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Background Noises

Revisado: 02-03-11

I'm about halfway thru and it's incredibly griping. As many have already said, Butcher writes an engaging plot with full-bodied interesting characters. He combines the fantasy and PI elements well, even for me, who is wary of trite fantasy and actively dislikes PI novels in general.

And some reviewers have noted that the narration isn't like many other audio books. It doesn't really sound studio-professional. You can hear Marsters breathe all the time, but, whether it was intentional or not, I really like it! Not the breathing as such, of course, I like that Marsters makes it sound like it's Dresden telling the story to you, probably hunched over a bourbon in a booth at his pub. When Harry Dresden is supposed to sigh, he sighs. He grunts disapprovingly, he stutters nervously, he murmurs appreciatively. I think I once even heard him shuffle papers on his desk! Or that might have been my own imagination, because Marsters' reading makes it so easy get absorbed in the first person narrative. The point is that Harry Dresden is a cantankerous huffy cynical man, and Marsters does an excellent cantankerous huffy cynical voice.

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Great work of philosophy could be presented better

Revisado: 08-04-10

As some have already noted this book can be heavy to listen to, especially on the first go. I find it works best in conjunction with a physical book. The book for deep study & margin-scribbling, & this audio form is great for me as a refresher after a few years. I think it works best if you approach the audio like a series of lectures & don't try to get every detail or nuance the first time. Peikoff's clear writing/presentation lends itself well to that format.

As always Ayn Rand's philosophy is honest in its terms, thorough in its reasoning, and profound in its implications.

The only downside is that the narrator speaks with a very smug tone, especially when reading sections referring to the works of other philosophers or philosophical fallacies. It's disconcerting to hear Ayn Rand's ideas in Peikoff's sincere words with such a sneering voice.

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