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Mark Patterson

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Fun Post-Apocalypse Adventure -- Until the End

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-11-24

The humor and clever storyline of this series are top notch. And the end is the most huge downer you could ever imagine.

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Well plotted Alt History of the Space Program

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-05-23

Apollo Murders nestles well into the history of the end of the Apollo program. His knowledge of space operations and history comes through and makes for a credible drama. At times, he builds in extensive scientific explanations which I feel help to build suspense by stretching certain moments out. Some might find it annoying though.

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Surprisingly Good Writing... and Anachronistic

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-13-22

Cole and Anspach put together an engaging story using the tried and true "bug hunt" model. The story is action-packed and clearly well-researched (from an early 21st Century point-of-view) but the pacing is not hurried. Lang is an excellent reader, if a bit slow-paced. His character voices are distinct without being distracting. On the irritating side, all the main combatants but one are gruff male stereotypes. It's as if the US Army and Marines of the late 20th Century (before integration of women into combat roles) had been transported into the far future. It's pretty sexist, to be honest. If it wasn't for that, this would be a solid 5 stars.

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Eldritch Horrors Meet Cyberpunk, with Humor

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-12-22

I have a concept, the idea of our junk DNA being the seeds of an alien invasion planted thousands of years ago. but it works, and the story moves quickly. I can't decide if I like Waters as a narrator or not as the whole production seems to have a little bit of a "what the f***" vibe to it. but it kind of works

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Practical, Powerful... and Gender-Specific

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-11-22

I first heard of "Big Wild Love" in a podcast for people going through or approaching divorce. I am in that group. So, the idea of learning how to strategically let go of beliefs and relationships that did not serve really resonated with me. I eagerly bought the audiobook and e-book. As hoped for, l Sherer-Murray offered moving examples from her own life and others about why it is vital to Let Go regularly. What seemed less clear was how to navigate through feelings of rejection and resentment in the process.

It was also hard to hear every example coming from a female, almost entirely heterosexual perspective. In the process, it took a lot of energy not to personalize the issues needing to be let go of as problems of gender and not of humanity. The book would rate a 5/5 if the author broadened her message to be more welcoming and took into account the complex emotions associated with letting go in the face of contention.

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Deeper than the Title Would Suggest

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-31-21

McAulty packs a lot of thoughtful ideas about technology, politics and what it means to be human into a somewhat long adventure story. His world-building is impressive without being overbearing. Winton's delivery is solid-- energetic without being overbearing.

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The Reef and the Network

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-17-21

Johnson provides some powerful insights into how organizations and societies can harness the power of information flows to increase innovation, and not just for technology. He uses many thoughtful stories (which always helps me understand) yet takes care not to extrapolate too much or cherry pick. The challenge I see is applying these big ideas at the micro level.

Singer as a reader is articulate, uses good tone variation and varied pacing. I would have rated his reading a 5 except for one thing: ACCENTS! He actually does some decent imitations of an English accent, or German-speaking English accent, or a French-speaking English accent. But these accents are totally out of place and distracting in a work of non-fiction.

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Peek into this life for better understanding

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-09-21

Well written, well performed. Riveting story. For a better understanding of what millions of your fellow humans experience read this book.

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People are great... and awful

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-08-21

Though ostensibly a story about a domesticated crow and his dog navigating the zombie apocalypse, this is really a story about the beauty of what makes humans human and also... ideally ... a part of nature.

It's also a love story to Seattle. 🙂

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like a cross-country trip on back roads

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-07-21

In "Voyage," Baxter credibly charts a path for American exploration of Mars, including downsides. Happily, Baxter does not ignore character development along the way. On the other hand, he rarely moved the story along at anything more than a leisurely pace, with many engineering related diversions of great detail.

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