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maybe it gets better?

Revisado: 10-28-22

I couldn't get past all the, "he acted like a teenage girl" derogatory nonsense, and I stopped after the "sea nymph that didn't give the poor sea captain a chance after he couldn't take her 'no' and kept building a house for her to earn her love" was described as horribly rude and didn't "see the error of her ways" and lived her life.

No. Full stop. If the author uses feminine traits to shame her men and can't allow a sea nymph to turn down someone without shaming her for it on the same page, I don't care if the book gets better. I'm too high and dry to continue.

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Great Book, random ending

Revisado: 06-13-10

I loved this book, but it ended very oddly mid story. There was no "finale" or wrap-up of current struggles, there was simply an epilogue that explained how the book was randomly ending and a teaser that the next book would continue where this one left off.

Very odd...

I also found out that this is not the first book of the Shannara series, but the 7th series within several sets of books.

Those gripes aside, I'll probably get the next book to see what happens, and may some day go back to start with Armageddon's Children (what appears to be the actual first book).

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Very interesting twist on this infamous queen

Revisado: 01-26-10

I enjoyed this take on Catherine M. History tends to make her out to be an evil, calculating, cold woman. This book gave a refreshing point of view on the struggles of women in the political scene of Renaissance Europe. Her involvement with astrology/occult and her keen intelligence of people, politics and herself, even at times very lurid and gritty, was very provocative.

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Poor, naive Libs v/s evil, manipulative Repubs

Revisado: 09-14-09

While the stats that overwhelm a majority of the book do a great job of supporting Shenkman's primary argument, that the current American voter is less civic-minded and more influenced by TV and entertainment, he uses this argument to bash one side's faith in the voter and the other's manipulation of the voter.

As someone who feels that BOTH parties have good and bad qualities, and BOTH have let us down, I was really hoping for a more unbiased look at American politics. Shenkman spent most of the book appearing only mildly one-sided, only to end the book completely left.

In the end, it felt more like a Michael Moore movie... good stats and facts completely manipulated to be one-sided when they have ample application to politics and corruption in general and across the board.

If you're a Liberal, you'll love it.
If you're a Conservative, you'll be offended.
If you dislike the polarities of both parties, it's a somewhat interesting read if you take it with a grain of salt and leave the author's choice of application behind.

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Terribly dramatic narration for anyone over 7

Revisado: 07-18-09

For the record, I'm rating the audiobook, not the book itself...

I'll have to read this one. I couldn't get past the overly dramatic reading. Kids will probably like it.

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Fantastically creative!

Revisado: 07-18-09

What a unique storyline! Sanderson creates a world totally unlike any fantasy series I've read so far. I just came off the Wheel of Time series (which I hear Sanderson will be completing, rest in peace Robert Jordan).

I'm excited to complete this series and see where Sanderson takes WOT!

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Tediously boring and NOT a children's book

Revisado: 07-18-09

This entire book would be a quirky, interesting short story, but the ridiculous length of the constant, childish rabbit trails and the asinine non-sequesters for hours on end was draining. Terribly predictable. Terribly repetitive.

Also, unless your kids are used to people dropping f-bombs regularly, this book isn't for them. It has no business in the children's section.

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Best in the series yet

Revisado: 03-12-09

This series has been fantastic, and this book is the best so far. Can't wait to get the next one...

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Excellent read/listen

Revisado: 02-13-09

I am facinated by the history of earth and where we came from. Even more so, I enjoyed learning about the personal lives and quirks of the big players we all learned about in grade school sciences. Schoolbook history was always so tedious to me, but I've already listened Bryson's book twice over. Fantasticlly entertaining and enlightening.

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Tedious listen. Might be better in book form

Revisado: 02-13-09

I wasn't really able to get through much of this audio book. The intro, as read by the author and his wife, seemed very surface value and fluffy. "This is how you should feel and what you should do if you were a good Godly person and life was perfect." Silly and idealistic. The rest of the book may be totally different, and it may be better in book form, but I just couldn't get past the intro and first chapter.

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