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Thought Provoking and Interesting

Revisado: 02-13-25

I like this book the first time through, and even better the second time. I think I knew the author was using non-specific gender terms from the beginning, and this was the first time I’ve read that style of book. I incorrectly mistook the genderless terms as still meaning plural people as in “they” and “them”. Even the robot got into the conversation by saying it was neither masculine, feminine, a them or a they, the robot was an “it”.

The story was very enlightening and a charming adventure with discovery around every corner.

It serves me right for not having looked down this rabbit hole before. I think I’m more aware now of what I’ve been missing.

Thumbs up to author and narrator.

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History has shown this to be a poor prediction

Revisado: 02-13-25

I like the idea of this story, but it has already shown itself to be a bad prediction of the future, and yet they are still collecting money and followers for the cause.

The story is told with so much enthusiasm and promise of a better tomorrow, it makes me optimistic. But the truth is, if it could have happened, it would have by now. It hasn't. This book and its cause require an update.

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Audible is not the best medium for this book

Revisado: 02-13-25

To me, this book did not live up to the description. In the intro, the book claimed it would address the 14 most important genres AND the unique and important story beats for each one. For some reason, I decided I needed to know what the 'missing' story beats were and understand how they were unique to each genre. I could not pull them out from listening to the book. There were many issues that prevented me from liking to listen to this book. On the top of my list is the incessant reading of lists of names of movies and books that Truby evidently decomposed and diagrammed to come up with his theories about genres.

I ended up buying the Kindle version so I could go back and find out what the story beats were. I was very disappointed when I finally determined what he considered 'story beats' of genres were, what most people would consider interesting similarities. They are certainly not in all, not even present in most stories of the genre.

I was dissapointed that the hype in the intro did not live up to it's promise of new found understanding.

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There's a ton of good information in this book

Revisado: 02-13-25

I wasn't too excited about the narration, it kept feeling like I was listening to a salesman. But I got over that when the book started delivering a lot of interesting and worthwhile information. I liked the story too. I think it would be very useful to have a PDF to accompany the audio version with a list of the recommendations and references. Audible is difficult to search when you're looking to find information provided but don't remember where.

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not really sailing stories

Revisado: 01-24-25

these are stories told about passenger on ships, not people that sail. not what I was looking for.

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Interesting, but not a page turner

Revisado: 01-21-25

I see that they are accomplished cruisers, and that they had some interesting adventures together, but I don't think this book is worthy of a "recommended read" from me. I really did not care for the virtual voice. There are far too many mispronounced words and an obvious in ability to read numbers or acronyms like a professional narrator.

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Lots of good infromation

Revisado: 01-21-25

I'm glad I discovered Christian Williams. He has become one of my favorite authors. He covered a lot of information in a relatively short book, and he is his best narrator as well. I'm looking forward to the next book.

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Best book I've read on the topic.

Revisado: 01-19-25

I really like this author. I read complaints about his narration, but I set the speed to 1.25 and have no complaints. I like the mix of sailing and philosophy. I enjoyed the self talk, the stories of maintenance and fixes to less than perfect designs. I enjoyed his effective troubleshooting methods and his sense of priorities.

I thought the information at the back of the book was excellent and useful to me.

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I love K.M. Weiland's Books

Revisado: 11-05-24

I've had this book for a few years and listened to it at least three times. I bought the Kindle version because it's easier to use for note taking and I often listen while walking. I have several of her books and refer to them often. I haven't found a bad one yet.

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The Best How-to Book on Writing I've Read

Revisado: 09-04-24

First, I really like The Great Courses books, especially the ones with attached pdf files. They save a lot of note taking and and are great reference material. This book and the pdf were better than most. It's the first James Scott Bell book I've bought, but it certainly won't be the last. I like his style, his precision, and his outlook on life. Count me in as a follower.

The coverage of the material was incredible. It did not sound like a lecture. It was more like listening to a mentor that really wants you to succeed. I'll be listening to this again soon.

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