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Fantastic! My favorite Brewer book so far

Revisado: 04-10-25

One of the many things I appreciate about this series is that the author writes action very well. Many authors, even ones with great ideas, mess up the action sequences with too many moments of "then he fired his gun, then he turned around, then he stabbed another bad guy, then he fired again, then he turned around again"...until we're all starting to wish the battle would hurry up and end. But James Keffer makes every action scene easy to visualize and enjoyable. And this book, Brewer and the Portuguese Gold, has plenty of action. Brewer really shows how much courage he has, and how far he'll go to do his duty. And the audio effects and narration are awesome! This series is one of best as far as being immersed in the book.

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Finally, something new for Hornblower fans!

Revisado: 02-06-25

I'm on the third book, and I'm loving this series! These books focus on a protege of Bush/Hornblower as he begins his career in the Navy. Yes, Bush and Hornblower are characters that we get to visit! The voice acting is great, and there are perfectly-timed sound affects that make you feel as if you're there on the ship. Seagulls, waves, bells, and the creaking of the deck!

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Really great Star Wars short stories!

Revisado: 02-06-25

I was only bored during one story; all of the others had me entertained every single minute! I liked how they were short too, that way you could hear an entire story during an evening walk/drive. The voice acting was superb. If you enjoy Star Wars, I highly recommend.

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Slow start is well worth it

Revisado: 09-12-24

At first I wasn't interested in what was happening, but I keep going, and not really paying attention sometimes. Once it got good I started over because I wanted to know more about the characters; who was who. The author is very descriptive, which ends up making certain moments so real feeling. This book ends up being great if your like visualizing realistic-feeling werewolves.

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Another great Undying Mercenaries book

Revisado: 08-12-24

It's always fun to hang out with ole James McGill. If you enjoy the series, you'll enjoy this book.

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Great if you love Garak

Revisado: 05-01-24

I'm not sure if someone would enjoy this story if they don't know or care about the character Elim Garak, but since he's one of my favorites from DS9, I enjoyed it immensely. You get to hear about his whole life, beginning with childhood. A couple of questions are answered that you may have always had, and you get to see what his life on Cardassia is like since the ending of the show. And, it's all in Garak's voice!

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I wanted to like this, but it's not interesting

Revisado: 12-16-22

I loved Ready Player One (the book only); that's how I got here. The book starts off strong, and I enjoyed the first 10 or 15 minutes. The idea/premise is great. I wanted to like this book, but I began to realize more and more that I was just not enjoying it, and it was a chore to finish. It's as if the author had a great idea but didn't know how to write the story. I didn't care about any character, and I didn't care about what was happening. The dialog, action, and situations are all JUST---NOT---INTERESTING.

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I wanted to like this, but it's not interesting

Revisado: 12-16-22

I loved Ready Player One (the book only); that's how I got here. The book starts off strong, and I enjoyed the first 10 or 15 minutes. The idea/premise is great. I wanted to like this book, but I began to realize more and more that I was just not enjoying it, and it was a chore to finish. It's as if the author had a great idea but didn't know how to write the story. I didn't care about any character, and I didn't care about what was happening. The dialog, action, and situations are all JUST---NOT---INTERESTING.

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Disappointed, Yet Entertained

Revisado: 11-15-22

The challenge was “pick a bird of prey, then use it as the inspiration for a brand-new story”. To me, that means that the story will involve a bird of prey as a character, or at least that each story will have the reader pondering birds of prey as they read/listen. After all, the front cover shows a couple of birds of prey flying around. But that’s not really what this book is. I’ll re-write the challenge so it fits the reality of this book- “mention any bird or use one as a minor character, and write a story that doesn’t need to revolve around that bird.” I guess I can see how metaphors could be “inspired” by birds, but to me they don’t fit with the imagery offered by the cover of the book. That being said, this book is entertaining overall, with the stories and readers ranging from decent to good, except for one that is outright terrible (the third one called Owl). So, while I was disappointed that most of the stories didn’t explore the lives of birds (a couple of them didn’t mention a bird at all), most of the stories, at least, entertained.

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Great book on evolution

Revisado: 09-22-21

The reviewer that got bored and gave up should go back and listen to the last half of the book. I guess it did have a slow start, but it ended up being one of the best books on evolution out of the dozen or so I've listened to. There are many different authors, so some are going to be more interesting than others. There were so many interesting points about things all around us, such as: (without spoilers) what advantages does having curly hair give people that live in Africa? The answer makes you think about advantages for different types of hair then, for people in other areas of the world. We all started off black, so why did some people develop light-colored skin? How long does it take for skin, hair, and eyes to change color anyway? Why would something like malaria alter our genes, and why did the blood of people in different parts of the world evolve differently in reaction to malaria (this topic is more interesting than it sounds)? When did people start becoming lactose tolerant, and why? All these have good statistics in their answer. Also, if you like the study of chimpanzees and comparing them to us, you'll get plenty of that subject. Just how smart is a chimp compared to human babies? (This one makes you proud to be part of such a smart species). There's even interesting thoughts on the future of our race. I now have a better idea of the challenges we'll face when we live on Mars. Elon Musk is trying to get us there! If you have an archaeological spirit you'll appreciate this book.

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