Michael

Too short, but good listen

Revisado: 01-19-18

What made the experience of listening to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them the most enjoyable?

The book is so true to the story and also fills in several subtle, but important blanks about Dumbledore, Grindlewald and serves as a nice entre to Hagrid's role as gamekeeper.

What did you like best about this story?

Too short - left out my favorite magical creatures, redcaps and hinkypunks

What about Eddie Redmayne’s performance did you like?

Well paced and delivered; didn't sound stilted at all - just as if we were having a normal conversation

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

More !

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eh

Revisado: 08-29-15

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

good subject - reader could have been better. i nominate barrett whitener next time

Were the concepts of this book easy to follow, or were they too technical?

easy to follow

What three words best describe Michael Prichard’s voice?

fascinating, interesting, thought-provoking

Was The Fabric of the Cosmos worth the listening time?

undecided

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Absolutely horrible

Revisado: 12-01-13

What would have made Five Billion Years of Solitude better?

Didn't tell me anything I didn't already know or haven't read elsewhere. Hardly ground-breaking, eye-opening or revealing. Enough whining about SETI already. We have found exoplanets by other means. Talking about how these exoplanets were discovered, the conditions thereon, and the number of exoplanets discovered to-date would have been FAR more captivating.

What didn’t you like about Lee Billings’s performance?

The performance was fine. The book's content was awful

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Five Billion Years of Solitude?

I'd have mentioned what a dead-end SETI is, then moved on to how exoplanets WERE discovered, instead of whining about the past.

Any additional comments?

Can I return this book? This was a horrible mistake.

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Save your money

Revisado: 02-19-13

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really. Mr. Burds' saying Julius Caesar defeated Marc Antony at the Battle of Actium and then saying Julius Caesar changed his name to Augustus makes me wonder what ELSE is factually incorrect with his lectures.

What could Jeffrey Burds have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Quit preaching and get your facts straight.

What didn’t you like about the narrator’s performance?

Patronizing

Was The Modern Scholar: The Second Oldest Profession, Part 1 worth the listening time?

No

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A great, rarely told story

Revisado: 04-18-12

Would you consider the audio edition of Endurance to be better than the print version?

The print version has maps to which one can refer; audio does not. Therefore, I would consider the print version better.

What did you like best about this story?

The sheer grit and determination of these men in the most abysmal circumstances imaginable.

What does Simon Prebble bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

Voice inflection is difficult to impart using the print medium. Mr. Prebble does an excellent job of conveying the consistently long odds facing Shackelton and his men -- and how they returned intact.

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

Yes

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