Aaron

Good Content But Intermediate Level

Revisado: 07-26-24

Quick-paced and upbeat program with a good variety of language topics. However, I would not consider these lessons “advanced,” rather, intermediate.

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A Masterclass for Novelists

Revisado: 07-22-24

I read this book 20 years ago, and recently discovered the Audible version. Zuckerman’s insights into the publishing industry are illuminating, and his critical analyses of ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Gone with the Wind,’ and two more bestsellers are authoritative and always interesting. This book is equal to a semester or more in an MFA in creative writing program.

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A Rich History of America

Revisado: 07-22-24

This deep dive into American history is generous in detail and variety. The narration is very well done.

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How to Write a Movie

Revisado: 12-12-20

If I had to choose one screenwriting method, it would be this. Fortunately it jives with other structure classics by McKee, Field, Vogler and Truby. By far the most fun and practical approach to formulaic storytelling. Great narration makes this audiobook a real treasure.

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Platitudinal Hubris

Revisado: 11-24-20

A memoir ought to scrape bottom of its narrator's soul, but McConaughey cherry picks his memories and candies them with hindsight. He caricatures Southerners, especially his parents, as if witnessing their chronic bloody domestic violence would not traumatize a boy, but rather wisen and season him. The whole book feels like a sales pitch, hard to believe.

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Casts Doubt on Scripture

Revisado: 01-29-20

The author uses the benign nature of scholarly tone to cast seeds of doubt all over the Bible. His not-so-subtle rhetoric paints the Torah and the Gospels alike as collections of myths and fairy tales with conflicting narratives with unverifiable authorship. The narrator at first reminded me of Piglet from 'Winnie the Pooh,' so I mistook his sly little pokes and jabs at biblical authenticity for empathy or at least credulity; but in time he sounded snide and scoffing and I was sure Richard Dawkins himself was behind the microphone, frothing at the mouth, here to deride the Bible's stories and their believers. My faith is weak enough as it is, and I was looking for something academic AND supportive to edify my relationship with God. This is book is not it. It is also rather boring and wholly uninspired.

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Scary Movie Trailer Narrator

Revisado: 01-18-20

This title has many eye-opening facts and insights, but I can only tolerate the narrator for a few minutes. He reads every sentence like it's a nightmare, with no variation in tone or cadence. He also mispronounces words as if there is no quality check during production.

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Better than Blake

Revisado: 10-20-19

Jessica Brody has put a new face (and voice) to Blake Snyder's lauded principles of story structure. Her organization of ideas is seamless. With a cheerful voice, she makes the daunting task of novel writing possible again. This title includes a PDF with a wealth of beat sheets and other helpful material.

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Ridiculous Voices

Revisado: 10-12-19

Some of the voice actors are terrific, but far too many are melodramatic, phony, or just plain grating and do not belong recording audiobooks. The chapters are broken up in a confusing way, making it difficult to read along in a Bible. The music and sound effects are very good, and the book of Job alone makes this title a must-have.

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