Nick Carraway

Enjoyed it

Revisado: 09-16-22

Neil Gaiman has a charming northern accent that makes this very pleasant to listen to. These are really entertaining and endearing stories, also very sad and tragic.

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was expecting a tell-all not a litany of excuses

Revisado: 12-15-21

went into it with an open mind but the entire book is written like a defense of the author's inability to make trump more of an extremist than he already is. it is also suffused with Bolton's sad, kicked puppy feelings about how hard he tried to invade Iran and no one listened to him. poor warmonger. this was supposed to be his Cheney moment.

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it's short

Revisado: 08-24-19

I mean, I know it's abridged but 4 chapters?? I feel like the story ended in the middle of the second act.

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Pretty Good

Revisado: 07-23-19

Some parts felt a little silly considering the other work by the authors -- I was expecting the grounded, well-crafted gravitas of the The Expanse meets Star Wars, and you get some of that. Han Solo's political ruminations come off as a little underdeveloped, then again it must be hard to pull of character development working within the Star Wars canon. The character of Scarlett Hark is a great idea but comes off as more of a distraction than anything else.

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a Feminist fantasy epic!

Revisado: 07-22-18

Terry Brooks is unique among fantasy authors in that his work foregrounds feminist themes, particularly this book. The main protagonist is kind of an idiot, and needs to be constantly bailed out, and, ultimately, redeemed, by very capable and nuanced female characters. At the same time, Brooks is not afraid to let his characters make mistakes, fail, and learn. When you dig into the metaphors beneath the demons, the Elcrist, and the Elfstones, the book rewards multiple readings.

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Excellent

Revisado: 07-03-18

Pretty sure I reviewed this after I read it but OK whatever. Super excellent book, amazing, original take on space travel. Gravity is a central metaphor for injustice and power, and it swings in several different directions, as we learn later in the series. One of the best science fiction series ever written and James SA Corey is just cranking these out. If you're a jaded SOIAF fan like I was, Corey's series far surpasses anything George RR Martin came up with in SOIAF and continues to outpace other "series genre" writers.

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Excellent

Revisado: 07-03-18

Brilliant exploration of power, society, and order like the rest of the Expanse series. This is such a rich, well conceived text, elevated by Jefferson Mays and his amazing oral interpretation.

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Amazing work by James SA Corey & Jefferson Mays

Revisado: 07-03-18

Can't underscore the value that Mays brings to this series - he brings characters like Chrisjenn and Amos to life in very subtle, expertly crafted inflections that speak volumes about the histories and lives of these characters. To the point where I just can't listen to anyone else doing the narration for this series.

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Classic fantasy tale with a cool twist

Revisado: 07-03-18

There's a deceptive allusion to a destroyed modern world in the Shannara series that is very satisfying, as are the weird collisions of science fiction and magic that suffuse throughout the book. Scott Brick's narration is epic in scope and he is the living voice of the druid Allanon. My only criticism is that Brooks writes his Valemen protagonists out to be irritatingly provincial and cowardly, to the point where you really kind of are hoping for them to get squished. And this comes back in the later books. Brick doesn't help by softening their voices so that they sound like Elijah Wood's equally irritating interpretation of a Hobbit. If you can get past that annoyance, and it is a minor one, then this is an amazing story in an incredible and highly under-rated series.

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amazing

Revisado: 06-16-18

just incredible. Jefferson Mays in top form as always. well directed. don't change a thing!

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