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Neither funny nor clever, just stupid

Revisado: 09-14-21

I bought this based on reviews and because I read looking for something comedic. But the humor--so called--here is just an idiot bumbling around; not misunderstanding, just completely oblivious.

That said, Simon does do well at the other parts: descriptions are solid but not excessive, dialogue (aside from the inanity) is just right being neither too long nor brief.

This isn't the worst book I've read or listened to, but it's well down the list.

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Better than Aftermath, still not great

Revisado: 10-19-19

Aftermath read like a D&D session, with random encounters just because it was time to roll for one again.

Life Debt generally avoids that, but the plot and characterisation still seems disjointed.

And the Matrix-prison? Who thought that was a good trope to use? Humans make really bad motors or generators, the putative prison would be better off killing the prisoners and issuing the heat of decomposition for power.

Marc Thompson's performance is as solid as one could hope.

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good story, good reading, annoying sound

Revisado: 07-07-19

The story is very good, expanding well on the characters. The Grysk could use some expansion, IMO, to really seem a creditable threat.

The main problem is that if you're listening to this under less than ideal circumstances (public transportation, flying, riding in a car, etc) you find yourself constantly changing the volume.

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good story, decent reader, poor sound engineering

Revisado: 06-03-19

The volume varies too much between very loud and very soft. Hard to listen too while driving/flying/etc.

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Good story, voice acting lacking

Revisado: 08-11-17

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

Yes, it's a pretty easy, fun listen. Not great literature by any stretch, but pretty good. Gun guys will like it.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Carl; he's a simple, meat-and-potatoes kinda guy.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Bronson Pinchot?

I wouldn't avoid them, but were the situation to occur where I could listen to the same book narrated by Bronson Pinchot or another reader, I'd probably go with the other one. Bronson's delivery is often out of sync to what's going on in the book; like, someone saying something serious delivered in a joking manner or such.

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solid performance, lacking story

Revisado: 03-31-17

I had hopes for this, but it seems that Mr Wendig can write a story worthy of Star Wars.

The characterization was adequate, but not especially good. A mother that off and leaves her son, who resurrects and modifies notably poor droids into walking massacres. A decently conflicted bounty hunter, and a former Imperial who's mostly there for quips and occasionally being rescued. A pile of depressingly predictable Imperials. And apparently he buys completely into the "Stormtroopers are useless" school of thought; as he writes then, the Empire would have been better off with the CIS' B1 battle droids.

He also seems to lack any understanding of physics. To often some action was performed that killed any suspension of disbelief (like a teen hanging onto the greeble of a launching starship by his fingers into the upper atmosphere, until someone _opens a window_.

But, most of all, he seems either incapable of avoiding or obsessed with Deus ex machina. The protagonists succeed more by the power of authorial fiat then by overcoming the challenges facing them.

All in all, I just can't recommend this (audio)book to either Star Wars fans, or people who like good sci-fi.

Marc Thompson and the sound engineer(s) deserve a shout-out, though. They did a great job.

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good story, decent reading, poor editing

Revisado: 11-03-16

The story is good enough, reasonably standard fantasy fare.

The reader did a decent job, though her vocal range is limited enough to make it difficult to decipher which character is talking in some dialogue. Perhaps working on accents would offer better definition.

The most significant issue is the editing. Intrachapter breaks are unnecessarily signaled with a tooth-grating fanfare; and there are regular editing cuts with too little space between the words, which run together.

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Good story, good reader, poor audio engineering

Revisado: 10-01-15

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

Yes; it's an interesting alternate to the usual superhero tales

What three words best describe MacLeod Andrews’s performance?

Wide vocal variety

Any additional comments?

The audio is poorly normalized; the difference in volume between pieces (even within a scene) are occasionally drastic (painfully so, if you've turned up the volume to hear something quiet).

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Good story, poor reader

Revisado: 06-10-15

Would you consider the audio edition of Deep Time to be better than the print version?

No

What was one of the most memorable moments of Deep Time?

When people in-story start noticing the pervasive decision making of AIs.

Would you be willing to try another one of Nick Sullivan’s performances?

I would not avoid a book due to being read by Nick, but given an option between Nick and another reader I would probably take the other.

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

No

Any additional comments?

The reading was very odd. Spoken dialogue was almost monotonous, but descriptive prose was read in an overly-emotive tone (almost like those boring movies in school).

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solid story

Revisado: 02-27-15

if I had to give a negative, it's the occasional, extended self-reproach interludes in which Merlin has begun indulging.

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