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Ultimately disappointing

Revisado: 08-28-17

Interesting concept but poorly executed. It presents some interesting ideas but ultimately feels a little bit shoved together. Not nearly as good as Not Alone.

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The third book but best so far

Revisado: 12-29-16

Each book adds more depth to the characters and it is hard not to get thoroughly sucked into the world and the lives of the heroes. There is humour, sadness, and so much to cheer about. Impossible to be disappointed if you make it this far.

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Don't be fooled into buying this one!

Revisado: 09-17-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

No one would enjoy this unless they really haven't had much experience listening to well-written, well-performed audio books.

Would you ever listen to anything by Paul Draker again?

Doubt it.

Would you be willing to try another one of Gabriel Vaughan’s performances?

I would try to avoid him too. He does such a strange voice for female characters that it is really distracting.

What character would you cut from Pyramid Lake?

Trevor - the main character - was terribly written.

Any additional comments?

This author had an excellent premise but incredibly terrible execution. The amount of repetition was unbelievable. How many times does he have to say he is doing it all for the daughter? I won't let my daughter down again? Over and over. And the techno-babble in regards to computers which spills over to babble about guns was unnecessary. And the characters were so one-dimensional and cliche. The main character was SOOO scarey and SUCH a bad-ass and good at everything. He was brilliant but he could fight and he was so devoted to his daughter. I don't mind swearing but the main character would swear and be annoying and it made no sense. Just so terribly written. I wanted to like it but that was impossible.
(and I didn't even get in to the author's weird agendas - slamming government, slamming psychiatry - it just seemed petty and ill informed)

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worth a listen

Revisado: 07-13-16

Starts very strong and will draw you in but feels a bit long halfway through with many themes repeating. Still, you'll enjoy it.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 08-14-15

Good premise. Strong start but weak, weak finish. Quite disappointing. The narration is also distracting. Ray Porter shouldn't do the weird female voice.

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Not as good as the first.

Revisado: 08-02-15

You'll read this a lot: The second book is not nearly as good as Ready Player One. The references to old video games music etc. feel very forced in this book. It is not a bad book overall but it is certainly not as engaging as the first book. Will Wheaton, however, still delivers a great performance.

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Pretty good

Revisado: 07-23-15

The narration is top notch and helps make the book work. Good story. Nice twist on the zombie genre. Worth a listen.

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Good-not great.

Revisado: 07-02-15

Enormously interesting premise but story a bit convoluted. Wish the author had kept it simple to explore the true subject.

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Fabulous - nit to be missed

Revisado: 06-25-15

I've seen it written that this book is a very niche book and you have to have knowledge of 80s trivia to enjoy it. While it may be true that having grown up in the 80s adds to the story it certainly isn't required. This is a fabulous story very relevant to our current age of technology and games like Minecraft and technology like oculus rift and project Morpheus. You need to read this book (or listen to it). I didn't want the story to end, it was that good.

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Not his best

Revisado: 05-25-15

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I've read all of Lincoln Child's book and am a huge fan of him and his books with Douglas Preston (especially the older books). This one didn't read like a genuine Lincoln Child book. I kept thinking the writing was poor and wondered if maybe he had a ghost writer. Either that or he rushed this book off to the publisher and didn't spend much time in editing. The story and plot are okay but the writing really detracts. The gore reads in a very amateurish way and the dialogue is terrible and unbelievable. Overall disappointing.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Might go old school with Jurassic Park.

What about Johnathan McClain’s performance did you like?

Solid reading. Well done.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Good plot and story premise but poorly executed.

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