Ma Hen

So much more than I was expecting.

Revisado: 09-10-24

I’m not sure that Like or Dislike applies to my feelings about this book. Sometimes it felt like a personal accusation.

Did Knox lose All or gain All? Can both be true at the same time? Any book that can leave the reader with questions like these, I think has to be called story worth listening to.

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Failed to keep my interest

Revisado: 08-14-23

The first few stories were entertaining enough, but after that, well, enough was more than enough. I can’t put my finger on exactly why but after a few they simply ceased to keep my interest.

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When I finish one I’m eager to go on to the next

Revisado: 06-30-23

Does drag a bit in spots but then picks up quite nicely and leaves me wanting to find out what will happen next.

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Oh, how I love this series

Revisado: 02-10-23

If you like the Grim Dark genre, you’ll love this. How all the misery and slaughter can be so entertaining and frequently side splitting makes me worry a little about myself. The plot is a lot like life. Sometimes we don’t understand what’s going on. Sometimes we never figure it out either. But we meet a lot of interesting people along the way.

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Love it or hate it…

Revisado: 08-01-22

Based on reviews I was uncertain. But I gave it a shot and came down on the loved it side. I thought the narration was splendid. The plot is pretty predictable but the skills of the narrator carry it along beautifully. Certainly will try the next one, and look out for more from this reader.

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I don't see how this could be any better

Revisado: 02-22-15

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

I listened to this long book twice - in a row. The plot was complex enough that I wanted to catch a few more details the second time around and I also had a chance to notice the narration and not just the story. Anne Flosnik is the main character - and all the rest. I have listened to many Audible presentations and this is without question the best. No distracting mispronunciations to draw my attention from the story, no voices that don't ring true for the characters. I don't see how anyone could have done a better job.

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Multi-tasking - bane or blessing?

Revisado: 05-28-13

Would you listen to Sheepfarmer’s Daughter again? Why?

When you listen to an audiobook and knit lace at the same time you will have to repeat both activities. I know this. I am resigned to it.The first time through the series the elves voices drove me crazy. If the reader had been present I might have hurt her. The second time through they didn't bother me nearly as much. And, to be fair, how does a human being reproduce a lilting, singing, nonhuman voice? I have no idea, and so I'm glad I didn't have the opportunity to hurt the reader.Final analysis - I loved the story, the perrformance was better than I would have said had I not messed up the lace pattern so badly. The lace was better the second time too.

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Don't hesitate - dive right in

Revisado: 05-28-13

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would, I have.

What did you like best about this story?

Well first, it's just a good story. Second, I get a kick out of the way Weber skewers all of the absurdities of all our governments, political systems, social systems and so on. He spares no one.

What about Allyson Johnson’s performance did you like?

At first I thought she made Honor sound like a little girl, but soon realized that Weber intended our heroine to be a "light soprano". Now, of course, with several more novels in the series under my belt, she sounds exactly like Honor should sound.

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

Yes, and it is a book I listened to more than once.

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Great book - Great narration

Revisado: 05-28-13

What made the experience of listening to Dune the most enjoyable?

I'm not quite through listening to the entire book. Today I was reading some of the other reviews and realized that I hadn't even noticed the discontinuity of voices that bothered some other listeners. To me the entire performance seems outstanding. The book is one that I've read many times however, and maybe my brain is editing out incongruencies because I already know who's saying what.

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Sentimental journey

Revisado: 05-28-13

What did you like best about this story?

The concept of terraforming and colonizing our solar system. I read this book when I was in my teens - a looong time ago in other words. In my heart I always hoped that these opportunities would be available in my lifetime. How sad that we have the runaway population growth and the hunger that goes along with it, but not the ability to expand our living space - into space.

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

This was written quite a while ago and in some respects has not aged well. But it was written for a Scouting magazine in the vernacular of the time. The concept is more timely than ever. If Heinlein were writing it now I'm sure he would revise some of the technical details but human nature hasn't changed and the motivations of the characters to be pioneers would be much the same, I think.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not a thing. He sounds just like Bill should.

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