Shawn

Just not Star Wars...

Revisado: 01-22-19

Overall the story was too political with mostly forgettable characters. The only one memorable was the repurposed B1 Battle droid, Mr. Bones. I didn’t find myself caring about the others like I typically would in Star Wars lore. Gay characters and references only seem to be there to meet a diversity quota and non-standard gender pronouns just add to the confusion.

The performance, sound effects and music were great, as usual, but those are the only parts that really made me feel like this was the Star Wars universe.

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Jumbled and mostly forgettable

Revisado: 01-01-19

As much as I’d love to love the new novel it just doesn’t catch my imagination. The characters are mostly forgettable and the old favorites feel unlike themselves. The only memorable and unique character is the modified battle droid, Mr. Bones, who doesn’t get enough time in the story to help. Sexual references are thrown in to make it edgier and unnecessary LGBT characters are thrown in for no other apparent reason than to meet a diversity requirement. Both of which just distract from the story.

The performance, music and audio effects were great, as usual, but the story just wasn’t that enjoyable.

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A cheap way to make an audiobook...

Revisado: 09-11-15

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

This book is a compilation of articles taken from Runner's World magazine. The good thing is that there is a lot of good information contained in all of the articles that are read. The downside, though, is that it lacks a cohesive nature. As you would expect, articles written by different authors contain different content and are relaying that author's particular style/method/best practices. Unfortunately, these do not always mesh with one another (conflicts across articles) and when they do, you listen to the same content repeatedly (repetition across articles). I was hoping for a good detailed immersion into running. That detail is definitely there, but you have to pick it out from the repetition and conflicts.

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A great listen in the classic Star Wars style

Revisado: 02-11-13

What made the experience of listening to Scoundrels: Star Wars the most enjoyable?

The scoundrels always seem to be jumping from one scheme to another, barely keeping up with costs and ahead of the law. A once in a lifetime opportunity for a score causes Han and Chewie to pull together the best of the worst they can find to pull it off. The group has to break into an impenetrable fortress and get out with their lives and the loot! Things go right and things go awry, so they've got to play it loose. Twists and turns abound with a well known helment sneaking in at the end.

A great listen!

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Good stories, but not by Arthur Conan Doyle

Revisado: 08-05-09

I am a Sherlock Holmes fan and enjoyed the uniqueness of the 6 mysteries included in this collection. While most of the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories keep me wondering right to the end, these seemed to be a bit easier to figure out before the final "reveal", though.

I would recommend the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories first, also available through Audible. Don't be misled as I was, though. There has been an error and the author is listed as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but it is not. These are not any of the original 56 short stories. They are based on the characters by ACD, but the stories are actually written by someone else.

Enjoy, but be aware...

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