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ridiculous story but well acted

Revisado: 05-02-24

The story is full of obvious plot holes. Why could the AIs only be dead people, if you were creating them while they were still alive? why was it such a crazy unexpected idea to use living people? why in this universe had nobody ever thought of sentient androids living with humans before now? how could you generate a real talking AI based on a person's Instagram, never mind an in-home robot you could have intimate contact with? the ending makes no sense either.

good actors though.

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Corny dad-joke sci fi

Revisado: 10-16-23

Just unbearably twee, "ain't I a stinker" storytelling. Really God awful. Narrator was fine though.

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tedious, bloated

Revisado: 02-21-23

Most of the first lecture explained the difference between fiction and nonfiction at tremendous length. The second lecture started with a recap of that, and then I was out. Disappointing.

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Worth it as an audiobook

Revisado: 11-07-17

Adjoa Andoh's narration is unbelievable, among the best I've ever heard. I loved Ancillary Justice (as a printed book, have not heard the audio version), but all the followups were only okay. The story here is also only okay, kind of repetitive and political, meaning it makes a whole lot out of very small actions and events. But it's a very interesting, original universe.

I did find the monologue from the Geck ambassador very moving. I'm not sure whether or not I would have in print. I'm still thinking about it days later.

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fantastic reading

Revisado: 07-09-12

An incredible, absorbing reading of a fascinating book. I can't add much more to what others have said, except to note that this is what one wishes William Gibson had evolved into. But the reading is the best I've heard on Audible, even better than Solaris, which was also very good.

Also, I'm not sure if it's noted anywhere but there are some graphic scenes of sexual abuse. Not that you'd think it was a children's book, but a little intense even for adults.

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Unbearable

Revisado: 06-07-12

The idea of explaining philosophy through jokes is an interesting one, but what it means in practice is that the authors tell a joke and then just explain it to death. Over and over again. There is no particular depth to these explanations.

The narrator does a lot of schlocky accents. I mean, it's just awful.

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tedious anecdotes

Revisado: 04-09-12

It seemed like every chapter began with an anecdote, which went on way too long, about some people who were amazing masters of some or another creative task. It was very repetitive, and the tone seemed worshipful, not scientific. The stories were meant to lead into some aspect of creativity, but were not interesting in themselves because the people usually had little insight into how they did what they did. I wish the book had used a different device to introduce these topics. I really liked How We Decide, so this was a disappointment.

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not all that introductory, but interesting

Revisado: 02-20-12

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It was a really interesting introduction to particular works and philosophers, but discussed the works as if you already had some familiarity with them. I never read The Republic, and I feel I probably would have gotten more out of this book if I had even a passing familiarity with it. There isn't much summary of the philosophers or their writing. You're expected to pick it up through the discussion. But that is possible. It was clearly written and enjoyable. Narration is well done and engaging.

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very interesting, excellent reading

Revisado: 02-02-12

Would you listen to The Science of Evil again? Why?

I might, because there was a lot of detail in places. There is a long section about which brain regions are responsible for empathy, which was hard to keep track of in an audio format if you're interested in that kind of thing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Science of Evil?

There were character studies of people who exhibited particular types of zero-empathy disorders (psychopathy, borderline, narcissism) that were moving and sometimes frightening.

Any additional comments?

This book can really change your way of looking at the world. It's well-argued and well-written. Very rare and fascinating. The reading is also excellent. I recommend it highly.

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both history and religion

Revisado: 02-02-11

I was most interested in this book from a historic point of view and how it might contribute to the very good question about why churches did not do as much as they could to resist the Third Reich. The book does provide a lot of interesting insight into this. However, there is a great deal also about sermons, preaching, the Bible, and general Christian theology, that was not for me. If you have an interest in both theology and history, you will really appreciate this book. The reading is excellent.

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