Quantum Chels

Not bad!

Revisado: 11-03-17

I liked this. There were a few cliches but overall it was a well written detective book. It’s more cartoonish than grit but if you’re looking for a fun who-done-it, you could definitely do a lot worse in the Irish detective realm.

Narrator Steven Crossley was pretty good but he sounded (to my Americans ears) more like upper class English who uses Irish idioms. It’s explained that the character went to boarding school in London and lost his accent but the rest of his Irish characters never sounded Irish. Seemed like a style choice. Like I said, I’m American so I’m probably out of my element here anyway. His women were good—they didn’t sound too breathy or shrill. He made the tween characters sound like young kids though which I found confusing at times because I had to second guess ages but I suspect that could have been prevented by paying closer attention. Overall I liked his narration and am probably too critical because I just finished a series narrated by Roy Doltrice.

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Fun listen

Revisado: 11-02-17

If you’re looking for a hard hitting expose about Scientology, this isn’t it. This is Sweeney explaining in detail how his bbc doc about Scientology came to be. Not to say that you won’t learn something about how the organization operates.

His style reminds me of Jon Ronson where he takes the reader along with his journalistic investigation.

It’s funny and weird.

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Weird audio?

Revisado: 12-28-16

I liked the narrator but the volume at the end of the sentence would frequently go down so that the last syllable of many words would sound bumbled of phased out. It was really distracting. A shorter book I might be able to tolerate but I can't really hang with 50-something hours of that.

I'm going to actually physically read this one, I think because I've heard so many good things.

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Really great

Revisado: 07-27-15

The voices in this book are phenomenal. It's really well read. The characters created by the actor were rep colorful and magical. I highly recommend this book.

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Was so surprised by how good this book is

Revisado: 07-15-15

Funny, clever and dark. It sat in my que for months. It became one of those books that I told myself I'd have to get around to. I'm so glad I finally did because it instantly has become a favorite. I'll probably listen to it again soon.

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Really interesting book

Revisado: 07-07-15

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. In the age of social media, I think it's a great reminder that anything one posts online is very public and there are serious consequences if what is posted is on the wrong side of public opinion.

What was one of the most memorable moments of So You've Been Publicly Shamed?

The author goes to a couple day retreat where he's open and honest with everyone in the room. It was hilarious.

What about Jon Ronson’s performance did you like?

I like British narrators.

Any additional comments?

I really liked this book and I learned a great deal. I feel like I take my anonymity on the internet for granted. Often I don't consider the humanity of the people in memes or internet controversies. Hearing the other side of this sort of situation put things into perspective. I was never the sort to buy a ticket to ride the shaming-train but I like the idea of being empathetic towards these sorts of non-scandals. Remembering that peoples lives are not entertainment, that this could easily happen to me or someone I know, I think is really important.

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Really Interesting stuff

Revisado: 06-29-15

If you're not familiar with computers, you'll still understand this is a fascinating book that considers the far-reaching applications of algorithms. I really enjoyed it and the preformance by Daniel Weyman was top-notch.

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Skip this book

Revisado: 06-24-15

Just read Conversations With Jorge Borgollio since the writer spent the majority of this book referencing that one. The final chapter tells you how to pray on the rosary...I'm not sure why it was included.

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Great book

Revisado: 06-24-15

I really loved this book because it felt like I got to sit in on an honest conversation with the Pope. I learned about his philosophy concerning a variety of social, political and religious issues. I'm not a religious person and I would recommend other non-religious people listen to this book as it wasn't preachy.

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