E. Nelson

Great family car trip book

Revisado: 04-05-22

We listened with kids ages 7-15. All of them (as well as parents) thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Excellent

Revisado: 12-08-21

There was only one negative associated with this audiobook- the dramatic music that sometimes would come in at the end of a chapter. I imagine this was something that people debated during the production of the title and they should, ultimately, have decided to leave it out. It serves as a type of signal to accompany significant points or emotion, but - much like overly dramatic lighting in bad movies - distracts from the often important underlying content.

The is some cursing in a few of the chapters that has generally prevented me from having my younger kids listen to the entire thing, but some great life lessons here for kids and my teen children loved it.

A great listen.

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Great listen for a family road trip

Revisado: 02-21-21

We listened to this as a family on some longer drives over two weekends. It was well liked by all (parents and kids aged 14,12,10, and 6). Much of the content was over the head of our 6-year old, but she still enjoyed it and the tweens give it especially high reviews.

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Too similar (but inferior to) the Bob books

Revisado: 08-15-20

I’ve really enjoyed some of Dennis Taylor’s books, but this one just didn’t do anything for me.

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A war story set in a future/many worlds setting

Revisado: 07-11-20

There were things I really liked about this title, but it was not what I expected. There are many aspects of current military that are reflected well and anyone who has spent time with the USMC will recognize pieces that have been lifted directly from the experience of almost any combat unit in the early 21st century. In fact, changing the names of equipment and battle locations could very well have resulted in a story set in Afghanistan or Iraq from 10 years ago. One of the great things about good science fiction writing is that it permits exploring new themes because something about the world or its inhabitants is different. This book does not do that. It is generally well written, however, and I liked the characters.

The narration was decent but pronouncing the “s” in corpsmen was like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Mispronouncing a word used repeatedly in a title is jarring and I didn’t feel comfortable giving any more than 2 stars with that issue.

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Good, but not as good as the first book

Revisado: 06-16-20

The first book in the series is probably one of my five favorite titles of all time. This one just didn’t hold my interest in the same way. Maybe my expectations were too high; this is still a worthwhile title, but I had expected unusual excellence and this was not that.

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Great hour of family fun

Revisado: 06-07-20

We listened to this on a short family road trip and everyone enjoyed it. The last ~25 minutes are reprises of his songs and we didn’t enjoy that as much as the first hour (we turned it off only a few minutes into that portion). I would plan on this being just 65 minutes of material.

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Outstanding title for short family road trip

Revisado: 05-31-20

Very entertaining for our family of six with varying ages. My history loving middle schooler loved pointing out historical inaccuracies, but also enjoyed the story as much as everyone else.

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Easily one of the best audio books ever made

Revisado: 03-19-20

Outstanding story and exceptional narration. For anyone who enjoys fantasy or sci-fi, this should be at the top of your list. If you don’t think you enjoy this genre, this may be the book that changes your mind.

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Mixed reviews from our family on this one

Revisado: 06-22-19

We listened to this with our children (ages 12, 11, and 9) during a cross country drive. Our 12-year old lost interest and stopped listening (the only book where he did this) and my wife thought it was super slow. My 9-year old son was the only one who maintained consistent interest throughout.

The book is slow, but I found the story interesting. The author tries too hard at times to pull on emotions when it isn’t necessary and this sappiness was often a distraction.

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