Mikmik

Boring battles yet again

Revisado: 02-14-24

I like these books, but I feel like Zahn needs to work on his space battles. Having one or two ships angling around and launching spheres to take out one to two other ships just isn’t very interesting or exciting.

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Lazy battles

Revisado: 02-04-24

Thrawn has no strategic or tactical sense. He’s just a slightly racist wizard that uses cultural stereotypes to predict the future with implausible precision.

I love the characters. I love the politics and world building. For the love of god, please give us some better battles and actual strategy

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Thrawn is not a believable character

Revisado: 01-03-24

It’s a fun book, but ultimately a letdown. We are supposed to believe that Thrawn is a brilliant strategist and tactician, but he does not display the characteristics of a a real strategist. His ability to predict the actions of his enemies is so ridiculously detailed that he needs no understanding of military theory and can be completely reckless without fear of consequences, as his plans miraculously have 100% chance of success. Zahn might as well say that he is force-sensitive and is using the force to predict the actions of his opponents, because his supposed “insights” are just as magical.

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Great production!

Revisado: 01-24-21

Listening to this in audio format definitely helped bring the story to life Hugh Quarshie did a great job.

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Magnificent, marvelous, and mellifluous Mythos

Revisado: 10-20-20

Stephen Fry retells the ancient myths with joy as the primary objective; his own as well as that of the listener. It is clear that, like a good teacher, he had a lot of fun in presenting and retelling the subject matter. If you are unsure, (perhaps Myth isn’t normally your thing), I say download the book just to listen to Stephen Fry; he’s quite entertaining, and in the process, you might even learn something.

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Fantastic audio book

Revisado: 11-13-19

Everything about this audiobook is worth a listen. Noah’s narration is seriously excellent. His writing is clear, humorous and relatable. His life story is more interesting than most fiction. Highly recommend.

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A powerful novel for a unique character

Revisado: 10-26-17

Thrawn’s philosophy, ethics and genius are all displayed in this book. Like his subordinates, the listener is compelled to learn from Thrawn’s wisdom. Yet, the book, if taken to be Thrawn’s opus of sorts, serves also as its own critique. We can see in Thrawn’s successes how he sowed the seeds of his failure. It is apparent that despite his own firm sense of ethics, and almost certainly unwillingly, he is nevertheless an agent of the dark side. What then can the listener learn from Thrawn? He is certainly a unique character, and very likable at that, yet ultimately he strays from the path of light to the dark side.

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I liked the narrator a lot

Revisado: 09-12-16

I thought his accent added color to the story. He spoke very clearly to my ears, and like another said he narrates with emotion and feeling. The story is entertaining and touching

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Not the most interesting murakami book

Revisado: 09-06-16

To me the characters felt a bit too depressed and unmoved to make for an interesting story. Different from many other murakami books, like 1q84 or even Kafka on the shore, which feature unique and interesting characters

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Uncompromisingly clear

Revisado: 08-19-16

Do you want theories about the future? Do you want a catch all template for how to build a startup company? This isn't the book for you.

Thiel's book is an unqualified, common sense look at how entrepreneurs can and have succeeded in building companies that truly innovate, bringing the world from zero to one. Eloquent, but unconcerned with nuance, Thiel succeeds like a master salesman. When you finish reading the book, you feel as if the arguments had been your own all along.

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