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Strong start, sloppy end

Revisado: 07-25-19

I was really enjoying this book until 3/4 of the way through, then it went from exciting and gripping to tired and slow.

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Stunning

Revisado: 12-17-18

I can't imagine experiencing this book without hearing it in Perdita Weeks' voice. This was a stunning performance of a spectacularly written story. I'm an instant fan of Madeline Miller.

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Listen to this audiobook.

Revisado: 09-22-18

This is the most exciting, gripping story I have encountered in a long time. Enjoy it.

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Another great story by Ken Follett.

Revisado: 08-19-18

Also, another great recording by John Lee. Over all, it's the characters that I love from Follett'S books. I enjoyed meeting and getting to K ow the people in this story. The historical perspective is interesting, and I loved seeing how different cultures dealt with the events of a common time setting.

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Human Potenial

Revisado: 06-09-18

This book changed the way I think. Ayn Rand has created an interesting caricature of an economy moving from a free market toward a warped socialism. Although I don't share her economic views, I was able to look past that at the true great offering of this book. Overall it's a story about human potential; this tell a story of people who are driven and motivated to change the world and the challenges and successes they encounter along the way. I recommend parking personal perspective before reading this- it doesn't need to be an attack on your beliefs or values. If you can do that, you'll enjoy it all the more.

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Great intro to philosophy

Revisado: 06-06-18

As someone who is just starting to learn about philosophy, I enjoyed the brief overview of major thinkers. Also, who doesn't love Simon Vance! He's always superb.

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Chauvinism at its finest.

Revisado: 05-12-18

This book was difficult to listen to, as it centers on a chauvinistic male character. The story is told in the first person point of view. Virtually every female character the narrator meets is assed by by her looks and the likeliness to sleep with him. Literature can uplift thinking. This book drags it down.

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Don't do it.

Revisado: 06-11-17

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Sandworms of Dune?

The scenes with Murbella were especially weak. The entire Bene Gesserit lot their sense of power, and all read like a bunch of directionless whimps.

Any additional comments?

This was an anticlimactic story to such an amazing series. Character development was weak, major plot points didn't seem to have any significance on the overall story line, and frankly, I was bored.

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Don't expect this to feel like Dune

Revisado: 06-11-17

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. Initially, the pace of the story feels like it is going to move very quickly. But by the end it simply felt like a series of inconsequential events. The story could have began with the last chapter alone, I wouldn't have missed anything.

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Great Depth

Revisado: 06-11-17

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the Dune series for the depth of emotion that Frank Herbert creates with his characters. This book did not disappoint.

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