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The Black Count
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- De: Tom Reiss
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,119
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,903
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,904
General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story behind the greatest novelist of all time
- De Melinda en 01-13-13
- The Black Count
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- De: Tom Reiss
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
A better African Samurai
Revisado: 06-28-24
This book reminded me a lot of The Black Samurai, but has a lot more historical documentation, and I think it's more accurate to history. I do wonder about how much of the "racism" was actual hate, rather than political pragmatism or a personal grudge.
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Orbits
- The Ables, Book 4
- De: Jeremy Scott
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 32
For many years, Phillip Sallinger was one of the greatest custodians on Earth, using his superpowers to save countless lives. But after a personal tragedy, Phillip has spent the last decade living off the grid with his two children, Winnie and Henry. Phillip tries to ignore his powers and the increasing destabilization of the country, stubbornly believing he can shelter his family from harm simply by staying out of the public eye. But when Phillip is visited by a rush of familiar faces, they reveal the undeniable devastation of the looming crisis.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a surprising stumble to the finish line
- De John Fahrenkrug en 02-02-25
- Orbits
- The Ables, Book 4
- De: Jeremy Scott
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
Rushed and nonsensical (Spoilers)
Revisado: 11-18-22
The performer did a good job with the material, but the story was a mess. As far as minor criticisms go, I hoped for more continuity between the first book and subsequent books (e.g., Finch returning, or at least his organization; the details of Donny's fate), but the biggest failing for this book was its story; I was constantly getting Dr. Evil vibes from The Superintendent. He wants to blow up the moon, because he claims that's from where Custodians get their powers? Really? Is he suicidal? Is he insane? Otherwise, he cannot be so stupid as to think that he could rule a world with no living humans in it, which is what would actually happen if there were no moon. Insane villains are so boring and cliche; there is no weight to their actions, and insanity can justify any plot contrivance/convenience/contradiction. I kept expecting some kind of 4D twist, where The Superintendent was revealed to not be a complete bellend, and actually have a plan that makes some sense, even for a megalomaniac (I actually thought he might secretly be a Custodian with a heretofore unknown or rare power).
Plot contrivances abound in this book; I don't remember amplifiers or finders being mentioned in any of the previous books, and it feels cheap (someone please correct me, if I'm wrong,); this would be like, if the characters in a story need a device that can create unicorns, and they happen to find a person who built such a device, at the exact moment where, if they found it any later, it would be too late.
The retcon that NPZ's don't work underwater is beyond the pale.
Why doesn't The Superintendent kill Philip, the finder, and Bentley's son with bullets? Why does he concoct an elaborate (and prone to failure) plan to slowly drown them? Three bullets would ensure a much more economic and final guarantee that his plan would succeed.
Oh, and Philip can move the moon? The moon! Really! They mind as well should have relied on him to keep the solar system in motion after the moon was blown up, for how little attention Jeremy pays to power-scaling. They can also just pluck Pluto from its place to replace the moon? There is no build up to how overpowered the characters are (e.g., Can Emmaline move the solar system itself? What is the barrier between a planet/planetoid and its surrounding moons, debris, etc that stops her powers from transporting them?); each character's powers work exactly as the story requires. Logic? What's that? Can I smoke it?
I really liked the first book; it was unique, and it seemed as if Jeremy was taking pains to think through the logical implications of each person's powers, and how they could be combined with others' powers to allow for an effective team strategy, as well as conflict. But now, Philip might as well be a god, as well as Emmaline, and The Superintendent mind as well have a huge mustache that he's constantly twirling.
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