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Mind Blowing!

Revisado: 01-10-23

Amazing book. What a fresh, balanced perspective on science and God. I highly recommend this.

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Closed-Minded Lecturer

Revisado: 11-24-22

The lecturer operates under the assumption that all religion is made up out of whole cloth and that all religious followers are illogical, deceived followers of fiction. I'm not sure I've ever encountered anyone more closed-minded.

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Just Okay

Revisado: 08-15-22

Just okay for me. Pretty brief, but not bad if that is what you're looking for.

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Just Okay

Revisado: 02-06-22

Just an okay series. Fine for getting a very quick overview of man's history in space.

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Compelling Story, Dull Detail

Revisado: 09-06-21

DNF. I read 2/3+ of this one. I debated whether this was worth one or two stars. The general storyline is compelling, but the detail is just plain dull. The main character is not likeable and has no redeeming character traits. The few events that occur between chess talk/matches feel both random and abrupt. I kept waiting for it to improve, but it seemed to only get worse.

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Great Idea, Fair Execution

Revisado: 09-06-21

Queenie (code name "Verity") is a Scottish secret agent who is captured by Nazis in France during WWII. The story begins after she has apparently been "broken" by her captors through various means of torture. She trades codes, airfield locations, and airplane designs for clothes, food, and exemption from torture. Her treatment is nonetheless reprehensible despite her cooperation. She is tightly locked in a battle for control with her captors.

She chooses to share much of her confession through a written narrative of her recent history as well as that of her best friend and secret-agency transport pilot, Maddie (photos shared with Queenie by the Nazis show she died in a plane crash after Queenie parachuted from the damaged plane into France). It is her written confession that comprises the first two thirds of the book.

The last third of the book is comprised of Maddie's written journal.

The first half of the book moves rather slowly and meanders through some experiences and conversations shared between Queenie and Maddie (some of them seem irrelevant, even I'm hindsight). It is around the halfway point that events speed up to take on a discernable plot. From there, the reader is treated to some well-executed twists that really enhance the work and draw the reader.

If I rated the two halves of the book separately, the first half would get two stars and the second half would get four stars. All up, this is a three star affair.

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Terrible Sound Quality

Revisado: 06-11-19

The sound quality in this recording is terrible. It was very difficult to make out what some of the actors were saying. Made it a poor listen.

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Wow! Incredible Story.

Revisado: 02-14-19

This story is amazing. I don't know how the author can dream this stuff up. And the readers are outstanding.

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Fantastic!

Revisado: 08-19-18

Loved it. Sanderson is a master. I didn't see the ending coming. I highly recommend it.

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