Jeffrey P. Kesselman

A beautiful mess

Revisado: 01-30-18

Part Foundation, part Snow Crash, part 2001 and ALL Stross geekiness,

The earlier parts seem to almost have the tounge-in-cheek satire feel of a Snow Crash, but the later parts become pretty serious exploration. Throughout all of it Stross is throwing his knowledge of computer parts in your face at ever turn.

I can't honestly say this is one of his better books. There are a fair number of things thrown in seemingly at random or because Stross wanted to make a political statement, but the scope is up there with Asimov's Foundation and it was a fun roller-coaster ride.

Outstanding character award goes to iNeko the cat (Neko is Cat in japanese.) Clearly, Stross knows cats.

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Stross at his best

Revisado: 01-29-18

Ive read a fair amount of Strosses work and I think this is one of his best to date. A strong story that balances mystery, action and psycho drama. A good treatment of the social implications of Star trek style transporters, he restrains his geeky tendencies to just a few plot vehicles

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A strong first novel

Revisado: 11-07-16

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I listened to this book on my commutes. So it was free time, but it made the time go by.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Split between Laney and Celeste. Laney is our story teller so she is the deepest character and therefor automatically one of the most interesting. But i loved the image of the strong beautiful young woman in kinght's armor. (Though for some reason ny mind's eye sees her as blonde, even though the author tells us multiple times she's a redhead.)

Have you listened to any of Hollie Jackson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, first time. I was fairly impressed. The trope of giving nobility a britt-like accent is an old one but it works.

Was Techromancy Scrolls: Adept worth the listening time?

yes

Any additional comments?

First off, lets be clear, this is a love story/action adventure between two young women. If that turns you off, it isn't for you.

The author has talent, but could have used a good editor. He has some trouble maintaining a separate "voice" for all his characters. In particular ALL his nobility say "Grand" when pleased. In one character's mouth, such an affectation helps create a unique personality. In many people's mouths, it muddies and confuses those lines of uniqueness.

He also at time uses repetitive phrases. A good editor would have pulled out both of these and made her re-write them.

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A fascinating mess

Revisado: 09-19-16

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, with reservations.

Its an odd mess of ideas. Book 1 starts like an Arthur Clarke novel, and turns into a Steven King novel 2/3 of the way through. Book 2 turns into Jose Farmer's "riverworld", and thats as far as I've gotten so far...

All in all it plays much like Jazz. A jumble of discordant ideas that don't really fit together but inspire some fascination in their tension.

Was The Reality Dysfunction worth the listening time?

I commute long houirs. So any long book is worth its time if it can keeop me engaged, which this did.

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