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The Complete Short Stories
- De: J. G. Ballard
- Narrado por: Ric Jerrrom, William Gaminara, Sean Barrett, y otros
- Duración: 63 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 85
A collection of 98 enthralling and pulse-quickening stories, spanning five decades, venerates the remarkable imagination of J. G. Ballard. With a body of work unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, J. G. Ballard is recognized as one of the greatest and most prophetic writers in the world. With the much-hailed release of The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard, readers now have a means to celebrate the unmatched range and mesmerizing cadences of a literary genius.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Story Title List
- De Kevin en 05-16-21
- The Complete Short Stories
- De: J. G. Ballard
- Narrado por: Ric Jerrrom, William Gaminara, Sean Barrett, William Hope, Jeff Harding
Great Collection
Revisado: 07-23-24
Like all collections of stories, there is a wide variety in terms of quality here. Few, if any, fiction authors have ever been able to hit with every swing. That said, this collection is overwhelmingly good. Sure, some of the science is outdated, and some of the cultural context no longer rings true, but despite stories dating back a few to several decades, much of this still works well, and often provokes serious introspection. Ballard's cynicism will turn off a lot of readers, and as another reviewer pointed out, quite a few of these feel a bit like Twilight Zone episodes, but if you like sci fi shorts and don't mind, maybe even enjoy, a bleak fictional worldview, this collection will probably entertain you. 4 stars, which is high praise from me for a short story collection. Not all good, but intermittently brilliant, and, my favorite part, weird throughout.
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The Three-Body Problem
- De: Cixin Liu
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30,652
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26,914
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26,917
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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They create a computer using a 30 million man Army
- De Josh P en 12-07-14
- The Three-Body Problem
- De: Cixin Liu
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
Disappointing
Revisado: 05-05-24
The story is too much of long winded technical explanations with a somewhat flat, but marginally entertaining plot showing up occasionally. Much of the plot felt unrealistc. Characters mostly just watched things happen, and when they did make choices, even though I could tell what the author thought was a reasonable motivation, it rarely rang true. The final few chapters put me to sleep.
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