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Why this narrator???

Revisado: 10-04-23

I really hope when they make a movie or whatever out of these they cast Murderbot well and redo these. Murderbot is stated to be non-binary but the narrator has an obviously masculine voice. Plus he's just not that good of a narrator. Many mispronunciations in the text. I want to keep audiobooking these, but I don't know if I'll do it because it ruins my perception of Murderbot as described by the author.

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Not an audiobook

Revisado: 09-09-22

this is not an audiobook, it's mostly a recording from a live show of his early work, which you can get for free on YouTube. it may say that in the description, but is it my fault for thinking that something on an app for audiobooks is an audiobook? the actual content is fine. it's his early stuff, which is pretty juvenile.

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Weird audio editing

Revisado: 02-08-22

The only story I really liked was Minority Report. We Can Remember It for You Wholesale and Paycheck had weird endings. The other ones were just straight weird. I forget what they were called.

The audiobook itself was strangely edited. aside from the first one starting at the beginning, the subsequent story start in the middle of chapters. There's also an unnecessary orchestral interlude randomly throughout some of the stories. The narrator was good though.

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Pessimistic

Revisado: 06-05-21

I recently reread the Martian Chronicles for the first time since I was a kid and really enjoyed it. I decided to give the Illustrated Man a shot since it has such good reviews, but it was so pessimistic that I had to force myself to finish it. I'm not completely sure if reading it shortly after the Martian Chronicles was a bad idea; it is also very pessimistic, but I didn't have the same sense of disappointment with it as with this. I hope it wasn't the narrator, I think it's the same one that did the Martian Chronicles. For better or worse, his tone made the stories depressing. After finishing the book, I read a little bit about it and found out that all the individual stories were originally separate, unconnected short stories. So, I don't think you need to read the whole thing if you don't want to. Just make sure to read the story The Rocket, it was very good.

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Fun story but not epic

Revisado: 10-23-20

If you liked the Imperial Radch series and you want more, this book will satisfy. However, the main character isn't terribly interesting and the story, while a fun adventure, won't change your life.

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Not the right narrator (spoiler free)

Revisado: 10-03-20

First, the story. It is beautifully written and uniquely creative and moving. However, the themes are all over the place. Even Le Guin changed her mind about what the story is about in later interviews. I am also not sure how/why this is considered a significant feminist novel. Perhaps because it deals with a society where there is no gender so male and female are inseparable and therefore cannot be unequal.

Second, the narrator. While the narrator is very good (he did an amazing edition of Don Quixote), he is wrong for this novel. The story is told from two perspectives: Genly Ai, described as dark skinned and tall, and Estravan, who is androgynous. The narrator has a lovely accent, but he is not black nor is his voice gender neutral. This makes it impossible to grasp the main theme of androgyny because you cannot think of Estravan as ungendered.

So, I do not recommend this audiobook. If you are interested in the book, I think it is better to read it since there is no audiobook that is representative of the story.

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Must read the whole book

Revisado: 09-15-20

This is the most important recent book on racism in America. I recommend it for everyone. In the book, Kendi discusses the racist policies that pervade all institutions in the context of his personal experiences. He provides a thoughtful and well-researched examination of the current political environment around race. The meat of his thesis is in the first few chapters, but by reading the whole text, you gain a view of the issue from a rounded perspective. Regarding the narration, Kendi is no Morgan Freeman, but he does a good job.

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lives up to the hype

Revisado: 04-07-18

As a lifelong lover of sci-fi, I am always looking for new ideas. There are so many great stories written by men with male protagonists that you can get stuck just reading those. But that's not good enough. I certainly found what I was wishing for when I found this book. However the all-female society will never make you blink an eye. It's a beautifully written exciting story with many new ideas. *Spoilers* four stars because 1. even though the memory loss thing makes sense in the end, it's still used up 2. I have no idea why they want to leave the legion or what motivates its life cycle. The conflict between the worlds/ships seems to be over resources because they are all used up; if the world/ship can make a world-birthing womb that restores a world/ship, why dont they just do that? How does leaving thr legion help?

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LOVED Dracula. These were impossibly boring.

Revisado: 06-30-17

If you liked Dracula, that doesn't mean you will enjoy these. dull. misogynistic. racist. Narratiom was pretty good, I wonder what he thought of them.

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Wonderful novel

Revisado: 04-05-17

Fantastic story, loved it beginning to end! Especially recommend for young women, but anyone who loves literature will enjoy it. Newton"s narration was very good, EXCEPT I didn't care for her Rochester voice. Wish they'd had someone else do it.

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