobook project. I just wish the quality was vetted a bit better before release. The Snagger chapters are bad.. his inflections aren’t great, and he mispronounces words CONSTANTLY. Anyone who isn’t Rein just doesn’t quite measure up and/or put enough emotion and care into it. Other than those complaints, I’m just glad I’m able to listen while I work, despite some chapters being unbearable due to poor narration.
Thank you!
07/12/2023
Worm has been on my radar for ages, but its a huge commitment to sit down and read - one that I knew I couldn’t make. This podcast series allowed me to experience the incredible story of Taylor and I’m beyond grateful. Some of the chapters aren’t the best quality and there are some mispronunciations of non-English derived words (as a Boston native, we pronounce it Mar-kees, despite what Wildbow has gone on record saying LOL), but honestly all of the little things make the love for Worm shine through. I’m deeply grateful to everyone that worked on this project, and I definitely recommend this to folks who are interested in the series but can only listen while working their desk job or walking their dog. I’ll probably check their Ward podcast series, but I need a bit of a break from superheroes first - 174 hours and a year of listening has me needing something more lighthearted first :)
Great Story
09/02/2021
Worm is an excellent story that others should listen too my favorite character was Armsmaster and you’ll find out about all the great characters if you ready story
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- CreatorRobert "Rein" Ramsay
- Episodes299
- RatingClean
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