Lane D. Callahan

Not focused on Sara

Revisado: 06-28-18

The Book of Tobit is my favorite book in the scriptures. The narrator did a great job in bringing this book to life. The book also has a great introduction on the apocrypha. I felt though that I was tricked by the title. There is very little analysis of Sara or anything that told why she was great. The Sadducees used this story in an attempt to trap Christ, Luke 20:27-33. Yet this is not mentioned.

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A Savage Disappointment

Revisado: 08-08-15

The Ark Royal series was amazing. An antiquated battleship with an alcoholic commander fighting an unknown alien foe. Warspite had interesting elements. New hybrid ship. Homosexual captain that was a starfighter pilot who lost his companion in the war. Geeky yet attractive first officer. Mentions of another space faring race that has bat-like ship. Whetting our curiosity for more space adventures and the unknown.
This book expands on none of that. It consists of meeting notes in a conference room. That is ALL this book is. Warspite just floats in orbit, doing nothing, while on the surface, everyone just meets and talks and meets and listens and talks. Will I listen to the next book? Yes. If anything, just to hear if the Royal Marine strikes up a relationship with the ambassador that is 10 years his senior. It was a real struggle to finish this one.

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Fantasy Ringworld Robinson Crusoe

Revisado: 04-19-14

The cover says the greatest epic of our time. The story really is just a hodgepodge of Ringworld, Rainbow Mars, greek mythology, and Xena. The book was OK since I only paid $4.95 for it. I am glad that I didn't use a full credit. I also grew tired of the lesbianism and anti-male sentiments written into the story.

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Enjoyable Space Law

Revisado: 04-03-14

I was a little concerned that an actor was going to read this book. Sometimes the talent doesn't translate to audiobooks, but Wil Wheaton does a pretty good job. I wish that he could have varied his voices more for the human characters, but he is good enough that I would listen to other books narrated by him. The story also is interesting and engaging with a surprise at the end.

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Not even 2 dimensional

Revisado: 02-19-14

Alright, John Carter of Mars was written in the infancy of Science Fiction. I always enjoyed its simplicity and straight forwardness. The characters in it a two dimensional because of that infancy. This book is less than that. For one, I hate swearing in Science fiction. It is a genre that doesn't need it. 2. I TRIED to get into this book with the same excitement that I have for A Princess of Mars but I just couldn't finish it. The author tried too hard to be like ERB and failed in the attempt.

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Enjoyably In Depth

Revisado: 12-21-12

What did you love best about Jaya?

I purchased the audible version of this book because it was inexpensive. I have been thoroughly entertained and enlightened by this version of the Mahabharata. Is is the full Mahabharata? No, but Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik has selected certain stories from the whole that highlight the family relationships and the historical decisions that led to the war. The book reading was a bit fast for my western ears so I turned it to 1/2 speed and it was very enjoyable.
I was also impressed by the many references to individual folk stories and plays from the different regions where the Mahabharata has traveled.

If you are new to the Mahabharata, I would recommend this version to get started to learn the overall main theme of the epic.

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