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Reminded me of Reader's digest abridged stories

Revisado: 04-20-25

I love Larry McMurtry. Lonesome Dove Series is still an incredible read. This book just felt rushed with really skeleton character development. Similar to E. Doctorow Ragtime, every character you kind of heard about interacts with the main character but there is no substance to any of them. I think if you buy this, expecting a story like Comanche Moon, you'll be disappointed.

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just ended, no purpose

Revisado: 11-16-24

Just kept waiting to get blown away and story just ended. such a waste of time

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Story forgotten

Revisado: 07-11-24

This is a story about the dumbest people. Rich suburbanite gets sexually assaulted and then does everything stupid to avoid dealing with it including not recognizing that she was given a "date rape drug" most likely...it is cinderella in reverse, she is born with a golden slipper and turns into a pumpkin. Listen to this and you will lose valuable precious time and when it is finally over you will spend at least 60 seconds contemplating the meaningless end. On a plus side, the narrator is really talented, with a great read. She should review the book because her talent was wasted reading this nonsense.

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Journey to nowhere

Revisado: 03-29-24

I listen to audible books while running. This kept my interest until the last 2 chapters, where I think the author had to wrap it up and instead hacked it up. I don't want to "spoil" the story, but the ending is insulting. No sane organization would set up a hiring structure like this. The story is not rational and the end game is not sane. My recommendation, listen to this book if you have a need to be treated like an idiot. It is entertaining for awhile.

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Audible took it back!

Revisado: 04-04-23

Book was good enough but Audible removed it from its' plus catalogue regardless of the fact we were almost done with it! You would think a company with exclusive rights to like every book ever read would have the courtesy to let people finish it before taking it back. Bottom line, we love audible books but audible corp. not so much!

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Painful

Revisado: 08-10-18

Just goes on and on and on and on. I kept thinking surely this will get interesting. It's just a depressing story about depressed people who are like 17 years old and already so damaged that they must as well just become alcoholics. I finished it out of desperation, hoping there would be something redeemable in the end. But I was wrong.

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Love during the Apocalypse

Revisado: 11-13-17

Imagine going back to hunting and gathering to survive and throw in cloudy gray skies, ash filled snow and freezing temperatures ! Unlike the pessimism of The Road, the book is hopeful and it is also a unique love story. Not one which starts with a sexual attraction but with a need to trust and rely on another human to survive. I loved the way both protagonists fell under each other's "spell" and ultimately fell in love based on mutual experiences where they had to rely on each other. It really was an amazing tale and I felt lost for a bit when it ended. Kept me running long distances and not minding traffic jams! That's why I love someone telling me a tale....to escape!

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You can't be serious

Revisado: 08-29-17

NO SEQUEL! It's a great story but only half told and looks like you'll have to wait "forever" to find out the ending since it was written in 2011 and 6 years later, no ending. I will tell you how it ends----on next review.

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The true spirit of rebellion!

Revisado: 08-09-12

I remember the first time struggling with my Apple IIc to get on telnet ( pre-browser without GUI)...and typing with someone from India. The book captures the entire spirit of what it is like to live in a cerebral world in the middle of a deteriorating socio-economic system. Never underestimate the mind of a motivated kid!!! It has a happy ending which was nice, though probably unrealistic. We live today in a corporate spider web, all our tools of technology have a hidden side---we ignore it usually or forget about it, but it is real just the same. This book brings the hidden side to the forefront, it is a work of absolute genius.

After reading or listening to this, make sure you read or listen to Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" ---both of these authors have captured something that will change your perspective and realign you a bit closer to reality.

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Don't Buy this

Revisado: 05-14-07

This is the absolute worst way to learn a language. It is randomly chosen vocabulary words without contrast, spoken without clear enunciation and annoying muzak in the background. By the time you begin to pronounce one word, the next is fired at you. In addition the words are often rediculous....phrases like "the hope". the chainsaw......

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