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Uninspiring

Revisado: 03-04-22

In the first 35 minutes of this book the authors managed to extinguish any spark of curiosity I might have had for the rest of the book. Dull, uninspiring, academic bloviating.

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For Guitarists

Revisado: 05-15-19

This has the feel of a doctoral dissertation that was published as a book. Nevertheless, it is a densely informative book that will be of interest to guitarists and historians of American music. The stereotypical images of guitars and banjos and mandolins do not match the historical record and there is a lot of music out there that has been woefully under-performed and which lays the foundation for a uniquely American guitar style. As an example, fans of Chet Atkins may be interested in his link back to William Foden and other American Guitarists from the turn of the (last) century. Do a YouTube search for "The Capital March" - if you are intrigued, this may be the book for you.

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The Groundhog did it

Revisado: 11-11-18

This one hurt. It sparked enough curiosity to keep reading, but never enough to satisfy. It just kept going, and every new discovery was just more of the same. The ending was on a par with the rest of the book - an ending but not a conclusion. I am so glad this is over. At the end I think back on a bunch of hateful, uninteresting characters that filled me with no empathy. Bleech!

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2/3's a good book

Revisado: 01-11-18

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

No. The first half to two/thirds of the book are fascinating. The last third goes off the rails. It first goes into a long and strange tale of leishmaniasis, and goes for the gold in the final chapter by claiming, without any attribution or actual science, that the disease is spreading into Texas and Oklahoma because of ...wait for it....GLOBAL WARMING. Curiously, the first sections, the ones that conform to the books description, are actually interesting.

What three words best describe Bill Mumy’s voice?

l

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

This book IS a movie. The author describes the filming of the exploration. You can YouTube it.

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The rest is silence

Revisado: 07-12-17

Would you try another book from Scott Sigler and/or Ray Porter?

This is my first book by Scott Sigler. It will be my last. I can't tell why I didn't like it without spoilers so I will hold my tongue, but will say that the beginning of the book is great, the middle so-so and the end a steady slide into disappointment (read the title of this review).

Has Earthcore turned you off from other books in this genre?

Not at all - this book turned me off to THIS BOOK.

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

I think that Ray does great voices and brings the characters to life. His work on the Bobiverse is great, along with 14 and the Fold. I would listen to other books by this narrator without hesitation.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Earthcore?

The second half of the book.

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excellent!

Revisado: 02-05-17

good premise, great performance, cant wait for book 2. all the good reviews are right.

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Ameritopia: The Term Paper from Hell

Revisado: 01-26-12

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

Someone who wants large sections of classic works read to them.

If you’ve listened to books by Mark R. Levin before, how does this one compare?

Not well. I could not find very much original material here.

What aspect of Adam Grupper and Mark R. Levin ’s performance would you have changed?

I would have had the book actually be the work of Mark Levin, interpreting, paraphrasing, commenting. Instead there were very long sections of what seemed to be quotations from the original source material.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Ameritopia?

The first 14 chapters

Any additional comments?

This book seems to consist of nothing more than chapters that quote extensively from the original source material without any actual commentary by Mr. Levin. (unless of course he hath adopted the verbal mannerisms of a bygone era). This material is all in the public domain. I listened to the first 8 chapters hoping each next chapter would finally start the book. After 8 I stopped listening and started scanning. After 14 I gave up and erased the thing. I would have had more respect for Levin if he had said,

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Excellent book matched with excellent reader

Revisado: 11-25-09

This is the second Ayn Rand book I have listened to which was read by Christopher Hurt. The other was The Fountainhead. Mr Hurt is excellent at his job. In both cases he raised the experience of listening to one that allowed me to enter the novel without the feeling that there was an intermediary, and yet still adding to the experience through the use of his voice.
The book itself remains excellent. What is frightening is the sense that the news that will be broadcast tonight on CNN could just as well move into the background of this book without alteration.

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