LarryP.

Oh Jack where art thou?

Revisado: 08-25-24

I love JCs other works & I've listened to them all. This one is unbearable & I could not finish. The characters are dumber than a bag of rocks, the dialog is juvenile & I don't care if they succeed or not. Just stay away.

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Dumb and Dumber

Revisado: 06-23-23

Everything about this book is horrid. The premise is not believable, characters are strait out of some bad Samurai movie, the dialogue stilted and the pace is glacial (listened at 2x speed). Even the great RCB could not save this turkey.

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Useless without a PDF of the illustrations

Revisado: 06-12-23

The print version apparently has tons of photos and illustrations that directly relate to the fauna being described in exquisite detail. Without the visuals there is no context for the differences among species or of all the many animals found in different rock layers. It's a good book, but I returned the audiobook and will get the print version.

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I'm done with John Corey

Revisado: 03-28-23

I've listened to all the JC books and loved the early ones, tolerated the later ones and am fed up with the last one. [Minor spoiler alert] JC spends the first part of the book reminding everyone how smart he is and denying over and over that he'll take a job we all know he will take, and he does of course. He continues to remind us of how smart he is in the second part while telling us over and over again how he's going to take down the bad guys. When, in the remarkably short and predictable final part with a little action, all his plans go sideways he still manages to win it all and ride off into the sunset (sunrise in this case) just because he's the great JC as he reminds us again. Scott Brick does his usual amazing narration, but that's no longer enough. So I'm done.

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Excellent series

Revisado: 05-08-22

A very enjoyable book and series. While the lack of a consistent narrator is unfortunate, Mr. Jackson is not THAT bad (I've heard much worse) and trashing the book overall due to the reader is unfair. It's still a good installment in the series & I'm looking forward to the next one.

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Juvenile Drivel

Revisado: 03-03-22

The writing is bloated, the dialogue is stilted and the characters collectively are dumber than a bag of rocks. Run away....fast.

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OK, except......

Revisado: 02-09-22

Even for J.R. this is way over the top with jargon, so much so that it slowed the pace down to a near crawl in some spots. I doubt that today most people need a detailed dive into routers and Cat5 wiring. However, the biggest flaw was the "magic wand" ending.

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Hugo Winner???

Revisado: 10-24-15

It must have been slim pickings when they handed this book a Hugo. The physics in the beginning was OK and that added a star to my my otherwise one star rating. Going downhill from there, the author then embraces the discredited 1970's era theory that blood-thirsty modern humans alone exterminated the ice age mega fauna through deliberate over hunting and also slaughtered all the peaceful & noble neanderthals in their spare time. In addition,the characters were shallow & a bit dimwitted for supposed scientists. Lastly, the narrator pace & diction was really bad. I listened at double speed & kept hoping for a turnaround that never came.

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Boring

Revisado: 04-17-15

This is OK I guess if you want a superficial survey of how/when algorithms became so pervasive, but boring if you actually want to know anything about the structure/logic of the algorithms themselves.

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Outstanding, Great, Phenomenal....Etc.

Revisado: 08-07-14

While I always rate my books, I seldom write a review. However, the amazing qualities of this book deserves one. This by far one of the most enjoyable books I've ever encountered and don't worry about "getting" all the game & movie references, it's not that big a deal relative to the overall story. I'm no youngster, having grown up in the late 60's/early 70's & thoroughly enjoyed it. I've recommended it to others & everyone loved it regardless of age. Wil Wheaton does an incredible job as usual. Bottom line...LISTEN TO THIS BOOK....period

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