Red Ivan

Wimpy protagonist and over-the-top narration

Revisado: 03-01-24

This looked like it would be awesome. Fun premise (normal guy inherits a supervillain empire) and Wil Wheaton performing. But darn. The "hero" is such a whiney doormat that I started to despise him halfway through. Wheaton (who I think is pretty cool from everything else I've seen him do) reads every line as if it is a dramatic shout. Don't look for any hero's journey here. Just a guy who gets used by and lied to by everyone he meets, then goes back to his normal life more or less unchanged by the experience.

I haven't read anything by Scalzi before. He's obviously a successful author. For sure there were some witty lines and dialogue here, but as a whole it left me disappointed.

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People who don't like Older's narration

Revisado: 03-18-23

People who don't like Older's narration don't get it. I didn't get it at first. But now I do.

It's pure Beat poetry.

Take Jack Kerouac out of the 50's and plant him in modern day Brooklyn in the body of a half-dead Puerto Rican ghostly enforcer, and this is exactly what he would sound like. Older's poetic waxing needs a soundtrack. Maybe 50's vintage jazz. Maybe a solemn Rumba. I don't know but bongo drums for sure.

Don't listen to it like a theatrical production. Listen to it like a spontaneous prose/poetry mashup. And soak it in.

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Tour de Force Performance by Stephen Briggs

Revisado: 01-18-20

Making Money is a typically great Terry Pratchett novel, the second one to feature Moist Von Lipwig. The story is intricate and satisfying as usual. The only thing that prompted my review was the absolutely brilliant performance by Stephen Briggs. Well over a dozen major characters recur throughout the recording, and each has a distinct and recognizable voice. I was quite impressed with the range and consistency of Briggs's performance. Well done!

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Drivel and Chessbabble

Revisado: 06-28-07

Imagine a book consisting of business advice from someone who doesn't have any real grasp of business, but thinks a board game might make a good metaphore. Sprinkle in a few slightly interesting historical chess annecdotes and some general platitudes about thinking and planning and you still would have a much better book than Bruce Pandolfini managed to cobble together. A pity.

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