Donald P. Jane

Strong A.I.

Revisado: 12-09-17

While I do not necessarily agree with Mr. Kurzweil's ideas and views nonetheless I am able to recognize and appreciate excellent work. The book is thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating. He has been called a futurist but that is such a vague term that may bring to mind several definitions. He is a futurist in the sense that he is predicting a particular line of technological development that will achieve A.I. equivalent to that of the biological human brain. His prediction, however, is based upon a thorough examination of how A.I. has developed over the decades that has lead to the current state of achievements of A.I., which is the basis for his projections, rather than prediction. He sees the goal of achieving strong A.I. as not being in the distant future but having achieved strong A.I. by 2029. This is an excellent book regardless of whether or not we like or wish for the future Mr. Kurzweil supports and is actively working towards.

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A Good Fiction Classic

Revisado: 11-30-17

4-stars in the Overall and Story categories, 5-stars for the Performance category. A well-written tale that held my interest. I did not find it to be anything special though, just a good, well-written book but then it should be especially considering the author's high position in the literary ranks. It certainly stands above some of the other classics with which I have had issues. It was worth the read but definitely does not rank, in my opinion, as a must read unless you wish to become a novelist.

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Classic Is Not A Synonym For Excellence

Revisado: 11-27-17

Overall I give it 3-stars. Narration gets 5-stars, and story gets 2.5 stars. Boring, uneventful, no intrigue or excitement. Though the author went into great detail in the story I did not find anything in it worth the irreplaceable time I have spent on the book. Save for the narration, I found it uninteresting and would have been better off not having read it at all.

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Classic Is Not A Synonym For Excellence

Revisado: 11-27-17

I give the overall category 3-stars. It was okay but far from great. The narration, which I give 5-stars, was indeed beneficial to my interest level in the story. Without the narration, I don't think I would have found it very interesting. I felt the story was good, but not above a 3-star level. It was very detailed and the author's vocabulary is excellent. I would say, 'Do not read the book because it is a classic. I found nothing within the story to make it worth the irreplaceable time spent on the experience. I could have done just as well had I never read it in my life.

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A Classic Worth Hearing

Revisado: 11-18-17

Again Audible only offered 1-star for all three categories. I give this book 4-stars across the board i.e., Overall, Performance, and story.

There are a few of the classic fiction novels with which I was not impressed. This book is not one in which I am disappointed. It is a wonderful example of the author's masterfully skillful command of the English language and ability in writing a novel that flows effortlessly from idea to idea and from point to point from beginning to the end of the novel. I also cannot go without mentioning wonderful expansive vocabulary. His words were a treat to the ear. He describes a historically inspired story in profound details covering the era and the Puritans with full confidence in his knowledge of both. His explanation of his character's cognitive and emotive forces is wonderfully impeccable and in which I found at no time any cause for a fault on his part. I very much enjoyed the book and I am pleased I have allotted the time in my life for which to give it space to be heard.

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What A Disappointment

Revisado: 11-16-17

Though this work is considered a "classic" it must be only due to its age. It certainly should not be considered classic in the sense of being a good story. It is a short story and, I find it to be a disappointment. I could have certainly completed my life without ever having read this book. The language and vocabulary I found impressive. The story I find mediocre.

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Shallow Imagination with Short-Sighted Vision

Revisado: 11-15-17

Audible continues to offer only a single star for all three categories. Overall would be 3 stars, Performance would be 5 stars, and Story would be 3 stars.

Narration was excellent. I find the story to be of shallow imagination, narrow, and short-sighted vision of possibilities open to a person of higher education and strong intelligence such as the protagonist of the story. His avenues of possible options were so common and lacked creativity. What could have been done with such an advantage is far greater than the author perceived and pursued in this rather disappointing story. I was not at all impressed with this classic.

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An Excellent Overview

Revisado: 11-13-17

For some reason Audible only has a single star for each of the three categories. For this book I would have given it 4 stars for Overall, 4 stars for Performance, and 4 stars for story. I enjoyed this book very much. It maintained a good level of interest from me from beginning to end. I feel it has done an excellent job of touching on so many philosophical views in a single volume.

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So What If It's A Classic

Revisado: 11-13-17

For some reason Audible only offered one star for rating this book in all three categories. I enjoyed the book although I can't say that it was the most compelling of stories. It is written well it just did not hold my interest very well. I would call it a mediocre read.

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Quite Simply A Most Wonderful Read

Revisado: 11-06-17

I thoroughly enjoyed this tale and I am very pleased I have it as an experience in my life. My satisfaction is due, in no small part, to the excellent skills of the author and the narrator. In this work, it quickly becomes evident that Mr. Cooper possesses a wonderful command of the English language in grammar, sentence and context structure. This skill is present from begging to end of his novel. His contextual structure is so strong that when the narrator makes a single error in pronunciation the error in no way interferes in the reader's comprehension of the correct word and meaning. Aside from that singular error, the narrator displayed a strong command and a smooth, flowing fluency of an English dialect long since removed from that of our present day English. I would say that the narrator has taken that which would be difficult language for most, if not all but a few, present day English speakers and made it easier that the listener may comfortably comprehend the story. I found the narration beneficial and therefore declare it worth the additional cost. The author's story structure benefitted the reader's imagination in every possible way. This is one classic for which I harbor no regrets for having dedicated my time.

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