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Poor execution

Revisado: 03-18-24

The core story is interesting and original. But the book is cluttered, absolutely swamped, by awkward never-ending  sciency, philosophical dialogue. It sounds like the same person is always speaking. And there is very little action or advancement of the main storyline.

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Best content and performance of any Star Trek book

Revisado: 10-28-23

This was by far the best performed audiobook about Star Trek. It is also the most informative, eye-opening, and downright interesting book about television or film production. I’ve ever heard. In large part due to the extremely candid interoffice memos between the producers and editors of Star Trek. It is not just about the show, it is about how to construct a story and maintain continuity, while using scripts sent in from various brilliant and somewhat egocentric writers. A must read for anyone interested in narrative writing, filmmaking, or story construction.

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Absolutely fantastic!

Revisado: 01-14-20

Five stars in every way. First of all, the story. But you already know that. Then there is the excellent prose. It starts in the action, and never lets up. Then finally there is the perfect narration. I was astonished to find out the book was written in the 50s. An engrossing and absolutely satisfying listen.

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Singularity romp

Revisado: 11-30-19

A well written novel, but with questionable plot points. For example, the author chooses to derail the plot, pun intended, on a lengthy chase side plot that took up 1/3 of the length. For me, the big reveal at the end was not worth the wait. And unnecessary F-bombs galore.

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The masterpiece that launched the ID movement

Revisado: 11-25-19

I had avoided Darwin’s Black Box, having already read many rebuttals to it, and rebuttals to the rebuttals. From these, and from Behe’s subsequent work, I thought I grasped his line of reasoning and could skip his first book. I also assumed it would be an out of date, dull treatise on the bacterial flagellum and the blood clotting cascade. I was wrong; it is a masterpiece, wide ranging and full of timeless concepts. And with respect to both Michael Denton’s and Philip Johnson’s earlier books, I believe Darwin’s Black Box is the first full articulation of intelligent design. It was interesting to juxtapose Behe’s book with Michael Denton’s more recent: Evolution—Still a Theory in Crises, which I had just finished before going all the way back to Black Box. The intervening 20 years of discoveries in molecular biology have exponentially strengthened the case against Darwinism, as Behe predicted. Despite his detractors, Behe’s arguments stand stronger than ever. Highest recommendation.

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Reader beware

Revisado: 11-19-19

I really wanted to like this book because The Andromeda Strain is one of my favorite thrillers. However, I am left feeling like this book undeservedly got a free ride on the shirttails of Crichton’s fame. Does the estate of Michael Crichton lack cashflow? This reads like fan fiction—nothing like his work. It’s not bad, it just falls far short of Crichton, in style, story, substance and editing! The original is tremendously refined writing that went through repeated rewrites and hard edits. The results speak for themselves. This sequel needed tougher editing and maybe a rewrite. Mind you, it is not bad, it just withers in its comparison to Crichton. If this had been released without any connection to the earlier novel, it would be less irritating. And to cap it all off, the reader was poorly chosen.

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Doesn’t deliver on it’s promise

Revisado: 11-13-19

Very well written and with a phenomenal premise, but devolves into an unintelligible allegory, (I think), with a cat and mouse, mustache twirling finale. The epilogue wraps things up, sort of, but by then I was more than a little lost.

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Wow

Revisado: 11-12-19

This is a masterpiece, rising above other intelligent design literature for its sheer scope, It’s breath of vision is profound, Denton’s prose is also some of the densest and uses challengingly precise vocabulary. The only criticism is he is not writing for the average person But for those in the fields of evolutionary biology, and philosophy of science. Stick with it through the dense parts, the end is worth it.

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Mostly great

Revisado: 11-11-19

This is an overview of the current state of the debate. Therefore, it has strengths and weaknesses of such a format. Beginning was slow and I wasn’t sure I was going to finish. But after about 45 minutes in, clarity of writing improved. Some points made after the halfway mark are quite fresh and thought-provoking, even to someone who has followed this debate for many years. Highly recommend.

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The stuff

Revisado: 10-30-19

They’ve all been really good, but this one was the best yet. Actually got me a bit emotional.

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