Mergatroid Gonzalez

Fun!

Revisado: 04-27-24

This was exciting, technically interesting, fun, and funny. I enjoyed some sections so much (especially chapters 14 thru 17), that I listened to them several times before I moved on to the rest of the book. Will Wheaton did a great job reading. Make sure you listen to the epilogue - best I have ever read!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

best book in the series so far

Revisado: 02-02-23

so many twists and turns, and better characters. I really liked this book. as usual, Defries was wonderful reading. I am going to continue to follow Dufries.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

wonderful stories and readers. poor editing.

Revisado: 08-12-22

I loved this collection. the stories are truly great. for those of you who have seen the movies - listen to the real stories. just wonderful.

the readers brought the stories to life with great skill. each enhanced the stories they were reading.

oddly, there were some repeated words or phrases, as well as a few missing words or phrases. it sounds like the editing was rushed when all these stories were put together. none of the editing issues were bad enough to ruin the stories - just slightly annoying.

overall, this was a fantastic endeavor that is worth your time. Don't skip anything. you will find new joys.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

abrupt ending

Revisado: 02-23-22

everything was great but the ending was abrupt. story was compelling and interesting. Typical heinlein.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

extreme perfection!

Revisado: 01-16-22

First, this story is so perfect! All characters are amazing, the plot is riveting, and the science is mostly real, believable, and different.

Ray Porter adds to the perfection. I loved listening to him in the Bobverse series, but he went beyond in reading this book.

Thus the extreme perfection! I miss the characters. I didn't want the story to end. I must go collect myself now. My face is leaking. Good. Good. Good. (Listen to the story and you will know what I mean).

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

decent story but no plot

Revisado: 01-10-22

I like the concept, story and characters. It moves quickly from one adventure to the next. it's fun. somewhere in the last third, I started wondering what the plot was. With so many adventures, each with its own climax, it was not clear to me if there was an overarching quest that would tie all the adventures together. it kinda did, which we found out about in the last 2 chapters. that's the disadvantage of using a single point of view throughout the book - the reader only knows what that one person knows.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

unexpected story with great characters and reading

Revisado: 12-25-21

This kept me engaged through to the climax - had unexpected depth and story - I cannot imagine reading this, as listening to Brent Spiner read this (and so many other Star Trek actors), was amazing. This fictional autobiography was funny, scary, intriguing, and well worth the listen.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

wonderfully read but choppy story

Revisado: 12-19-21

This is the first Star Trek book I have either read or listened to on Audible. The book was wonderfully read by Mark Leonard, but the story was choppy without character development, scene development, motivations, etc. it seemed like an action story written for a forth grader who was already a Trekie and would know the characters from TOS and TNG. Based on the poor construct of the story, I thought the ending was relatively satisfying.

Then I realized this is an abridged version. It's an extremely abridged version and gives somewhat of an outline of the story. The full book is overwhelmingly better than this version. I will never listen to an abridged version again.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

not 1 character is likeable

Revisado: 12-16-21

I cannot finish this book. the performance was fine but the story line is filled with characters I cannot get myself to care about.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

The 4 voices and story are wonderful!

Revisado: 11-29-21

The use of 4 actors to read the parts is a perfect choice. When I read The Number of the Beast, I found that I was often checking with the chapter title to see who's perspective the chapter was from. So, not only did I dislike the ending of The Number of the Beast, but I often found it annoying to read. The verbal clues obtained by listening to the four readers in this version was flawless. I never once got confused as to who was speaking. This helped make the whole story so enjoyable.

The story is now wonderful with a much more satisfying last half and ending. As an avid reader of science fiction, both old and new, the new second half is so much more enjoyable than the second half of Number of the Beast. Action and danger scenes are interesting and the characters maintain their fun character traits throughout the story.

I don't usually write reviews, but this is now a favorite book of mine, with a great story made better with the flawless reading by unique voices for each of the points of view. Wonderful!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña