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Load of crock!

Revisado: 05-03-24

This book is made up of two different stories that had really no reason to be squished together. And also, be warned, it is 80% teenage angst. There are a lot of 'twists' but it is way less "OMG" and way more "huh". Tried real hard and i just did not want to give up and i finished it. The 'threads' are wrapped up, but still wish i had my 12 hrs back

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Tedious

Revisado: 01-25-20

while the performance is fine, the book tries too hard to be funny. the end result is not funny at all

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Boring

Revisado: 11-13-17

No character development. delves right info the action without giving proper perspective. couldn't listen more than 5 hours

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Please make it stopppp!!!!!!

Revisado: 08-08-17

Disclosure: I am an Indian.

I strongly suspect the author just googled "India", ignored all the results, watched some old Indiana Jones movies, spoke to people who never traveled to India and just 'made up' things as he went along.

Where do i start with the factual errors..
1. There is no designation as 'Chief Inspector' in Indian police.
2. Indian supermarkets do not have a pharmacy built in like in the US (there are some, but are considered seperate shops in the same campus)
3. Hair dye instructions in Hindi. I have NEVER seen a commercially available product labelled ONLY in Hindi in India. The author doesnt know that there is a huge population in india (more than 50%) who don't talk Hindi
4. Cab driver saying the word "Bloody Layabouts". No cab driver would ever use that word. I suspect most of them even know that word. "Nuisance" perhaps, but not layabout..
5. THERE ARE NO STRIP CLUBS IN INDIA. You might find some underground establishments, but nothing in the way the author mentions it (with neon signs and such)..
6. Professor stereotype with a bow tie. This might be possible, i have just never seen a person in India wearing a bow tie!
7. Voicemail. Indians do not use voicemail. It is available, but for some reason we have never embraced the technology.
8. Bitcoin. First time i am hearing about newspapers taking Bitcoin payment. I might be wrong.
9. Curry Restaurant. Really? this is like going to China and saying "we passed a Chinese restaurant". There is no category of restaurants that Indians label as "Curry" restaurants.
10. Saree clad waitresses. In the author's imagination of India, all Indian women wear saree. No. Not the case.
11. Need passport to travel by Bus. Really? No. This never happens.

i could go on and on.. but you get the idea..

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Meh..

Revisado: 12-09-16

very similar to 14 in my opinion. that book was great till the last 20 percent and i could see where this book was headed from the beginning. Mr. Clines needs to get some new ideas

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Loved it

Revisado: 09-25-16

I picked this book up in a sale. I would've gladly paid the full price!

This has everything I love. it's part science fiction, part adventure, and part courtroom drama. Will Wheaton has done a masterful job of narrating this book.

Note: I haven't read the classic little fuzzy before this

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Yawn

Revisado: 09-10-16

this book had promise. the story started off interesting and the characters were well developed. however the plot was all over the place and the ending was just plain implausible. returned the book

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Fast paced and exciting, if you oversee some flaws

Revisado: 06-08-16

In my opinion the story was fast paced and there weren't any boring sections. That being said, some other reviewers pointed out that the author doesn't seem to understand attorney client privilege - I agree.

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Take it under advisement, make your own opinions

Revisado: 01-11-16

Mr. Epstein makes a (lot of) valid point(s). Lets get the cons out of the way:

- Some of the points seem repetitive
- The last 30 minutes of the book feels like a call for recruitment to his cause. (e.g: join me and oppose 'x' initiative by the environmentalists, etc..

That being said, he makes some really strong and valid points. While he does agree with the environmentalists about changing the environment, he makes it clear that his priority is human survival (and the fact that fossil fuels are the logical choice at the present age). While i do not agree with him completely, it has brought in the much needed counter-balance to the environmentalists.

All in all, a great book to read - it will definitely keep you interested!

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If Ifs and Buts were candy and nuts..

Revisado: 09-06-14

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If you watch Big Bang Theory, you would know what the title means (well, if you dont, watch S04E07 - 'The Apology Insufficiency'). Sheldon Cooper accuses Dr Tyson of demoting Pluto from planetary status, and Dr Tyson explains that it was not his decision, but in fact was of the International Astronomical Union. Well, that sums up the book pretty much.

This is a more detailed account of how Pluto's demise came along. This is an informative and at times funny book, however, i found that it was written by Dr Tyson just to explain to the world that 'Pluto' was not his decision - just so people will stop sending him hate letters :)

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