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terrible quality and production values,

Revisado: 11-15-21

this is it a good book, but the audio is absolutely terrible. between chapters are pauses and there's what I think is supposed to be static snow on a TV screen, and then ends with a short whine which I think is the sound of a TV powering down. it's just really annoying. The quality overall is not very good either, it sounds like it was recorded from a recording playing over a loudspeaker.

the narrator's use of accents is also pretty problematic these days. when Japanese characters are speaking, it's really stereotypical. Like "Me so horny", that bad.

I wish there was a better version of the audiobook.

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My favorite book and now audiobook. Well acted.

Revisado: 09-05-21

I have loved this book since I read it as a teen. The writing is so complex and so fascinating. the voice acting is actually really good too. I only complaint is stupid inconsistent. sometimes a character speaks with one actor, and then they'll be spoken by the narrator instead in other scenes. that's my only complaint

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insufferable protagonist.

Revisado: 07-15-21

I had to stop listening to this after about an hour. I don't know why author's think every young adult novel needs to be a first person narration by some whiney brat who doesn't actually sound anything like a real teenager.

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A happy surprise. No one is safe.

Revisado: 07-06-21

I found this to be a nice change in pace from other alien novels.

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Extremely relevant post GQP Insurrection of 2021

Revisado: 06-18-21

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

Then as now, enemies of progress use the "big lie" to incite violence against their enemies to protect their entrenched positions in society.

This history serves as a stark reminder about where the road we now travel will inevitably lead us.

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maybe we weren't so alarmist after all.

Revisado: 04-27-21

The author thinks that we were all alarmist for calling Trump a despot or an authoritarian because our democracy was so robust it wouldn't allow it to happen. Hard to believe how much things have changed in such a short period of time.


I'd be very curious with the author to to say now that the depth of the Republican anti-democratic values have become apparent, and how the guardrails of democracy that the author extols have utterly failed under the Trump presidency

I think the main value of this book is seeing how naive the media and political class were in the lead up to Trump presidency.

They seem to have not expected how giddily the Republican party was ready to tear down the guardrails protecting us from authoritarianism. The evidence of the past 40 years should have told them otherwise, but they I chose instead to believe the lies we tell ourselves about how great our country is.




It's sad and terrifying. it shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. God help us at the Republican party picks a competent leader next time. they blew open the door and are holding it open, ready to usher in their next despot

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a lot of complaining

Revisado: 03-09-21

Way too much time is spent complaining about his time at the State Department. it was pretty interesting though

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Fantastic take on the franchise.

Revisado: 02-08-21

i loved it. my only complaint is the voice affect for one of the characters is ridiculous sounding and super annoying. otherwise it's great. It's a great spin on the franchise.

Edit: I had to come back after I saw so many reviews complaining about feminism or something. I have no idea what the hell they're talking about. I guess having a strong female protagonist is somehow derogatory towards men? Or I guess because the woman wants to be something more than what her particular culture want her to be? like seriously, these guys are complaining about a woman wanting to be a warrior and not wanting to have kids.

You got to wonder just how thin skinned some of reviewers have to be to twist the narrative themselves to make up a reason to complain about whatever cultural war nonsense they're directing their impotent rage at today.

So yeah. It's a good book. Don't let the anti-feminist circle jerking in the reviews turn you off

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one of the most important books I've ever read.

Revisado: 10-24-20

this is a book that should be required listening or reading for everyone on the planet. we are all biased, every one of us. the science and data shared in this book provide plenty of proof. it's up to us to accept that and to work within that system to improve it. denial of the facts is a chronic condition in our society. we need to accept these implicit biases or else we cannot move forward as a species.

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References too much junk science.

Revisado: 08-09-20

I agree with the thesis, but he frequently references junk science or long outdated information not related to his field. I expect a lot better.

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