Alex O.

Absolutely engrossing and great fun

Revisado: 02-28-24

While I'm not (quite) old enough to have lived through the golden age of radio, I thoroughly enjoyed just about all of the short programs. The voices are outstanding, creating a nostalgia that, in theory, i shouldn't have felt. The stories range from slightly predictable to nicely surprising. The closest analogy I felt was to vintage sici-fi like The Twilight Zone.

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Compelling and enjoyable

Revisado: 11-14-23

A strong story with excellent narration. One word of caution: the Silo TV series Season 1 ends about halfway through this book. Spoilers be damned I still listened to all of it!

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An entertaining autobiography that rings true

Revisado: 10-05-23

I’ve known Jean-Louis for 28 years and worked for him at Be. He’s every bit as modest and candid as this autobiography portrays. The only missing component is how outrageously hilarious he often was, albeit not always 100% PC. His predictions about Apple VR/AR have turned out to be correct. The narration was very good indeed but I, at least, would have loved to hear it in Jean-Louis’ voice.

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A very involving, moving, excellent production

Revisado: 03-21-23

I learned many things about James Taylor but, beyond that, was deeply moved by his story.

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Another great Isaacson book

Revisado: 07-26-22

Isaacson never ever disappoints. Having lived through much of the computer age and been in the thick of Silicon Valley, I can attest to the accuracy of the portrayal of quite a few of the events in the book. And, as always, great storytelling and narration.

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Listening only because of loyalty to writer

Revisado: 02-27-22

I've enjoyed many Heinlein books, with Time Enough For Love a childhood fond memory. This book, however, is like playing Heinlein bingo: everyone is off-the-scale smart? Check. Everyone is insanely wealthy? Check. People get married hours after their first meeting? Check. Everyone gets naked in a bath together? Check. Everyone is a master wielder of weapons? Check. The book appears to be a rehash of most if not all Heinlein memes and themes.

I can get past all this, because the writing is engaging. But, but, but.... a thoat rhymes with vote. It's not "foe at". What on Earth (or Mars or Barsoom) was the director thinking? None of the thoat puns make sense with this "foe at" pronunciation.

The multiple narrators are good and an interesting twist, but make it harder than usual to follow who's talking. I'm halfway through, grinding my teeth with every "foe at" reference, but persevering because I like the writing. And there are likely more Heinlein bingo elements ahead....

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Best epilogue ever

Revisado: 02-02-22

A very good final episode and the best epilogue I’ve ever read/heard. And one of the series that I’ve enjoyed the most.

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Novel, compelling

Revisado: 10-04-21

A very well-reasoned observation and critique of the state of physics. Also disturbing because it spears that field is stuck between the grant/research system and frustration with current theories.

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I wanted to like it, and I did, a little...

Revisado: 09-26-21

Science fiction comedy is really hard. HHGTTG is perhaps the definitive success in the genre, largely because it's the only success I can think of. Red Dwarf somehow pulled it off on TV, so maybe the British have figured out how to make SF comedy work.

I really wanted to like Year Zero, and it does have its moments. John Hodgman's narration is good and elevates much of the material; I haven't listened to one of his books before but his narration means that I will.

The combination of hard science fiction and silly planet names doesn't work for me. The referential comedy harks back to HHGTTG but also doesn't work for me. For example the reference to a planet's atmosphere being roughly the same as Drakkar Noir seems forced.

However, was this a waste of 10 hours? No. There are clever ideas throughout the book and those are always worth hearing. Even HHGTTG has its annoying elements and so I'd personally put Year Zero as a close runner-up in the SF comedy genre.

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I don’t get it

Revisado: 02-04-21

This isn’t particularly informative and seems to be designed to you to sleep. That appears to be the intended result.

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