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Dead on the Moon

Revisado: 02-25-19

I have been listening to Peter Clines for years. I am a fan of his superhero zombie books, the Ex-Heroes stories. I count his novel, -14- among my favorite books of all time and was so looking forward to a book where the Threshold team would discover more about the mysteries of the Kavach building and the cabal of scientists that worked to protect the Earth from inevitably crossing the threshold.

Dead Moon opens with a prologue that is tantalizing. hinting at a collision by an ancient titan of some kind with perhaps one of the Voyager probes that brings it out of a permanent path through interstellar space - a prison perhaps - and leads it into a solar system containing life. This is as good as this story gets.

I won't leave any spoilers. The characters are great and Ray Porter faithfully brings all of them to life. You will find out how the titan relates to the other Threshold stories and you will find out what many other disappointed readers discovered, that there just isn't much here.

Unless this is some strange way station novel that will somehow attempt to bridge the Threshold series to the Ex-Heroes series, I don't think you need to read this book. I count Peter Clines among my favorite authors. I await the real book three in the Threshold series and I am patient...I waited for KIng's Wizard and Glass after all!

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Excellent Continuation of the Series

Revisado: 01-26-14

Would you listen to Ex-Purgatory again? Why?

Yes, the alternate views of several of the characters and the excellent backstory on Stealth's life before the zombocalypse were great additions.

Who was your favorite character and why?

George.

What three words best describe Jay Snyder’s voice?

Jay is great but where are Khristine Hvam and Mark Boyett, not to mention Elisabeth Rodgers? I really missed the already established voices of Stealth and Captain Freedom.

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

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next one.

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Joyfully Great Short Story

Revisado: 06-25-13

If you could sum up Joyland in three words, what would they be?

King Short Story

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. Most Stephen King novels are sprawling works that span over a dozen hours or more. At 7 1/2 hours, this is a very concise effort and I didn't find that it ever languished; it just keeps moving you forward to its conclusion.

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

He manages, while narrating as an older verison of the main character, to convey the voice of the youthful Devin Jones.

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

It made me laugh several times but anyone who reads Stephen King knows that laughs are part of the deal. Put that on a sampler and hang it in your kitchen. :)

Any additional comments?

I really missed the lack of a forward or afterward from the author with this one.

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More Believable Than The Last Two Novels

Revisado: 06-08-13

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The ending - without spoiling, the book's conclusion is, for me, a let down.

Would you ever listen to anything by Dan Brown again?

Yes - I will listen to his next novel and in the meantime, may find time for his old novel Deception Point again, still his best in my opinion.

Have you listened to any of Paul Michael’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Excellent narration by Paul Michael.

Was Inferno worth the listening time?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

What does Dan Brown have against Langdon hooking up with his costars anyway? :)

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Man and Boy Walk Through Desolation to the Sea

Revisado: 03-03-10

This is a bleak picture of our possible future wherein the bonds of love between a father and son still remain. Listening to this book, I often thought of The Gunslinger by Stephen King. There is that same relentlessness of pushing on into a desperate future; pushing on down the road, or the path of a beam, that leads to a kind of end for one and a new beginning for the other.

I found the narration by Tom Stechschulte to be excellent and am looking forward to listening to the other unabridged recordings of McCarthy's works from audible.

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UR Functions Well

Revisado: 02-19-10

What a great little short story about our choices, even if well meaning, and their consequences. Stephen King brings us into contact with the Dark Tower once again and it is always nice to go back there along a new path of the beam.

Very good narration. Left me wanting more.

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Great Listen

Revisado: 02-17-10

This was a great recap of one of the most exciting general election campaigns in history; certainly of my lifetime. The insights from behind the curtains of each campaign say a lot about who these people really are and why we may or may not be happy for whom we voted for in November 2008.

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Thomas Covenant Rolls in His Grave

Revisado: 09-11-06

When I heard that Stephen R. Donaldson, who I completely abandoned during the awful Gap series had revisted "the land" I was quick to snap up this title from audible.com. I loved the first two Thomas Covenant series. Even if I had discerned these mixed reviews for myself, the phosphene glow in my mind that were the land, the white gold fire, and the Staff of Law, I would still have given this book a try. Either way, my discernment was flawed, clouded, "covered with dirt" if you will, dirt on the much abused and worn out Arch of Time if you will indulge me a bit further on...

What a horrible disappointment. Linden Avery is simply the weakest lead character I have ever seen - period. If I hear the words discernment or any variation of phosphorous/phosphenes again, I can't be held responsible for what I might do.

Repetitive, redundant, rehashed, ridiculous - take your pick for which of the above you want to substitute for the "R" in Stephen R. Donaldson on this one.

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137 / 18.5 Hours = 7.405 Minutes Per Chapter

Revisado: 02-18-05

Dan Brown's <B><U>Angels and Demons</U></B> is an enjoyable, if frequently unbelievable story that simply goes on far too long. It is one of those rare cases where I wish I had taken the abridged version.

There are 137 Chapters in this book and I think it could have safely been ended somewhere around 123 and it would still have been too long. In addition to it's gross length, <B><U>Angels and Demon's</U></B> asked this listener to suspend belief far too often. There is actually one passage that refers to the heroine as having to "buy" one of Langdon's explanations for one of his conclusions and I can't help but feel that Brown was staring his readers in the face daring us to do the same.

However, for all that is bad in this book (it is, I suppose "bad trash" as Stephen King's mother might have said), I still found it to be worth a listen. This is the type of book that would fit perfectly into a new Audible Listener <I>Rental</I> program...

Richard Poe does an okay job reading this but it sounded like he frequently was reading with throat lozenges in his mouth. Also, Poe's accent at the beginning of the book for Maximillian Kohler is really hard to accept.

I hoped it was going to be better than <B><U>The DaVinci Code</U></B> but I can only give this one 3 stars. I recommend you try the abridgement.

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Perfect Pompeii Primer

Revisado: 02-16-05

This short (90 minute) history of Pompeii and it's destruction is very good. <B><U>Pompeii:</B> City Captured In Ash</U> was perfect for my one day in and out commute. The ensemble cast recreates the life and death of these 1st century Romans using the still life casts and messages left behind as the last moments of their lives were captured forever.

This great little book will leave you wanting to know more. I have queued up Robert Harris' <B><U>Pompeii:</B> A Novel</U> in "My Next Listen" so that I can keep exploring this facinating example of how our environment can turn on us without warning at any moment.

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