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Never ask me about my business

Revisado: 04-22-23

A classic of the genre, brought to life by an amazing preformance. What can I say that hasn't been said, an unflinching look at the family Vito founds and Micheal inherts , the Godfather is a must read as almost as it is a much watch . For those who are familiar solely with the films know that it ends part way through what would be part II and includes the rise of Vito as the Don and the other love of Micheal's life. The book is also got a lot of sexual scenes either minimized or skipped in the films including one thst then turns into a rather indepth physical examination where a character finds out they have a rather interesting issue that can be fixed . There's also greater focus on smaller bit characters that make them way more interesting, such as the former police officer who takes place in a hit while dressing as a police officer as you find out why he got fired and ended up there in clear and grizzly detail.

Know that what was cut from the books for the films was smarltly cut and this book can be used as a "huh wonder what s/he was thinking here " that the book fills in.

Highly recommend if you : like Italian mafia stories , the dark protagonist, the importance of family , the fact you can have that family exploited and love for ones family and loved ones .

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Upfront : I believe the Foreword should be removed

Revisado: 02-28-22

I came for Elric, I came for Stormbringer, I came for the books. I do not come for some weird foreword by Gaiman, which is off putting in more ways than one due to focusing on a young boy and repeatedly bringing up his and his male classmates masturbation habits. If you get this skip it, if you don't please let your displeasure of that section be well known. The stories are well done though the author trips up a few times and his voices aren't varied enough at times to keep me fully enthralled, it is sufficient.
Edit: Thanks for everyone who agreed with this review/found it helpful,

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A solid guide to running a cyberpunk game

Revisado: 10-07-21

This nearly 30 year old book holds up very well, I have been prepping to run a cyberpunk game because I believe in the product RTG (R Talsorian games for the uninitiated) has made and feel its a nice reflection of our world. The narration by Colby gives the words life and feels frequently more like you're listening to several people talk about their ways of running cyberpunk and ideals on how they approach it. this preformance is only bolstered by The audiobook's "foreword" by Colby that lets you know for him: it's not just another pay check but something he keeps close to his heart. The team who wrote these words being read are clearly just people who know a bit about rpgs passing down their knowledge, and some of it isn't exclusively cyberpunk but can be applied to other RTG games and even other systems entirely such as Traveler and D&D. It's full of nice framing devices and how to look at different situations such as the fact a lot of pop culture action movies and fiction can be easily applied to Cyberpunk's universe. Mind you not just the obvious stuff but one awesome example of how the Hobbit could be reworked into a cyberpunk campaign. It also goes into tones of play and levels of play to keep in mind, do you want a fast paced punk rock street level Brawl over a band showdown or do you want a slow building world changing symphony of a campaign steeped in espionage that crest into a glorious realization? cyberpunk allows for both. It also has some more "crunch" stuff to it(crunch being items and numbers and how stats effect thigns) as well as how to address & stop problem players from ruining the game for others and potentially themselves.

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Buffy as a mage vs James Bond & the US Government

Revisado: 03-16-20

This isn't a chosen one story, it's a teenaged girl who happened to be in the right place and time for all these things to happen to her, but could have happened to any of her friends or family if things were slightly different. There's no dark lord, magical educational institute, or even wands, just people who have magical abilities when they draw the right symbols and say the right words & the only way to learn is via trial and error. The darkest forces seen are mostly just people being horrible to one another, all the mystical creatures are only temporary manifestations of their summoner's magic and the closest thing to dark magic is using blood instead of relying on etchings, ink and/or paint.

The characters are varied but don't feel out of place in the primary location, the fictional North Valley, a place designed to house the day to day workers of the US intelligence community. The main character and the PoV fro most of the book is of Calista Scott, a former "it girl" who hung out with the clique of vapid popular girls until her mother was arrested. She's now considered the "weird" girl after he mom was arrested for what is claimed to be a Snowden/Manning-style leak. Calista's dialogue is written as the angry teenaged girl she is and the vocal preformance nails that, along with a few other characters of varying infections including an impressive brogue (at least to me).

The only things that hold it back is Calista is a teenaged girl and if you don't like how teenaged girls act when they have crushes or hold grudges, you may not like Calista or the story as a whole as sometimes you're detoured into her crushing on someone guy or momentarily ranting about some girl she use to he be friends with . There are also a few minor moments of plot dump where they explain the history of their worlds magic and why people didn't know. And of course the classic "this really cool character you only hear about? Yeah, they're really x". This isn't too bad though just something you should know as you listen/read.

