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Galaxias
- De: Stephen Baxter
- Narrado por: Remmie Milner
- Duración: 16 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 65
By the middle of the 21st century, humanity has managed to overcome a series of catastrophic events and maintain some sense of stability. Space exploration has begun again. Science has led the way. But then one day, the sun goes out. Solar panels are useless, and the world begins to freeze. Earth begins to fall out of its orbit. The end is nigh. Someone has sent us a sign.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a bad idea for a story.
- De CJ en 10-26-21
- Galaxias
- De: Stephen Baxter
- Narrado por: Remmie Milner
Bureaucratic scifi with monotonous narrator
Revisado: 07-30-22
Don't be fooled by the cool premise or opening chapters, or even its 2021 covid era relevancy. This is BORING scifi, with a primary pov of someone whose sole plot function seems to be to sit in government or tech meetings and ask stupid questions. Maybe 10% of the book was actually interesting when we get out of the tedious bureaucratic life to see glimpses of the long global implications of the novel's initial event that sets everything else in motion. ("Everything else" = endless in-novel lectures and mind numbing think tank [generously] discussion.) All this read in a calm monotonous tone by someone with a lovely voice but zero effort at characterization or delineating characters for the listener. This is even more confusing because one of the main character's names (Xi?) sounds exactly like "she" and the narrator uses the same voice modulation for every character except for one inexplicable and laughable texan drawl lol. Characters make dumb choices and repeat obvious facts and treat everything like it's a grade school guest lecture. Pinnacle of stupidity (and a major plot climax? maybe? hard to tell with this tps reports level snoozer) is the whole episode with a secret service guard and a top secret science meeting with a foreign spy -- made me want to bang my head against a wall. Stuck it out just to see if there was a big bang of a payoff but no. It ends with a jump cut and a whimper. Yawn. I would love to know exactly what inspired the author to write a cool potentially apocalyptic story from an inert steno pads view. Because that's what listening to this novel felt like.
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The Shade of the Moon
- Life as We Knew It Series, Book 4
- De: Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 298
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 267
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 267
It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?
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2 out of 5 stars
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A huge letdown for one who loves the series.
- De Amy en 12-21-13
- The Shade of the Moon
- Life as We Knew It Series, Book 4
- De: Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
Zero stars - I can't believe I paid money for this
Revisado: 07-28-21
This is supposed to be a book for children???? I don't know what happened to the author but listening to this whole series in one go, the drop in behavior and subjects between even books 3 & 4 is absolutely shocking.
I'm no puritan but listening to this (I have to stop halfway through because I see it going off a very dark cliff) feels more like listening to Clockwork Orange than the YA series that started with an asteroid hitting the moon and families coming together to fight for their mutual survival. ***non-specific spoilers*** Having your main character -- a teenager -- committing, participating in, and contemplating acts of violence, including physical and sexual violence, is NOT what I paid to listen to. ***end spoilers***
Save yourselves some $ and just leave it with the third book, as disappointing as that one was. This one is leaving a terrible taste in my mouth for all the characters, especially Jon. What a waste.
[Glancing at online reviews have validated my decision to stop listening halfway through as the most horrific and violent events are still to come. LISTENER BEWARE - especially if you're a parent to a younger listener!!!!]
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