Nerf Herder

Worth the purchase

Revisado: 03-11-24

I went into this title not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised not only at how relevant the subject matter is, but also the sensitive nature in which it is delivered.

Yes, the robot voice can pull a reader out of their headspace, but the author’s sincerity comes through anyway.

The real-life stories at the end provided the perfect cherry atop a nice sundae of a read.

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Just what I didn’t know I needed

Revisado: 12-21-23

There is a lot in here that can easily be found in many other books: avoid sugar, exercise, get good sleep, etc. but the emotional health portion (quietly deposited at the very end of the book… right when I would have thought he was wrapping it up) spoke directly to me. Seems the good doctor and I have something in common.

Thanks for that - this was the very thing I needed.

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Not just another Guard slaughter

Revisado: 11-06-23

There is a real story here, cautiously developed over the course of the entire book. Was it perfect? Maybe not, but First and Only is a far cry better than most other 40k material.

Focusing on the characters, Abnett weaves a relationship story, where character and integrity mean something. Good stuff, and I’m happy to jump into Book 2.

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Doesn’t matter if you hate him

Revisado: 10-30-23

Unbelievable how many people will rush to judgement on a book they’ve never read.

This is not 20 hours of”Elon is the greatest hero since Perseus!” It’s a careful walkthrough which details how he is - flaws and all. Isaacson draws many comparisons to Jobs, and he would know. Very happy this was written, and very happy I read it. Elon is a flawed human being: those without sin cast the first stone.

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Somewhat predictable, still great

Revisado: 10-30-23

I was immediately drawn by “the cast”. Having Ser Davos Seaworth as a character was a pleasant surprise but what I enjoyed the most was the relatively fresh take on vampirism. It was good, and the cast was great. And it wasn’t any of that “girlboss” bullshit, just strong female characters who are also compassionate.

I didn’t need the 15 minutes of credits at the end, though. WTF…

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A style that may not be for everyone…

Revisado: 07-27-23

… but it certainly is for me. Brust knows how to write a good story and you owe it to yourself to let him prove it.

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Good, Not Great

Revisado: 06-16-23

Likes:
Humans in a human story
Secrecy, stealth, intrigue
Unique (and vile) antagonist
Accurate portrayal of a brutal universe

Dislikes:
Roller coaster tempo and thematic consistency
Way too many characters for a single narrator
Squandered opportunity at some real horror

If you liked “Legion”, there are *some* elements here to enjoy. The story didn’t do much to push Heresy storyline, but that didn’t bother me. The reader needs patience with this one: the tempo ranges from long periods of mystique building with slight advances and shot bursts of incredibly-paced brutality.

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Worth it if you’re a fan

Revisado: 05-27-23

The first story was read so fast, I had to turn down the speed to enjoy it at all.

The second story was fantastic - worth a credit for 5 hours of Tau alone.

The last story was plagued by mediocre writing and mediocre narration. The story was credible, but the dialog and repetitive descriptions were tiresome. It wouldn’t have been as much of an issue the narrator could carry the poor dialog, but she couldn’t. At all.

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Tired. Lazy. Statist.

Revisado: 04-23-23

Every so often someone influential will write a book which tries to force the entirety life into the narrow paradigm that is their subject matter expertise. It almost always fails.

This is one such case.

By stretching the term “hack” and “patch” Schneier makes the case that sum of human existence can be seen through the lens of these two terms. It’s lazy… even disrespectful to the reader. That fact that he is a raging statist makes it even worse. No thank you.

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Better than anticipated

Revisado: 01-15-23

Great little story read by a great cast. Ripley was an easy fit - she sounded great! Rutger Hauer was fantastic, too: you could tell he cared about the character and wasn’t just there for some cash.

Not Dune-level sci-if, but a great audiobook. We’ll done, Audible!

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