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My first 5 out of 5

Revisado: 11-09-17

It is that good. Flawless performance and writing.

Ok how many more words do I n. Done.

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Prince of the Outcasts

Revisado: 11-09-17

I confess, this was a nostalgic revisit for me. The book transported me into that addictive John Saul 'young adult'-tinged cinematic experience on several occasions.

Kudos to Angela Dawe. Solid performance!

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Revisited 20 years later!

Revisado: 10-01-17

This is the first book of Heinlein I ever read back in 1997! At the time, it ignited a fiery passion and ferocious appetite for Heinlein books.

So what did I think of it in 2017? Being irreverent about religion and in particular Christianity is nothing new for me so I realise that I have changed a lot from the last time hearing it.

Parts of the book is frustrating as hell. The lead character is a dimwitted misogynist and I had trouble dealing with his dialogue at times. Quite a few times!

But in the end I still felt the story was entertaining enough that I haven't sworn off Heinlein and in typical Heinlein fashion, things pick you up towards the end before dumping you on your head again (in a good way).

I will revisit another Heinlein audiobook in the next few months to see how much of what I experienced boils down to his style and how much has go to do with this book being written after a serious brain-related operation or, option 3, with the fact that I'm twenty years older since the last time I read it!

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Warning! This book may cause Tourette's!

Revisado: 10-01-17

I wish someone had warned me how bad this would be. From the reviews, thousands of people have found it useful and I think I would have found it useful too if it was summarised into a 'what-you-need-know' one pager instead of dragging it on and on for God knows how many hours.

In my opinion, this book is worthless to people who have:
i. Ever meditated
ii. Understand Buddhism
iii. Have a technical way of thinking and don't like over simplified stupid explanations.
iv. Anyone who has ever had some kind of spiritual insight.

If however you are new to any form of spirituality and have been living under a rock your whole life, then this might be for you.

I'll close my horrid review with two examples. Imagine this: You walk down the street and someone who you know very well walks by and, when you greet them, they never greet you back!

How dare you be upset! All you need to do is observe yourself getting upset and calm yourself with the following: There are billions of people on the planet. Why do you get upset when someone ignores you? This is the short version. The book's version lasts about 5 minutes.

Here's another gem: If you want to stop smoking, all you have to do is decide that you will never ever ever put a cigarette in your mouth again. Easy right!?

These are both examples drawn from the book and if it sounds like sound advice to you, well, you know what to do!

For me? I'm giving up and won't be finishing this load of crappy doodle!

The only good thing about the book is that the narrator is pleasant to listen to. Unfortunately the message did not resonate.

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The beginning

Revisado: 09-04-17

Like meeting an old friend after a long absence. If you are familiar with his work, then this is a good place to start your audiobook journey of his fantastic novels. The jumping between characters can otherwise be a bit confusing.

The best part of reading Kundera is the phenomenal insight he brings to the human condition

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Been on the bucketlist since 1998!

Revisado: 07-27-17

What did you love best about Imajica?

The intricacies of the characters are great.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The bad guy - won't say his name.

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

Simon is a master of voices. His ability to convey both male and female voices are unbelievable.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Welcome to the real world...

Any additional comments?

I'm a fan of a lot of Clive Barker's work. As I'm getting older I can be more critical and there were some places in the plot that the effort required to suspend my belief was tested. But then again the story would be very compelling and I'd get sucked right in again. I think this is where Barker's true strength as a story teller lie. The plot is thick and complex and if he screws up, you forgive him quickly and get carried off to the next fantastic sight.

Overall its a great book with an ambitious story. The biggest complement I can give it is that I miss it in my life after finishing it yesterday.

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