John Maddy

Old translation

Revisado: 10-12-23

Translated by E. P. Coleridge (1863-1936)

Text available at http://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/medea.pl.txt#:~:text=Would%20to%20Heaven%20the%20good,Medea%20never%20have%20sailed%20to

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

A dickish tale about a dickish tail

Revisado: 02-19-20

Story about a dick chick activated by the love of a roommate. Slow going at the beginning but eventually grows on you.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

A political exegesis of the Markan account

Revisado: 12-27-19

Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg are more theologians/philosophers than religious scholars. They are liberal believers rather than professors of religious studies. They do not comment on the historicity of the events of the last week of the life of Jesus; rather they simply discuss Mark’s account of the last week. For a more historical approach, you would have to read the works of L. Michael White, Paula Fredriksen or Bart Ehrman. Because Marcus Borg’s dissertation topic was about the political dimensions of the gospel, the analysis of the book concerns the “domination systems” and the threat to them that Jesus posed. The discussion of social institutions and “Markan frames” are very insightful.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Tantalizing but falls a little short

Revisado: 03-02-19

Dr. Alexander paints an enticing picture of the afterlife but does so in a very general way. He can introduce his main concepts of worm darkness, Gateway, and The Core; but it is only a cursory description using ineffability as an excuse. His approach aroused enough skepticism in me leading me to suspect that he may be holding back so he could write multiple books on this topic and maybe cash in on meditation/auditory tapes and so forth.

I never expected this to be a technical book aimed at the medical community, but it’s not even targeted to an intelligent reader – – instead it’s marketed to the general mass public which tends to be gullible and anxious to grasp at any possible positive news about life after death. There were countless numbers of times when my mind would drift away from his reading because there were no intellectual calories to metabolize. (There is an intelligence squared debate video on YouTube featuring Dr. Eben Alexander with Dr. Raymond Moody on the affirmative side of the debate. Moody is far more persuasive demonstrating a much broader and deeper understanding of NDEs despite Alexander’s in depth knowledge of his own personal experience)

I’ve made it a point to watch a couple of videos on YouTube he has made – – and there are a lot – – and there is something not right about him. I doubt I would ever buy a used car from him.

After doing a little Google searching on Alexander and Chopra — two medical doctors who are promulgating the same general message about the universe as consciousness — it’s interesting to note that the two haven’t ever teamed up. (Chopra had no problem teaming up with Wayne Dyer).

The best thing I learned from listening to this book was the referral to another book called “Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century” by Edward Kelly.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Theocracy shattered at Salem

Revisado: 06-25-17

Classic play based on the Salem-Danvers witch trials of 1692 portraying the evil of extreme conservative religious conformity. (Joseph McCarthy would miss the point. Nevertheless Arthur Miller was blacklisted for failing to appear before HUAC.)

One of the great courtroom dramas in the same league as Inherit the Wind. According to the historian George Lincoln Burr, the Salem witch trials were the rocks on which the theocracy shattered.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

A Psychological Twister

Revisado: 10-01-16

Any additional comments?

I know that I see The Thing. I'm pretty sure that they see The Thing. But do they know that I know that they see The Thing?

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Das Boot à la Crane

Revisado: 11-01-15

The Open Boat is viewed by many as Stephen Crane's finest work -- better than Red Badge of Courage. It presents a theme which depicts nature struggling against man but ends where nature is depicted as indifferent to man's fate -- a short work that encapsulates the naturalism of the literary period.

Audible offers three of Crane's best short stories, including Open Boat, in a different offering narrated by Deaver Brown. It is a good introduction to Crane's short stories; and Brown offers some excellent insights into Crane and his work, but his narration is too folksy and amateurish for my personal taste. The deep mellifluous voice of Richard Rohan in this recording provides a more satisfying audio experience of the work.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Narrator should listen to news broadcasts

Revisado: 09-06-15

Any additional comments?

The narrator should listen to news broadcasts to learn how world leaders' names are pronounced. Xi Jinpeng, Xi sounds like She; Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy sounds like Rahoy; the "H" is silent in French, therefore Holland becomes Olland and Charlie Hebdo becomes Charlie Ebdo; German "W" sounds like "V" therefore German Finance minister Wolfgang becomes Volfgang -- äu sounds like oi in oil -- therefore Wolfgang Schäuble becomes Volfgang Schoibleh. Mr. Mark Moran doesn't have to memorize all these linguistic rules, he only has to listen to news broadcasts which he purports to mimic in his reading of a newspaper.

Audible would also help matters by consistently giving us a "beat" or "moment" between stories so we know when one story ends and another begins. Too often they run together.

Audible has also discontinued the ability to post comments on the main page of the NYTimes Digest. It only allows comments on individual days making it highly unlikely that any comments written in the last three years will ever be read by the public. It is regrettable that this very comment is an exercise in futility.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Narrator should listen to news broadcasts

Revisado: 09-06-15

How could the performance have been better?

see below

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

NBC Nightly News

Any additional comments?

The narrator should listen to news broadcasts to learn how world leaders' names are pronounced. Xi Jinpeng, Xi sounds like She; Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy sounds like Rahoy; the "H" is silent in French, therefore Holland becomes Olland and Charlie Hebdo becomes Charlie Ebdo; German "W" sounds like "V" therefore German Finance minister Wolfgang becomes Volfgang -- äu sounds like oi in oil -- therefore Wolfgang Schäuble becomes Volfgang Schoibleh. Mr. Mark Moran doesn't have to memorize all these linguistic rules, he only has to listen to news broadcasts which he purports to mimic in his reading of a newspaper.

Audible would also help matters by consistently giving us a "beat" or "moment" between stories so we know when one story ends and another begins. Too often they run together.

Audible has also discontinued the ability to post comments on the main page of the NYTimes Digest. It only allows comments on individual days making it highly unlikely that any comments written in the last three years will ever be read by the public. It is regrettable that this very comment is an exercise in futility.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

Too abridged to fully comprehend

Revisado: 04-25-15

Very well performed -- it's the BBC after all -- but because of the half hour time constraint, too many details are lost -- particularly during the trial scene. If you already know the story, this version is ok. Read the original short story or listen to Christopher Lee's reading of it which is much better.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona