Reza Molavi

Lame attempt

Revisado: 03-04-22

First, loved the book and the story and extremely disappointed at the same time.
Make no mistake about it: this is not a Harry Bosch story.
This is an attempt to introduce Ballard. This is 4/5 Ballard and 1/5 Bosch.

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Painfully finished

Revisado: 07-09-19

I had high hopes from this title and it had it’s moments, but fizzles and became dreadfully laborious to complete.
I wish I could ask for my credit back but I finished it so you can avoid it.
It was downright boring and not funny over 80% of the book. If you want entertainment, look elsewhere unless you are a die-hard Spade fan.

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Good first half, then ...

Revisado: 05-15-19

It fizzled. The story is engaging and fun for the first half but then the story turns to childish dialogue and boring.i listener to the end uninterestingly just to find out how the author gets out of the hole.
If you are looking for a an engaging book, look elsewhere.

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Unlistenable - Great content, but the narrator is

Revisado: 04-09-18

Would you listen to The War of Art again? Why?

NO; I will read the text. The narrator is ear fatiguingly combative and in your face. Someone forgot to tell him that this book is not about the war, but about a subject.

What other book might you compare The War of Art to and why?

Most Seth Godin books are based on the same/similar theme.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of George Guidall?

Hard to say, but he is not the right fit. this is not a performing book as a novel. I would choose a narrator with a gentle voice and a different cadence and a few octave lower.This one is a preacher narrating Iliad as the battle rages on.

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

NOOOOOO. I an hardly take 10 min of him.

Any additional comments?

I find some of the definitions author makes, i.e Pro vs Amateur,extremely narrow minded and inaccurately depicted. I am surprised by his careless definitions on such things.

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Real

Revisado: 01-09-18

Lewis shades him own mask and exposes his own vulnerabilities so to encourages me to do the same.
His easy and his honest style is comforting and makes the journey more attainable and more bearable.

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Too long, could be half as long, but a compelling

Revisado: 05-30-17

What made the experience of listening to Elon Musk the most enjoyable?

the story itself

What didn’t you like about Fred Sanders’s performance?

His performance is great until he tries to mimic accents and soft voice for ladies pars.
The accent is painfully aweful and difficult to listen to. Please don't do it again.

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

NO

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Power of Now retold, honest, and heartfelt

Revisado: 04-26-17

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

yes, it is insightful and passionate.

What did you like best about this story?

Mo's heartfelt tone and story told in his words

Which character – as performed by Mo Gawdat – was your favorite?

himself

What did you learn from Solve for Happy that you would use in your daily life?

It is the many times told story of change your thoughts, change your life. Make peace with the ugly and be peaceful in your pain.
Do not fight and just follow the path of life.

Any additional comments?

This is a retold story spoken by Ekhart Tolle and many others. At times it feels like Power of Now retold and rewritten n another tone. The similarities are eerily the same. Sprinkle in a bit of engineer and I Do Not Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, you'd arrive here.
The book is compelling and honest.At time is is difficult to listen with dry eyes. Mo's pain is real and so is his resolve to carry the torch for Ali.

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Zero Stars if it were available

Revisado: 12-16-16

What disappointed you about Bruce Lee: His Life and Tips for Success?

This is a poor excuse of a book and shameful to be carried here. It is written by a 10th grader whom has failed the class.
The narrator sounds like a late night infomercial reader; it is hurried, loud, and listenable.
This is not a book and more of a short essay.

What was most disappointing about J.D. Rockefeller’s story?

poorly written, organized, and researched. A highschooler could have written a better essay.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kevin Theis?

unlistenable, shouting, and nervous

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Bruce Lee: His Life and Tips for Success?

the whole thing. this is not a book and more like a short essay

Any additional comments?

delete it from the library and refund

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It is Like Listening to the AflacDuck for 11 Hours

Revisado: 03-07-16

What would have made Predictive Analytics better?

Make it abridged, have another performer. Frantela is unbearable.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

His lame attempt to mimic the authors delivery style.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Predictive Analytics?

cut it to one third of what it is today.

Any additional comments?

Yea; tell Frantela not to EVER try to mimic the author.

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Science is incapable of answering everything

Revisado: 07-17-13

Would you try another book from John Brockman and/or John Allen Nelson and Khristine Hvam ?

unlikely

What could John Brockman have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

be more broad and not be stuck with the idea that science is know-all

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

The sadness that steams from the idea that a limited man-made science with limited vocabulary is capable of answering the limitless.
the intellectual arrogance of the scientists quoted in the book was so narrow minded and out of touch with reality that makes the book monotonically unreadable.
The ideas discussed are only related to small and insignificant species (humans) whom trying desperately make sense of things so to compartmentalize them and to make sense of the only in that fashion.

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