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A brilliant alternate-history

Revisado: 03-29-13

What did you love best about Kushiel's Dart?

It is amazingly erudite. Ms Carey demonstrates a great command of medieval European culture and religion to create so detailed an alternative.

What did you like best about this story?

The incredible detail of her alternate history.

Have you listened to any of Anne Flosnik’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not. Her voice does not bring an Adept of Night Court immediately to mind, but her reading is excellent. Especially her command of borrowed French.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

NO. It's huge.

Any additional comments?

This is not a book for children. It is very adult, being both risqué and intelligent.

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Pimsleur is excellent

Revisado: 03-01-13

What did you love best about Russian Phase 1, Unit 01?

This really is the best introduction to a foreign language. While the vocabulary is limited, you learn proper pronunciation and grammar immediately, as well as speech recognition.

What did you like best about this story?

There isn't a story, of course, but the progression of skill is excellent.

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

There is no related book.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

"The most boring Russian film ever." :)

Any additional comments?

I find that it is best to have supplemental materials, because unfortunately the speakers do not always enunciate. While this give opportunity to hear Russian (or whatever language) as it is actually spoken, it sometimes makes it difficult to ensure that you are repeating the sounds correctly.

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Excellent prequel to the Swords

Revisado: 03-01-13

Would you consider the audio edition of Empire of the East to be better than the print version?

The audio version is certainly handier, and the narrator does a good job of separating characters. However, while he does an admirable job with this massive text, I don't think he does it justice.

What did you like best about this story?

I love love the interplay of magic and technology, the combination of real-world mythology and completely new ideas.

What aspect of Raymond Todd’s performance would you have changed?

He seemed a bit flat--as if he hadn't read the text before, and wasn't sure how to inflect his sentences.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This is more a work of action than emotion--but it is hard not to feel for the Beast-Lord Draffut.

Any additional comments?

I am so glad that the Swords series is finally being released! You don't have to have this prequel, but it does help explain some things that occur in those magnificent books.

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Adequate, but not my cup of tea...

Revisado: 02-22-13

Would you try another book from Kim Harrison and/or Marguerite Gavin?

I would probably try another Harrison book if I were bored. The narrator actually does quite well.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The character interaction is probably the best part; Harrison does a good job of making Rachel believable as a person. The magical aspect is the least interesting. Witches as not human, spells as enzyme-based... Harrison has some original thoughts, but nothing that I particularly like, and the biology (and Latin) which she constantly references in her ideas of magic are clearly outside her sphere of knowledge.

What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Probably nothing. But she is a good reader, and presents the characters well.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe.

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My favorite so far...

Revisado: 02-16-13

Where does Dead Beat rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's not quite as good as the early Anita Blake novels, but it's definitely high up on the list.

What did you like best about this story?

Sue, the zombie tyranosaur!

Have you listened to any of James Marsters’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He has gotten MUCH, MUCH better since the earlier Dresden files books.

Any additional comments?

I love this series, and now that Marsters has matured significantly as a reader, the audiobooks are a great addition to my library.

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