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Excellent narration

Revisado: 07-08-24

This is my second Stephen King listen, and while I enjoyed the slow world building, some of the language has not aged well. If you are interested in post-apocalyptic magical realism and want a long listen, I’d recommend it. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a better narrator for an audiobook.

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Not worth your time

Revisado: 12-30-23

The premise was interesting but it was much longer than needed, not that well written, and no satisfying payoff at the end. I wish I’d gone with something else.

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Cool main characters trapped in a subpar book

Revisado: 03-07-22

This story has pretty aggressive levels of racism and sexism woven into most conversations which I could deal with that if the story were great and well written, but neither are the case. It was slow, choppy, and didn’t do a particularly good job giving us visuals along this epic journey of Kim’s, which was probably the biggest letdown. The protagonist is legitimately interesting… but I ended up reading an online walk-through of everything after chapter 9 just to see how the plot resolved.

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Best narrator EVER.

Revisado: 08-04-21

This is easily the best narrator I’ve ever heard on audible, and I couldn’t stop telling my family the plot as it went along. I hope to read more from this author as well.

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Best narration ever

Revisado: 02-28-20

First I want to thank the FBI for clearing this book for publication. I feel phenomenally lucks to have had a chance to hear these stories.

Second, I cannot express how fantastic the narrator was! He spoke in two languages and multiple voices seamlessly. He was even able to inflect his voice in such a way that made it clear when he was speaking in a translated dialogue. Wow.

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A light read on a dark topic

Revisado: 02-22-20

I’ve read “light” books on death before, like Stiff. This one was good in that taught me a few new things, was an easy listen, and gave me some mental space to consider how I think about death.

Cons:
1. Laziness - The most interesting content was clearly her recycled, perhaps slightly augmented college research.
2. Self promotion - There is an unwarranted amount of repetitive personal branding philosophy in the book. I looked her up after and saw that she has clearly built an online presence for herself so this tracks, but if that kind of calculated self indulgence puts you off you may want to stay away from this one.
3. Insecure - The author goes out of her way to convey how tall, smart and pretty everyone says she is. It got a little bit cringey at times.

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Know your habit!

Revisado: 02-03-20

I could have listened to a much longer book on this topic, but enjoyed this quick piece and found that much of it resonated with me as a reluctant coffee drinker.

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Intro. level wisdom

Revisado: 02-02-20

Dr. Bivins calmly and carefully threads together many types of “violence” and religious bases for them across centuries and spanning the globe. If there is a particular conflict or type of violence you want to delve into this won’t be the course for you, but I appreciated the broad swath of conflicts covered and the overarching message that attempting to better understand ourselves and each other can only help us move forward.

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Great recap for an agnostic

Revisado: 01-17-20

This course is full of fascinating little linguistic tidbits lost in translation of the Bible (e.g. who came up with the name Jehovah? Was the snake in Genesis really a dragon? Satan just means “the accuser”?!) I never felt that the lecturer was preaching, which was great. I would have liked a bit more context on how the Old Testament is interpreted by religions today, but with 12 hours of audio I really couldn’t ask for more with one credit.

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Words of a child, read by an adult

Revisado: 01-02-20

This version of the text is far better than the one I was required to read in high school; the new passages shed greater light on Anne Frank’s internal dialogue. I didn’t mind that the narrator’s accent did not match that of the author, but having an adult narrator had the unexpected effect of making Anne Frank’s words sound more juvenile than they are for a writer her age because they are being read by an older woman. Imagine having your mom read your diary. If you select this audiobook, keep it in mind.

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