I give it a 8.75/10 personally, it leaves the stage open for more, which I hear is upcoming and sets up an interesting world where the magic will ony get more wild.

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Better than the film but still lacking

Revisado: 06-24-18

Okay so there are minor changes and sometimes major changes that make me enjoy this better than the film, it fixes some things regarding the pacing of Rose's crush on Finn by her start off by thinking he's handsome. It still however has the same overarching story of going to Canto which drags down things. We get much more of the mental dynamics of several characters who we needed to get more in depth with in order to understand their prespective but still has them do some of the same silly things from the film. My favorite character in Hux gets a better elaboration of his emotional state and view point allowing us to get a "average person" prespective on what is going on in the universe.

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Love the Comic, like the movie and this is good

Revisado: 06-03-18

The original comic of 30 days of night is a very interesting take on what vampires are and how they'd react to news of a place where they could feed in quiet without having to worry about the pesky sun for 30 full days. It's also a fun story about a couple who was possibly falling apart, finding their love for each other again in the tragedy of a vampire attack. It's a nice short story for those who like the blood sucking remorseless demon type vampire over the emotionally sensitive and sometimes hopeless romantic vampires of the last 20 to 25 years. It also is a basic tale of human spirit overcoming the monsters in the shadows.


4.5/5 but since I can't choose that, 4 out of 5.


The story has its upbeat and hopeful moments but only spoiler I'll give is: Not everyone is going to make it but the vampires don't get away with everything.

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So a follow up to the hit that was RP1

Revisado: 06-03-18

Clearly Ernest has some favoritism for some tropes and it shows especially if reading/listening back to back with ready player one: first person story telling about a kid in his late teens, who has grown up in a middle America town & who has a video game obsession.His dad dying before he can remember, a journal/diary made by a dead man that hold the answers and one super popular online video game franchise consumes the world's attention(and it happens to be the plot specify one). Oh and there's a spunky, geeky female love interest who in some ways is more intelligent than the protagonist. What I'm getting at is while i know some writers have their go tos(and sometimes a reflection of them self or how they wish their life gone), this was a bit much of the same thing.

Besides that it's a typical YA affair with people who are forced into a situation where someone is just amazing enough that even when they mess up, it comes off as not 100% their fault. It's ending especially how abrupt it is feels like it kills all momentum after several dramatic narrative moments. Literally one thing happens then suddenly a near 15 minute exposition dump where a character whose purpose is literally to explain everything appears, then said character f's off to some corner and in the books words "I never saw [name removed] again" . In any other series it feels like it's setting up a sequel you'd expect out in 2 or 3 years to much but as Ernest after nearly 3 years hasn't talked about coming back & has instead focused on RP1's film adaption and now a book sequel to RP1, this feels like a loose end.

I give it a 3 out of 5 because Wil still brings it to life in a satisfying way and it ends on a full play list of what the main character and his father listened to. It's also got a lot of cute moments, like a guy from Philly trying to explain to his "Ma" why he's missing & her reaction to where he is. If you are gifted this or are able to get it on sale then I'd say enjoy but don't buy it at full price imo.

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It's a YA novel chop full of references

Revisado: 04-09-18

It's a solid novel, not exactly the blockbuster I think critics of both the book and film promise it is but Not something horrible either. Wade is relatable at points though there's clearly an unhealthy obsession with his love interest sprinkled through. H is a fun character who comes into his own near the end. Daito and Shoto scenes are rather well done and respectful of Japanese culture while also emphasizing how it's changed with the ability to tune out. The world buliding is very well done for Halliday, though it leaves some openings to what is going on else where. Prepare for references Back to the future, Blade Runner, Zork and even Japanese spider-man. If you are coming from the movie expect EVEN MORE references, though remember this was written before Overwatch so don't expect Tracer to show up.

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Better explanation of some events

Revisado: 03-23-16

We get to hear what Rey is thinking and how Kylo feels in their heads. Which gives us a better feeling to these characters and their desired and hopes as well as expanding on brief seemingly unexplained elements. Also changes some context such as Snoke and his relationship with Kylo Ren. The major death is much more hinted at but still very impactful due to the moments that hint toward it. Oh and the ending is the exact same as the movie.

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