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A video game without the fun

Revisado: 07-21-24

This is the first book I've listened to where the character moves from one story to the next just to level up until the boss battle. And there was no unifying plot other than leveling up. I listened to too much before finally giving up. Two stars because the author finished and published it.

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Gripping

Revisado: 08-06-21

Mr Mather holds my attention from beginning to end makes it difficult to pause the book. And Mr. Taylorson is a very talented performer. I will look for his readings in the future.

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Teetering on/off topic

Revisado: 02-21-21

I'm no expert, but (you might stop reading right there) discussions of genetics and evolution seem replete with assumptions of the "why." Why did this feature or bug - to use the author's language - persist while others did not? This book is full of those educated guesses, which left me feeling intellectually unsatisfied. To add some objective data to the story of our flawed genetics, the author often diverges into entertaining studies of the real-life repercussions. These often go on for quite some time, often to the point of distraction from the core subject. One example near the end of the book is the discussion of the many studies of how humans irrationally deal with sunk costs which was an example of... well, to be honest, it went on for so long I don't remember what point the author had been discussing. To paraphrase the author, an anecdote is much more powerful than data, a point he illustrates repeatedly.

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Story ^ Performance >

Revisado: 01-30-21

I loved the story; what a wondrous world the author created. I'm not a fan of the voice performer.

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Short and sweet

Revisado: 09-30-19

Mr. Lecense does a fantastic job with the voices and characters. I guess that's because he wrote it and performed it many times; none the less, it's powerful.

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Fun

Revisado: 08-04-19

A bot who talks like a sarcastic human? Why not? I liked it, and the story moves along at a good clip. The performance was wooden at times, but Mr Free did a good job with the humor.

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Drew me in

Revisado: 08-03-19

It seemed a little derivative of A Handmaids Tale, but I took a chance. Glad I did. The characters and story drew me in to the point that my attention didn't stray while listening. That's quite a feat!

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More for the apiarist than the lay person

Revisado: 06-02-19

I was hoping for an interesting story of the honeybee in the wild, but this book is more for apiarists than the lay person. It lays out experiments and results in what I felt was excruciating detail, but the results don't help me understand the main character: the wild honeybee. Sure, I know higher hives are preferred (and smaller openings, and a very specific range of cavity size), but all those experiments are interesting to the apiarist only. It's a lot of knowledge that doesn't mean much to me. I know more details, but nothing meaningful.

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Way too many words

Revisado: 10-10-18

I loved Cryptonomicon, but this narrative had too much explanation of how/why things were occurring. "He collapsed to his knees," became "he collapsed to his knees, remaining conscious to keep the shotgun barrel from touching the ground so that it wouldn't become plugged because...." That's more an example than an actual quote, but it's close. The performance was wooden. I much prefer William Dufris' delivery for Neal's style.

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Light on content

Revisado: 04-27-18

As with most business books, 4DX contains a few gems buried in a mountain of words. One thing F-C does well is to go beyond theory into implementation. I do appreciate that. Regarding the performance, I find Mr. Covey's delivery to be condescending. Maybe it's how he goes breathy to emphasize importance, or maybe it's the occasional forced laugh; all I know is that I find his performance annoying. I wish F-C would hire a professional.

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