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This book is read too fast

Revisado: 08-18-18

The reader speaks rapidly and pronounces both vowels and consonants indistinctly as a result. The listener has to attend very carefully to follow what he is saying. It's not just that I'm American and he's English! Try a sample before buying. You may find it quite okay.

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Interesting material about French art and history

Revisado: 04-14-18

Would you listen to The Judgment of Paris again? Why?

Probably not. The book contains a great deal of information about classicist military painter Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, an artist who led an interesting life but whose work doesn't particularly interest me. I learned as much about him as I wanted to know. Manet is also treated rather extensively, but not as much as Meissonier. The historical background of the period, wars, rulers, etc.is well covered. I hoped for more information about more artists.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Manet

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

Tristan Layton is a good reader, clear and expressive.

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Interesting scholarly presentation

Revisado: 03-31-18

What did you love best about No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life?

It was a good introduction to the trend of existentialist thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Would you recommend No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, but only if they had a particular interest in philosophy and in Camus and Sartre in particular.

Any additional comments?

I would have enjoyed the material more if it had been presented in chronological/historical order, and if ties of influence among the various authors and philosophers had been made clearer. Undue attention, including summaries of the plots of his novels, was given to Camus.

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An interesting miscellany

Revisado: 02-21-18

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

the parts about science and technology were most interesting to me. The section on timekeeping, calendars, clocks held my attention. The sections about various theorists and economists tended to drag.

Any additional comments?

Interesting but didn't seem to hold together thematically....I didn't listen to the whole book.

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Kant presented with fakey foreign accent,

Revisado: 02-21-18

What three words best describe Charlton Heston’s voice?

Great reading voice. Wish he hadn't used accented English for Kant's quotations.

Any additional comments?

Heston gives "foreign accents" to Kant and other philosophers. This is VERY DISTRACTING. He presents Kant, and in at least one instance, Rousseau, as speaking in heavily accented English. Would hate to hear him doing the German Idealists.

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Loosely connected scholarly addresses

Revisado: 02-02-18

What did you love best about Culture and the Death of God?

I am interested in anything that has to do with the history of ideas.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

This title is directed more toward an audience of specialists than to the general reader.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The delivery was too fast, considering that the content was very heavy on concepts, moving quickly from one idea to another, and the sentences were very noun-heavy. This type of material is more digestible in print, where one can stop and ponder . I found it difficult to process at the speedy rate of delivery.

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

No

Any additional comments?

Brush up on German philosophy before you start this one. :-)

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Couldn't finish it

Revisado: 01-26-18

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend a print copy to someone who was very interested in plants. It's basically a research book, a list of plants.

Would you recommend Wicked Plants to your friends? Why or why not?

No, because it is basically a list of noxious plants and their characteristics. I thought it would be a nonfiction boo, k arranged as essays or themed chapter. Lists do not make entertaining reading.

What three words best describe Coleen Marlo’s performance?

Clear, accurate, educated.

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Not up to Audible's usual standards

Revisado: 01-15-18

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

More of a professional historical approach, less overt anti-Muslim bias. The introductory rant about Isis was unnecessary.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something in the history category.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator is a good reader, but as Horace said in Ars Poetica: "The workmanship exceeds the material."

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Crusades: A History from Beginning to End?

I am wondering if anyone at Audible read this book !!

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Delightful

Revisado: 03-14-17

What made the experience of listening to Great Masters: Liszt - His Life and Music the most enjoyable?

I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture series on the life and works of Liszt. Didn't realize he was the musical idol of his day.

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Battles and dynasties

Revisado: 01-26-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I tried my best to stick with it. Dynasties and battles and not much in the way of cultural history or biographical information. Very scholarly and, in that regard, impressive and ambitious, When an author covers the events taking place all over the world during a certain period, regime changes and battles (names, dates, how many killed) take precedence over matters like art, music, architecture and the basics of how people lived and survived, The sections about China did not come to life for me at all. The warring leaders with unfamiliar names would have come to life for the reader if they had been given some distinguishing personal traits or biographical details.
The use of the word Renaissance in the title was misleading.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I didn't finish it, I got bogged down about 1/5 of the way through the book. It was a disappointment to me,

What about John Lee’s performance did you like?

His presentation was excellent, He has an expressive delivery, excellent pronunciation, and a comfortable rate of speech. I would give him an A+.

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