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The audio book hasn’t been edited. Repeated audio throughout

Revisado: 07-19-24

It’s astonishing how many times the narrator’s second (and third) take of lines are left in.

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You can see the politics sticking through

Revisado: 05-28-24

The idea that young people shouldn’t be anxious about climate because “lots of climate news is getting better” made me abandon the book. There’s an argument to be made that every generation grew up with existential dread of sorts (Cuban missile crisis, pre Gorbachev USSR vs Reagan) but just writing off their feelings makes me question any sense of objectivity. And if I can’t trust the narrator I don’t want her to peddle lies to me. The book won’t ever let me return it “because of a high volume of reader returns”

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Feel like I’ve had this story 100 times

Revisado: 08-18-23

The story is new enough but all of the twists in this just get a nod of acknowledgment.

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An enjoyable read but a terrible edit job

Revisado: 01-30-22

The book includes edited wording like a teenage girl refering to herself as a "pregnant person" (rather than pregnant woman/mother). Clear evidence of what is called a "sensitivity edit" by the publisher. It makes the language seem inauthentic and impersonal.

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The first hour is great

Revisado: 03-17-21

The book draws heavily on Scott's blog writing through 2020 and as a result it is of variable relevance. The first hour is fantastic. There are moments when you're wondering 'what the heck does this have to do with anything?'

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right wing reactionary falsehoods

Revisado: 10-01-20

Right wing poorly evidenced rhetoric dressed up as thought leadership, expounding on race and sexual politics by *checks notes* a white, middle aged Oxbridge graduate.

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having a character who whispers throughout is joke

Revisado: 12-26-19

I use audio books to accompany running and walking. one of the characters in this whispers throughout and I simply couldn't hear them. Ridiculous decision.

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Remarkably unenlightened

Revisado: 03-27-18

This book has been seriously overhyped. Someone told me of a tech firm ordering copies. It's surprisingly weak. Sketchy and not much more substantial than a newspaper article in USA Today. The author inserts himself in the story repeatedly.

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Great book AWFUL NARRATOR

Revisado: 01-26-18

I've read this book. I've heard the author in interviews. The narrator is so dead

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Much better than other reviews suggest

Revisado: 08-11-08

I read the other reviews here and went to remove the Reserve from my basket. Due to clumsiness on my behalf I ended up downloading the book. I was pleasantly impressed. The adaptation is fine - the narrator does different voices for different parts but these are perfectly decent. The other reviews made me dread a high-camp series of high pitched voices - far from it - and shame on those reviewers. The only reason I've not given it a higher rating is because I'm a very miserly scorer. The book is nowhere near as good as Cloudsplitter and I've scored it accordingly.

The Reserve was a good holiday listen - don't be put off by catty reviewers!

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