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Lacks Charm and Empathy

Revisado: 12-16-20

While Wil Wheaton is an excellent narrator, the story just doesn't have the charm or soul of the first book.

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A Surprisingly Satisfying Journey

Revisado: 03-31-20

Based off past experience with modern gay fiction, my expectations were low. What a wonderful surprise this turned out to be!

Arthur Less is such a believably flawed and insecure person. It felt like I'd had brunch with him, or at least overheard him at the next table over.

His journey through middle age, love, and rediscovery was so well done, I was left in tears at the end. A beautiful gem worth a listen.

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Disappointing Sequel, Monotone Execution

Revisado: 03-31-20

While I loved Silo, Shift continues the story, but with little to no tone variation. The word that kept coming to mind was, "bleak." Which sounds good at a distance (the outside world has ended), but in practice feels unbelievable. In the midst of the most dire of situations, humanity still finds some sort of levity and joy. Shift has none of that.

That monotone feeling offers no relief over its 18+ hours. Further, the book doesn't give *that* much more clarity beyond what Silo already hinted at.

I kept hoping for some big reveal. Some sort of reward for withstanding the story's brutal gloom, but there just isn't any.

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Great Story & Narration, save 1 Narrator

Revisado: 02-07-18

What made the experience of listening to Iron Gold the most enjoyable?

The three narrators were an interesting choice. The characters were distinct from one another which was nice when their stories were distinctly separate. As their stories became more interwoven, a single character would be voiced by different narrators, depending on the perspective. The varying accents took a little bit to get used to.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator for Lysander needs to keep his vocal range a bit closer together. He needs to stop whispering all the time. Either that or the audio engineer needs to balance his narration out better. I kept rewinding, turning up the volume, then blasting my speakers out when he was done saying a sentence. The other narrators were fine.

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Great Story, Mediocre Narration

Revisado: 04-21-16

The narrator sounds like an elaborate, automated text-to-voice program. His staccato delivery finally starts to ease into something more natural sounding about 2/3 of the way through. Otherwise the story is a fantastic continuation on the Foundation series.

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Dull and uninspired

Revisado: 09-21-14

What disappointed you about Redshirts?

The characters are just as dull as their scifi counterparts with a storyline that's equally uninspired. There's an attempt to be "meta" but it all comes across as uninteresting. There are many characters, none of whom you care much for. So when they do die it's no great loss.

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Calming, insightful, and wonderful

Revisado: 02-26-13

What did you like best about this story?

This is a fantastic way to start your day. There isn't a real narrative which normally bothers me, but didn't here. This is a collection of experiences and encounters with an amazing human being.

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Banal, rambling, and trite

Revisado: 02-19-13

What didn’t you like about the narrator’s performance?

The author spends the first 6 minutes just trying to convince the listener of why they should listen to him. I kept thinking, "Shut up and let your insights legitimize you if there are any." And, sadly, there are none.This is like any other self-help book out there. It's cotton candy empowerment techniques. Gems like "everyone's a leader" and "change is scary, but necessary" are things I'd read on Buzzfeed or some other shallow blog.For substantive insights into leadership and affecting people check out "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg or "Switch" by Chip & Dan Heath. Leave Mr. Sharma to keep trying to legitimize himself.

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