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Nothing wrong ... with the ....... performance ...

Revisado: 03-07-16

.... as long as you like ............... long pauses ........... for no reason .............

There were many times that I would grab my phone because I thought the audiobook had paused for some reason. If you want to read this book, just read it. Don't listen to it. I kept wanting to pat the narrator on the head and tell him that everything would be ok, too. Such a depressing read and he was living it.

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Story line at this point starts to fade

Revisado: 11-23-15

I'm still a big fan of the series, and will continue to listen to the books as they are made available. However, this book felt out of place with the others. I guess it's a good change of pace, but there's not much compelling that makes you want to keep coming back like the others.

Performance is still outstanding, so that won't leave you wanting.

Don't skip this one in the series, though. New characters are introduced here that you'll want to get to know before moving on

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Maybe my expectations were too high

Revisado: 11-23-15

I had high hopes going into this one. I mean, it's Martin Short reading his own biography. Aside from the occasional deep insights and funny story, this book is fairly dry. You walk away knowing about Martin Short's life, but don't walk away with the stories and humor that I was expecting from one of my favorite comedians. It pains me to rate it so low, but I would probably pass on this one if I hadn't already listened to it.

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Tedium

Revisado: 08-27-15

I tried to let this book have a chance. It is Scott Meyer after all, and Magic 2.0 was fantastic. Luke Daniels give the same amazing performance, but the material was just tedious at best. I really didn't care about any of the characters, and once the plot FINALLY got going, it wasn't worth completing. I got about half-way though and honestly don't care how it ended. I'd recommend skipping this one. Go check out the Scott Meyer's Magic 2.0 series (Off the be the Wizard) if you haven't done that yet.

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Interesting concept

Revisado: 07-21-15

It was a fun easy listen, but I wouldn't call it groundbreaking. Still, I'm excited to move onto the next book. It is an interesting take on contact with aliens and how that may play out. It was nice to see a fresh take other than just everything out there being savage.

Performance was very good. Kept me engaged in the dialogue, and the many characters were distinct. I always knew who was talking even before it was qualified by the author.

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A fitting ending to the series!

Revisado: 07-11-15

I thoroughly enjoyed getting through this last book. The performance was right on par with the last 2,and the characters remained consistent and recognizable throughout.

My only complaint is about Brandon's tendency to drag out his own exposition, making sure that you understand much much more about what is going on than you need to. This probably added 2 hours of listening time that could have been cut without consequence.

Still, worth a listen.

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Non original storyline with passionate exposition

Revisado: 06-25-15

I was interested for a good whole in the premise and overall story, but that quickly faded away when our main character discovers a romantic interest. Every other chapter at least from that point forward is exposition about how their kisses and touch feel against each other. Its technically PG rated, I guess, but lost my interest in the rest of the story. I won't be continuing the series.

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Brilliant parallel addition to 14

Revisado: 06-23-15

Whatever you do, don't read reviews about this book. Grab 14, listen to that and then grab this one right after. Do not read anything about this book on reviews at all unless you like spoilers. Soooooooooo glad I picked this one up because I liked 14 and didn't read a review first.

Performance is spot on. Couldn't stop listening to it.

Story is engaging and has enough quirks and twists to keep you interested until the end.

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Amazing story and preformance

Revisado: 06-19-15

This is a great story with unexpected and at times predictable twists that are quite ok. It's like a book version of a classic puzzle game. Fun characters and a good mystery.

The performance by Ray Porter is brilliant! He brings the characters to life. Incidentally, the way he personifies the main character mixed with the provided dialogue makes him sound like Guybrush Threepwood. Fun.

I'm definitely adding these two to my list to watch for further stories and books.

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Great fork from book 1 to continue story

Revisado: 06-09-15

Best part about book 2 of this series is it's not just a continuation of the first book. It's a completely different slant at the possible future that was established in book 1. For that, applause, applause.

The performance is outstanding. The only piece that I would dock here is that there is a cadence that unfortunately drops into during listening to the book. John writes:

"blah, blah, blah" Jane said
"blah, blah" Joe said
"blah, blah, blah" Jane said ... etc

During intense back and forth it's hard to not notice the "Jane saids" over and over again. Would have been nice if Scalzi had consulted a thesaurus or an editor for other ideas other than "Jane said". It pulled me out of the story numerous times.

I enjoyed it, and am moving quickly to book 3. 4 stars.

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