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Drivel

Revisado: 06-05-21

If you like the self-obsessed narcissism of most TED talks, you’ll love this. I made it through most of the second chapter before crying uncle! If you are actually interested in consciousness, listen to some of Dan Dennett’s works. Good narration, though.

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Fun Stories, Sometimes Too Graphic

Revisado: 01-23-21

My only complaint is the unnecessarily gory descriptions. The stories are formulaic, but still enjoyable and interesting. The characters have character. The reader is very good, mastering multiple voices, with great pronunciation and enunciation.

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Okay Story, So So Narration

Revisado: 12-21-20

Narrator often uses emphasis on incorrect syllables, sometimes making sentences harder to follow. It’s always a little jarring. Other occasional mistakes were made in pronunciation that should have been edited. There was little attempt to distinguish between characters using differing voices, so it was often hard to tell who was speaking.

This universe isn’t as interesting to me as the ones in the Foreigner and Faded Sun series, both of which are great.

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One of the Best

Revisado: 12-14-20

This was one of the best sci fi series I’ve read in many years. Interesting story line, focusing on people and cultures rather than battles. Good writing. Fantastic narration. This is up there with Dune in quality.

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Pure Adventure, Okay Writing, Great Narrator

Revisado: 10-07-19

The story, in both the first and second books, was one long car chase (equivalent). Good when you can only half-listen to a book. Narrator was better than what he was reading.

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Not Sure How I Got This Far in the Series

Revisado: 03-11-19

The obsession with violence and psychopathology seems to have grown, or I just missed it in earlier books. It was tiresome and depressing. Also, getting pretty tired of hearing how the main characters 'smile' in different ways in response to events. The writing has either degraded, or I suddenly woke up and noticed how bad it is.

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I Don't Usually Read YA Fiction

Revisado: 03-11-19

This had a pretty decent story line, character building, etc. Not very sophisticated, but I guess it's because I'm an old adult, rather than a young one. It provide pleasant background listening. A nice break from the space opera genre of killing everyone different from you. The young reader is very good.

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Sophomoric

Revisado: 02-17-19

Cliches and stereotypes. I made it to chapter 4, and stopped when one of the many one-dimensional characters said “you can’t kill whales”. The reader has nearly the same accent for all characters. The guy from Montana speaks with a Virginia like accent.

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Interesting, Great Reader

Revisado: 12-30-18

I don’t often enjoy near-future sci fi, but found this interesting. Decent character development. One of the best narrators I’ve come across, able to shift voices apparently effortlessly.

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Writing is Not Great

Revisado: 11-28-18

This seems more like a young adult book. The characters and situations are simplistic and predictable.

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