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Heavy going, but a must read

Revisado: 09-20-15

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The opening chapter is easily one of the best I've read. The stories are deep and moving, though some are quite heavy and maybe not recommended for the light hearted. The ending is a little drawn out, and I know some that were left confused and a little irritated by a seeming turnabout. This book is nevertheless a must read for everyone, giving a very brutal interpretation on war that is seldom covered in this manner.

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Much better than an already good movie

Revisado: 09-20-15

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Firstly the book and movie are almost separate entities and seeing/reading one should not exclude doing the other. The book is nicely structured with a rare level of dramatic irony playing out believably. The narration is good, creating different personalities for each character allowing for conversations with multiple characters to be easily followed but not pulling you out of the story with some over dramatic tone or accent. The story tends to be quite intense though and a fair level of concentration is required to follow the diverse number of characters.

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Slow and very drawn out in the end

Revisado: 09-20-15

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Given the time at which this book is written (and it really needs to be considered when listening so as to understand it a little better), this is a very good story. The look into human nature in such a post apocolyptic event is very interesting. The story is very drawn out in the end, the last couple hours being more of an epilogue that doesnt really add much or finish off too many storylines

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Martin Freeman ruined this book series for me

Revisado: 09-20-15

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The interpretation of the characters I found really off, especially following Stephen Fry's interpretations for the first book. While I've read the books previously and thoroughly enjoyed them - the story is brilliant - Martins reading put me off and i couldnt even get through it.

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Like a giant collection of "did you know" facts

Revisado: 09-20-15

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Great collection of facts. Things to tend to seemingly go off track quite quickly, not appearing to be related to the overall topic but they are brought back in an interesting way. The last hour or so is a little unnecessary and once the book covers the return of the astronauts you will not be missing out on much by skipping the rest.

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