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Basis D&D Encounters: Legacy of the Crystal Shard

Revisado: 01-06-14

Would you recommend The Crystal Shard to your friends? Why or why not?

Only if they were trying to brush up on their D&D lore knowledge. R. A. Salvatore is obviously their heavy-hitter for D&D books, but in this example, there isn't a lot of interesting emotional flavors or tones.

Any additional comments?

This book is the basis for D&D Encounters: Legacy of the Crystal Shard Game.

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Two Series, One Book

Revisado: 12-28-13

Any additional comments?

This book is the third book in two separate series. It is the third book of The Sundering Series, and the third book in the story of Farideh, Erin M. Evans' premier character. You do not need to listen to the first two books in The Sundering Series in order to enjoy this book -- "The Companions" and "The Godborn" has almost nothing to do with this book. However, you probably do want to familiarize yourself with Ms. Evans' other two books: "Brimstone Angels" and "Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils."

My major critique of this book is that the B plot-line obstacle (between Havilar and Brin) seems particularly forced for the sake of a delayed climax that fits into a traditional narrative arch. I hate to say that it rings false, because this is all just make-believe anyway, but it does.

On the plus side, I think Dina Pearlman has really improved as a voice actor since the last book in this series.

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Neurotic in a charming way, for 4 hours

Revisado: 11-13-13

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Jenny Lawson has a unique and interesting voice. However, after you get where she is coming from, it becomes increasingly hard to listen to her talk about her many neurotic experiences. At least for me, what started out as charming eventually became annoying. So, considering she is a blog writer, I think blogging is her best format. You can spread her out over many months and still be charmed. It is just by putting it all together into a book format that her strength becomes her weakness.

Would you ever listen to anything by Jenny Lawson again?

No.

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Too Repetative for Audio Format

Revisado: 04-06-12

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I believe what this book preaches, except it suffers from the fact that there is actually not a ton of things to say, but has been inflated to be long enough to warrant being a book. It is easier to take in paperback, because you can skip the repetitive parts, but with audio books, you cannot.

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Blows my Mind

Revisado: 04-06-12

What did you love best about The Other Brain?

The information in this book is terribly exciting to me. I did think neurons were the key to it all, but now I see how scientists can be blindsided by science that seems more exciting.

What other book might you compare The Other Brain to and why?

Theory Drive 101 is like this book, except arguing a completely different stance.

Which character – as performed by Victor Bevine and R. Douglas Fields (introduction) – was your favorite?

R. Douglas Fields is a good speaker--he could have narrated this entire book.

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Better than I expected

Revisado: 04-06-12

What did you like best about this story?

This book does a really good job of giving you the overview of a lot of scientific research without overwhelming you with data. You can make conclusions different from the author because you are given enough information to do so.

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Narrator needs work on characterization.

Revisado: 04-06-12

What did you like best about 101 Theory Drive? What did you like least?

The explanation of science is clear. The ability of the narrator to portray different characters is very awkward and uncomfortable.

Any additional comments?

It takes work, but why can't 2 narrators do one book. If someone's strength is description, let them do that and let others do characters.

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