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A major disappointment after the first one.

Revisado: 08-05-17

I had high hopes for this after the first installment was so good. Unfortunately, SpecOps fails to live up to its predecessor. Skippy is a joke, and a very annoying and tedious one at that. It's supposed to be super intelligent, hold the knowledge man can't even comprehend yet it fails time and time again. There is no character development at all and Bishop and Skippy are the only active entities throughout the book. This one is best for teenagers in the 14 to 17 age bracket.

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Very disappointing

Revisado: 09-23-14

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This book was a major disappoint and obviously no more than a cash cow. The son is Kyle, the Liths are the Macros, and the story line is a carbon copy of the original series except this one got boring and was overlong for the content. Shame on you BVL. You got lazy and tainted a very good series. Marvin is great, as always, and should have a series with it as the main character. Any more son of Kyle? I won't be buying.

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Great Narrator

Revisado: 10-09-13

Where does Jerusalem Inn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very high up. I enjoyed listening to West's narration almost as much as I do Davina Porter... may Her Voice never fail..

The narrator is crucial to enjoying a book. One of my all time favorite books is Heinlein's THe Moon is a Harsh Mistress. However, the narrators voice was so mechanical I could not finish listening, even for the story.

So thank you Mr. West for being one of the good guys.

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Love Stephensons works but not this.

Revisado: 08-27-13

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone on the planet Arbe might like it more. There were many parts of it that I enjoyed but it's slow and generally boring. It worked great as background noise to help me get to sleep.

If you’ve listened to books by Neal Stephenson before, how does this one compare?

I've listened to most of Stephensons work. I like this one the least of them all including the Baroque series which I don't think was well received. In fact I really enjoy his work, I think he's brilliant and most of his work is hard to put down. This was hard to pick up.

Did the narrators do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Not really.

What character would you cut from Anathem?

None, I think they are all important. Conversely I wish there was more character development. Even the main character remains 2 dimensional.

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Love Stephensons works but not this.

Revisado: 08-27-13

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone on the planet Arbe might like it more. There were many parts of it that I enjoyed but it's slow and generally boring. It worked great as background noise to help me get to sleep.

If you’ve listened to books by Neal Stephenson before, how does this one compare?

I've listened to most of Stephensons work. I like this one the least of them all including the Baroque series which I don't think was well received. In fact I really enjoy his work, I think he's brilliant and most of his work is hard to put down. This was hard to pick up.

Did the narrators do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Not really.

What character would you cut from Anathem?

None, I think they are all important. Conversely I wish there was more character development. Even the main character remains 2 dimensional.

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Not the uncut version.

Revisado: 03-23-13

Would you listen to The Stand again? Why?

not this one. I did not read closely enough to realize this is not the full uncut version that Mr King released.

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I Am Soo Addicted To This Series

Revisado: 05-05-12

What did you love best about Drums of Autumn?

This review is from Lonecia Coffman, I use Charles account.

The narrator, details, characterizations, romance, and the adventure. I feel as if I have gone through the stones and am completely immersed in the tale. Since, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Fire And Ashes, and An Echo In the Bone, are not available in an unabridged version, I will not buy them here. I have already purchased the books from Amazon. How could anyone bear an abridged version after getting this far in the series? Inconceivable!

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

Davina Porter. Sigh. That woman's voice and talent are preternaturally exceptional!! I look for books to listen to based on the fact that she is narrating. Davina could take the most crapulous book and turn it into a bestseller because who would not want to listen to Davina's magical narration.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This story has everything. I have, laughed, cried, bitten my nails, and spent forty two dollars I shouldn't have (didn't have any credits left) to make sure I had the next book before the one I was listening to ended.

Any additional comments?

If you are going to have the first part of the series Unabriged, don't let the sellers cheap out and sell you abridged versions for the rest. I HATE abridged books. They are a total rip-off! If I want an abridged story I will decide for myself which part of the story to skip.

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I Am Soo Addicted To This Series

Revisado: 05-05-12

What did you love best about Drums of Autumn?

This review is from Lonecia Coffman, I use Charles account.

The narrator, details, characterizations, romance, and the adventure. I feel as if I have gone through the stones and am completely immersed in the tale. Since, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Fire And Ashes, and An Echo In the Bone, are not available in an unabridged version, I will not buy them here. I have already purchased the books from Amazon. How could anyone bear an abridged version after getting this far in the series? Inconceivable!

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

Davina Porter. Sigh. That woman's voice and talent are preternaturally exceptional!! I look for books to listen to based on the fact that she is narrating. Davina could take the most crapulous book and turn it into a bestseller because who would not want to listen to Davina's magical narration.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This story has everything. I have, laughed, cried, bitten my nails, and spent forty two dollars I shouldn't have (didn't have any credits left) to make sure I had the next book before the one I was listening to ended.

Any additional comments?

If you are going to have the first part of the series Unabriged, don't let the sellers cheap out and sell you abridged versions for the rest. I HATE abridged books. They are a total rip-off! If I want an abridged story I will decide for myself which part of the story to skip.

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Aii! Abridged

Revisado: 06-05-11

I love the narrator but I forgot to check that this was an unabridged version. Sigh. Why would anyone even make an abridged recording?

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An excellent book, a great narrator, BORING

Revisado: 10-21-10

This is a most excellent book and Lloyd James is a great narrator. I'm sure he portrayed the book just as the producers wished. Unfortunately listening to a stolid Russian give a deadpan, monotone delivery for hour after hour was just too much. The book lost most of it's allure and was just plain boring. I did listen to the whole thing and I have to admit that I was so beat down by the end that I was almost ready to join the Communist party. Read the book and don't waste your money here.

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