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Stopped after 6 chapters...just not for me

Revisado: 10-11-19

I listen on the road for long trips. A friend loves this book. Lemme give you the story (spoilerish) Mom and Dad die, My brother and I move to California. Life is less than great. That....took..hours. No thanks, I like a story not a situation. Life is too short for this book.

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An Overview of a Remarkable Partnership

Revisado: 08-06-18

There's a lot here and it's not necessarily in order. That said it is an autobiography of brothers who have a remarkable personal relationship and a very successful professional one. Throw in some insights into their personal lives separately and together and you get a refreshing and tantalizing look at filmmakers with a uncommon point of view. It has insights to family relations and movie business. It shows a kind of collaboration that most of us can only imagine. It's sometimes funny and occasionally overworked. If you are not a huge fan, this might - like it did me- send you to Netflix and Amazon to see the films and projects you have gained new insight into. Well worth reading.

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Relentlessly unpleasant

Revisado: 07-05-18

At 22% complete, I gave up. I dont mind a story with a slow build but this was just...not something I enjoy. And nothing in it leaves me wanting to know much more. May the good guys prevail and the innocent be saved....without me.

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Snoozy Story Who's Finale Didn't come Fast Enough

Revisado: 12-25-16

I Liked this book. The beginning was so promising. And then the Author wrote literature. Then I stopped liking it. There's plot here, finding it among the descriptions and settings is a chore.. A story I'd love to know the end of, but the bridge between the beginning and the end (which I gave up on ever reaching at 70%) is too far. I wasted away and died in the sands.
Let me be a bit more specific. A story needs to advance and do so at a reasonable clip. This one just slogged on so long I gave up. Well written and performed but not really for me.
If you can read John Irving, you'll likely find this wonderful.

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I want those 11 hours back please

Revisado: 10-28-14

I'm not sure what convinced me to listen to this. Maybe "...will break your heart and then make it soar..." maybe all those 4 and 5 star reviews. Six hours in I wasn't at all certain I've ever disliked a novel more. 10.5 hours in I was still waiting for it to get good. Then it ended. This book is remarkably well crafted and exquisitely performed. There is actually a hint of a plot but to suggest there's a story here- as far as I'm concerned-is giving it entirely too much credit. I think the narrators should get awards, they were wonderful. The author can sling phrases with the best of them, really, if rich evocative prose is what you like you'll love this. I like plot. I like a tale. This was about a ten minute tale told in 11 unending hours. Reminds me of "A Prayer for Owen Meany" only that book had 4 times the plot. I can see why many love this. I'm not in that group.

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Maybe my favorite novel ever

Revisado: 03-19-14

I suspect a knowledge of 80's culture and particularly video arcade games would be a determining factor as to who loves this book, but if you don't have such knowledge you'd still enjoy it. It's crazy fun. And Wil Wheaton is a revelation. He's terrific.

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Startlingly Unexpected

Revisado: 12-07-13

I wasn't expecting this to be as good as it is. I expected sterile and dry but well researched. What I got was well researched but unexpectedly absorbing and fascinating. Time well spent.

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Sing Along Worthwhile

Revisado: 12-07-13

I learned more about music theory than I ever expected. I learned more about Black-Face and minstrel shows than I would have thought possible. Without the rights, the lecturer was unable to present "all the classics" but he found remarkable ways through interviews and related content to present an astonishing amount of material. An exceptionally informative overview for both novice and fan.

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Don't hate me (updated)

Revisado: 12-12-12

Everyone-EVERYONE,. told me how wonderful this series is. I swear someday I'm going to make it all the way through, but I started it 4 separate times now...and I just never got into it. It's me, I'm sure it's me. I just find the first hour or 3 kind of uninteresting. I'm sure it's a character flaw on my part.The performance seems verygood but the story at least early on isn't my cup of tea - so to speak. Sometime when I have a long drive ahead of me I'll make myself try again. But for now, I'm not recommending it-purely out of ignorance.
Update:
I got on a train, The California Zephyr, and restarted this. I finished it on the last legs of the round trip AND having seen the TV series (Which i thoroughly enjoyed). With faces to go with names in my heads and a fair handle on the story I finished and it was good. It was surprisingly close to what was on TV. I have no motivation to read the rest of the series as The TV show was that true to the book.

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A well realized world full of Ideas I never had

Revisado: 07-25-12

This is a terrific book. It got my undivided attention as soon as that fellow had a gun installed in his head. I love a book that let's the reader connect the dots without stating the relationship of said dots. The author does that incredibly well. Some of the best moments of this book are between the lines. I treasure those moments. This book went lots of places I never expected. I am really glad I read it.

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