Robert wallace

Politics and love triangles

Revisado: 11-05-24

If you like politics and love triangles, you will probably like this book. I was looking for fantasy, fighting, fun characters, and funny dialogue, so it was pretty boring for me. The writing is decent, but i think this would have been better if it were longer, because there were a bunch of plot twists and turns with characters that i barely even recognized, so the moments had no impact. Also, in the whole book, there is actually very little action that takes place. It is mostly people talking about different people and their titles and debating their love lives.

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Poetic and visionary

Revisado: 11-25-23

I thought this book was written a few years ago because of the realistic future it portrayed. The author has an unbelievable mastery of the language and technical knowledge, as well as a plot that is unrivaled in creativity and beauty. Masterpiece of a story

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Excellent description and theory

Revisado: 09-18-23

I only write this nit pick in case the author reads it and can follow up, because this book is definitely worth reading. So i understand that people think different things are moral, but are they correct? Because to me, things like authority and disgust are preferences, they arent on the morality scale. Like if a large population thought spinach was immoral, should we honor/respect that stance?

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More of a screenplay than a novel

Revisado: 02-19-23

You know how a screenplay reads much different from a novel? Like much less fluid and immersive, and instead it just lists actions and descriptions and settings? That is how this book is. It is constantly just reading out his quests and inventories and level up bonuses, which is not fun to listen to at all. It was initially cute, but after a few hours it gets really old. Im shocked other people are giving this 5 stars, i couldnt finish it.

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Longwinded but finishes strong

Revisado: 02-03-23

This book describes the many ways that rich people are separating from the rest of society, and maintaining their wealth in the form of human capital by passing on knowledge and training to their children.

My main annoyance is that it spends far too long talking about the problem and not enough time talking about the solutions. The solutions turn out to be solid, but we need more information about them to paint the picture for other people of a better world.

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Insanely prescient

Revisado: 11-10-22

These authors make a number of claims that are accurate now, and they did it 20+ years ago. Their knowledge of history and patterns and their foresight is extremely valuable

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Masterful writing and god-tier voices

Revisado: 10-07-22

Joe can make any characters likeable and here we followed a group were each character had an interesting perspective and significant roles, all interwoven together. The scope of this novel was huge and yet you really felt close to most of the characters.

The narrator is a true master. The amount of accents he did for all of the characters that popped in and out is astounding, and he seemed to nail the tone of every situation.

My only complaint is that the main motivation for the whole adventure is really frustrating. Her brother is so horrible it doesnt make any sense. But besides that, this book is great. It might not be my favorite but it was very satisfying and fun.

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Quick and packed with gold nuggets

Revisado: 09-01-22

Beginning to end, Julia continues to add value with more tips, things to think about, and stories. Julia is amazing and I should not have doubted.

Initially i hesitated, thinking i knew all about how to be a scout. But i did not know anything apparently. There is a rich history. There are many tricks to help me do it more and to feel better about it. There are reasons it makes the world better that i didnt think about.

All in all, this book took me 3 hours to read. It is gold. I plan on rereading it many times

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One of my favorite books now

Revisado: 07-28-22

So many big names connected. If you are interested in gambling, markets, information theory, the mob, and the history of many famous smart people, you will love this book. It connects the histories of so many people, it is hard to really summarize. I think overall it is about the kelly formula, but it covers so many other formulas as well, and mostly covers people as they try to beat the systems and make money

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I wish this book was funnier

Revisado: 08-25-21

This book doesnt really have much of a storyline, it is like random scenes from people around the world. They are supposed to be funny and quirky, and it is so close to being funny, but it really just isnt. Idk how to explain it but after a while of enduring all the jokes and anecdotes failing, it is frustrating. I just wanted it to end

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