Pete Santucci

The Postman delivers

Revisado: 01-07-24

32 years after it was written, this book is more relevant and needed than when it was initially penned. Our descent into technopolyhas continued full speed ahead. Postman provides a sane critique of the crisis we find ourselves in. If only he had more solutions.

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Entertaining but shallow

Revisado: 07-12-23

This series was a fun listen but felt a little like a Harry Potter knock off without the depth of story.

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Just wow

Revisado: 03-05-23

About five minutes into chapter three, Tolkien begins to play piano and sing and continues to do so till the end of the audiobook. It's truly amazing. I'd heard his reading voice before. But his singing voice! I had not idea how strong and rich it would be and how jaunty his piano playing would make those tunes. Just hearing him sing was worth far more than the price of the audiobook.

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Lovely

Revisado: 02-24-23

A great walk through the history of architecture and human relationships with the buildings we inhabit through the lens of a novice building a place of his own.

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Our most sane writer

Revisado: 06-19-22

Wendell Berry is one our best writers, excelling in essays, fiction, and poetry like few others (like Tolkien and Lewis). This collection of essays from his long career is truly prophetic, speaking essential truth. And Nick Offerman provides an equally excellent reading.

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Great observations, mediocre conclusions

Revisado: 07-16-21

Such a fascinating concept. These “nations” don’t actually exist, but he offers a plausible explanation for how and why America has been the way it has been. But yikes, his conclusions are so mediocre. His dislike of the South and love for French Canada skew him to the far left after a fairly evenhanded book.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 06-18-21

I loved The Hate U Give and other novels that express the complexities of the Black experience in America. This has some powerful moments but falls far short, giving up on nuance characters and going with cartoonish villains. And when it comes down to it, hatred is not freedom.

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Tries way too hard

Revisado: 03-19-20

When Rothfuss simply writes his story, he’s a good world builder and story teller. But he tries way too hard to be a poetic writer and he makes me cringe over and over and over again. The cavorting with Felurian was dreadful. Almost every line was forced and overly flowery. And his moralizing against barbarian sexual ethics was condescending and pedantic. An evil tree that knows everything is a great idea. The social hierarchy of sending rings was brilliant. That’s what he excels at. Trying to be a poet and a philosopher is where he’s worse than most.

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Wiping my eyes

Revisado: 06-12-19

I'm still laughing and wiping my eyes of the tears. I don't know if this is my favorite book in the series, but Luke Daniels puts in his best performance, especially as Magnus and Magnus. This gets an immediate relisten.

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Disappointment

Revisado: 05-31-19

I was halfway through the book when I realized that nothing had happened. Just a bunch of talking. No action. Now, a book can be great without cramming action scenes down our throats, but this was just sheer boredom. The first three books were fun. But the fun ran out and the series fizzled. Thankfully, it's done now.

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