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I learned a lot about medieval Ethiopia

Revisado: 11-01-23

The story is pretty simple and straightforward but that's pretty clearly not the point. This story is a vessel for education on Ethiopian history and it does that effectively.

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Fantastic Story

Revisado: 12-09-22

This book tells a story of human desperation in the face of an omnicidal threat to Earth. A lot of the science is pretty solid as far as I can tell; however, I will point out that the fact that methane decays into carbon dioxide was overlooked (important for understanding climatic changes due to changing atmospheric composition).

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Helped me through a rough time

Revisado: 10-30-22

It's been a difficult year for me and the most recent and most difficult part of that year was telling my friend that I was in love with her (and hearing that she didn't feel similar feelings for me). That was earlier thus week as of the writing of this review.

The outcome of that conversation was what I expected and that conversation itself went far better than I could have hoped in that we were both very open and kind about the situation. So in the wake of that, I didn't want to believe that what I was feeling was heartbreak. While puttering anhedonically around my apartment and occasionally breaking into tears (definitely not heartbroken, right?) I found this book and it helped me admit what I was feeling and give myself to room to deal with it. I mean, maybe. I'll see in a few weeks how I'm doing.

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Enlightening!

Revisado: 07-01-22

This book definitely gives one a lot to think about regarding sex, gender, and culture. I had not previously considered when the concept of heterosexuality originated but it turns out that question leads down one hell of a rabbit hole.

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Contains bonus stories

Revisado: 06-28-22

The title of this audiobook would have you believe that it's entire contents are Sir Gowain and the Green Knight. Sir Gowain's story is here but there are also the Tolkien translations of two other medieval English works: Pearl and Sir Orpheo. Pearl is a poem that acts as a vessel for medieval Catholic theology, but also contains a rather colorful description of Heaven as a tiered city (not unlike Minas Tirith, but made out of different types of stone). Sir Orpheo is a medieval anglicization of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. I found both additional works to be enjoyable, if unexpected.

Also, Terry Jones, of course, does a great job reading these works and their introductions.

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Abridged

Revisado: 04-22-22

The production isn't bad but this is a selection of part of each work, not the whole piece for either. Decent for getting a feel for what these books are but be careful not to confuse these for the full works.

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Ok, but pacing issues

Revisado: 11-30-21

The story is decent enough but it would be better if it were cut down by a third or half. The book had some fun moments but it's too long for what it is.

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Wonderfully Performed

Revisado: 09-14-21

The story is of course good. If you like the movie you'll like the book, but what's great about this production is the performance of the narrator. Frank Muller covers the range of regional accents and idioms present in this book and most importantly plays Hannibal Lecter at least as well as Anthony Hopkins did.

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Revisado: 04-28-21

This is the most metal Star Wars media I've ever encountered. This and the previous book do a lot to make the Sith in the movies make more sense.

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Now I understand the Rule of Two

Revisado: 04-22-21

I never properly understood the Rule of Two until I listened to this book. This book did a good job of establishing the historical context for the Sith Army and for the Rule of Two itself and the reasoning behind its establishment. As a lifelong Star Wars fan, I had enjoyed the movies and a number of the books but had never really delved into the Old Republic content until recently. This book was a good first exposure to some of that content in depth.

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