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The anecdotes are worth the price of entry...

Revisado: 05-16-21

A good review of the current science on metabolism. In the course of the book the author addresses a lot of the current critics and fads which is quite relevant to most non-scientists interested in this area. It is also, at times, quite amusing and the anecdotes are probably, on their own, worth the price of entry.

The reader is perfectly competent.

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Didn’t expect it to be this good.

Revisado: 05-10-20

I loved the shorter murderbot stories, and didn’t really expect a full length story to be able to follow up with a similar level of quality and consistency. It did. With respect to the reader, Kevin R. Free is still perfect for 90% of the book. However, Mr. Free’s ‘adolescent female’ may need some work.

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Good and engaging

Revisado: 12-17-18

This is a solid, light, entertaining listen that's a bit too trope heavy, a bit too predictable, and a bit short on the verisimilitude, but is saved by a wonderful reader and good world with interesting characters.

Simon Vance is really, really good at reading fantasy. His reading takes this from an above average experience, to well worth the listen.

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Fine light entertainment

Revisado: 09-07-16

This is a fine light Military Sci-Fi book with some good characters. It has a couple of flaws, but none of them were glaring enough to throw me out of the experience. The narration for the main characters is good, bordering on great, even if the supporting cast tends to get a bit samey.

If you're expecting something profound, hard science or military, trope-less, or containing enough gun porn to satisfy a Texan you probably won't be happy. But it has a little of everything, and enough light humor to make it an easy listen to relax to. I enjoyed it and will be getting the rest of the next book as well.

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A brief history of Behavioral Economics

Revisado: 03-05-16

This is not an in-depth book on behavioral economics for people in the field. This book is a brief history of the field and a survey of the personalities in the field, with illustrative stories and autobiographical details mixed in for flavor. It is a relaxing, enjoyable listen by a good humored and self deprecating author, read by a very competent reader.

I'd happily recommend this book to people with a casual interest in psychology, economics or an easy and enjoyable non-fiction listen.

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You don't need me to tell you...

Revisado: 10-19-15

This is a good book, pretty much to the end. There are a couple of misses by the narrator, but nothing detrimental to the story. The story itself suffers from one major flaw, evident about half-way through, which is fine, the rest of it works well enough.

In the end a very enjoyable listen to an excellent, if slightly flawed, work.

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Light Listening: Dragons in the 1800s

Revisado: 04-21-14

I liked this book a lot. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it is wonderful light listening. Simon Vance is excellent - he is perfect for this genre and setting.

Make no mistake, this is not Bernard Cornwell or Patrick O'Brien if you like historical military fiction, it isn't Glamour and Glass if you like period stuff, and neither is it particularly epic fantasy. It's light reading fantastical historical fiction with the period elements only providing a light dusting of setting, and if that is what you are after I don't think you can go wrong here.

In my case It was exactly what I needed as I have heavier and "better" books in my queue, but no surplus to spend on them. Simon Vance is a good reader in this case, and I just want to curl up in bed and listen in the same way I'd read a good book if I had the energy and could keep my eyes open.

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As much as you might want it unabridged...

Revisado: 03-23-14

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It's still more Rebus and Rankin/Scottish crime fiction, and if that's your thing you're in luck. It's not an ideal starting point to the series for a new listener, although it is not the worst choice either.

Why you should choose this version over the unabridged version: Macpherson is a fantastic reader as long as he doesn't try for American accents. And although I prefer unabridged versions of works generally, I'd rather go for the abridged here just to have Macpherson read. He's simply outstanding for the Rebus series of novels. Additionally, in my experience, the tightness of the plot in the abridged version works really well in the audio format as it keeps the pace higher.

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More Rankin and Rebus

Revisado: 03-16-14

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I should just copy and paste my Rebus series reviews to save time. Macphearson is an excellent narrator as long as he doesn't have to try at American accents, and Rankin rarely puts a foot wrong. I'd ding it a touch for being an abridged version, but I've actually come to enjoy those because they are even more tightly wound than the unabridged versions. As long as you get the Macphearson reading version there is no harm done. Obviously if you don't like crime fiction novels this is not your cup of tea, but if you like crime fiction, in particularly crime fiction set in Scotland and/or the UK in general this is a no brainer purchase. One caveat, if you are new to the series, there are probably better entry points. Consider either the short stories, the first book or one of the last two (they are, I think, better standalones than the books in the middle of the series).

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More Rankin and Rebus

Revisado: 03-16-14

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If you like good narration and a solid crime fiction story this is the book for you. James Macpherson is one of the best narrators on audible, and only when he tries for an American accent does it ever go horribly wrong. I can't speak to a general audience as I've been an unabashed Rankin fan for years, but if you like crime fiction, you can hardly go wrong, although there may be better entry points to the series. The three best entry points are book one in the series, the short story collections, or one of the last two books (they are better standalones in my opinion).

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