Matt O

Epic Warhammer 40K Narrative Well Written

Revisado: 11-11-20

I've read other highly recommended Warhammer 40K titles and have been disappointed in the quality of the story and prose while enjoying the overall fan service to the game's lore. Helsreach was a great story well told and it served both the set pieces of many 40K tabletop battles as well as The Grimdark while adding some colorful, likeable characters (many of whom come to the sorry ends you would expect of the 40K universe). It is not a happy story. That makes it excellent. Aaron Dembski-Bowden is to be commended for writing an outstanding 40K novel and Jonathan Keeble does a tremendous job of narration (even if he insists on pronouncing "banshee" "be an seed huh"). Required reading for anybody interested in 40K.

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Fascinating Story, Unlistenable Delivery

Revisado: 06-26-19

I'm a huge Ryan Holiday fan. I have all of his books and subscribe to his mailing list. There is no explanation for how bad the narration of this audiobook is. I have "Trust Me, I'm Lying" on audiobook and he narrates that like a human being. "Conspiracy" is narrated in this bizarre three-word + pause style that mangles the story and strips out any human inflection influence. I'm baffled as to how this got produced. Would've been better having the robot lady from Google Translate read it. Fascinating story, though.

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THIS IS NOT THE BOOK

Revisado: 12-16-11

This is an "original audio adaptation" of the book. I saw the title, saw the "Unabridged" tag, assumed it was the book that I had been recommended, and purchased the recording. Very disappointed and annoyed with Audible for not making it clear that this isn't the book. Don't purchase this if you were expecting to get the book. It's a 2.5-hour commercial.

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Interesting and Enlightening, if not Impartial

Revisado: 12-16-11

I read some of the Audible listener reviews before listening to this title and I have to agree with the sentiment that the author has a conservative agenda behind his statements. There are a couple of direct attacks against liberal bastions like the Washington Post and the scorn for any kind of government-sponsored social welfare is rife within the book, but it's overwhelmed by scorn about government intervention in general. The book is packed full of the cold, black and white thinking I've come to expect from economist writers. The author isn't interested in exploring the potential merits of any side other than the one he's taken. Everything is presented as fact and it's up to the reader to question legitimacy. Much of what is presented, however, makes perfect sense and it's tempting to take the author at his word.

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Lesson Learned

Revisado: 12-16-11

I read the first volume in this series in paperback and enjoyed it, so I downloaded books 2 and 3 when I saw they were on Audible. This was a mistake. I'm not sure how much I would've enjoyed the trite, one-dimensional characters and meandering plot if I'd read the book myself, but the audio performance was so artless that it compounded the issue. I was rooting for the recording to end. I was rooting for protagonists to die. I was rooting for physical harm to befall Mr. Keyes. I will not be burning time by reading Book 3 and wish I hadn't wasted a credit on it.

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How Awesome Dean is, by Dean

Revisado: 09-06-11

Did Dean ever tell you about the time he ran to the South Pole in gym shoes, flew back in time for his kid's birthday, then banged his hot wife before saving an infant from liver failure? No? Well sit back, dude, 'cause James Yaegashi's gonna wheedle his nasally way through this self-congratulatory autobiographical marketing piece from America's best known fourteenth-place ultramarathoner.

There's a great story in here, somewhere, and I'm definitely in awe of the man's willpower. I just wish he'd written about more of those things. He builds up his first Western States Ultramarathon run, drags you through every mile of it - introducing some fascinating characters along the way - and chucks the whole thing over his shoulder once he's crossed the finish line.

Who was the guy with the Humvee and the huge rifle? Who was the military guy who told him he wanted to see him with a sub-24 hour finisher's buckle? Did the Army Rangers ever finish the race? Was the indian chief real or just a hallucination?

If your question is any of the above, prepare for disappointment. Those people aren't Dean, so you don't get to hear about them once they've stopped influencing Dean's run. You will get to hear about how much junk food he eats on runs and his amazingly ripped physique...several times.

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What?!

Revisado: 08-17-11

I'm baffled by the hype. I found the novel cumbersome and boring and don't understand how it has achieved its overwhelming popularity. Simon Vance's narration is excellent.

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When are we going to get to the fireworks factory?

Revisado: 08-17-11

I made it about halfway through this book before giving up due to lack of interest. There may be a fascinating story in there somewhere, but I was not motivated to find it. The audio production is very good.

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Grand and Fascinating

Revisado: 08-17-11

This was a thoroughly enjoyable listen. The format of the book - with historical anecdotes about each of the elements - makes it easy to listen to in bits and pieces while the skillful writing stitches all the stories together if you prefer to read it straight through. Sean Runnette's narration is excellent.

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Good book with terrible audio production.

Revisado: 08-17-11

The narration is jarring. Kevin Scullin has a pleasant voice, but it seemed like he was reading the material for the first time, in one take. His cadence is choppy and it makes the material difficult to listen to. Dr. Plait's book is being done a disservice in this format.

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