Glen Phipps

LOVED IT!!!

Revisado: 12-17-18

Yes this is not a typical Plum story, but it's a lot of fun. It's got a really good Plum plot mixed up with a large dose of silliness. Great fun.

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AT LAST!!!!!!!

Revisado: 01-07-13

This is the third time I have purchased A Princess Of Mars from Audible. Finally, something worth listening to! Thanky you Tantor Media for finally hiring a good reader.

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Good stuff!

Revisado: 12-23-12

While I was waiting for the next Harry Dresden novel to be published I went looking for something else to listen to. I found this in a sale and gave it a try. I couldn't "put it down". Good story, good action, and a good sense of humor. I am now going to purchase the next 4 audiobooks - oh yeah, and a good reader.

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Holy Kumquat, it's abridged!

Revisado: 10-07-11

Who in their right mind would abridge a book like this! It's one of the funniest books I've ever read - and I always loan to women friends who are having guy problems, they laugh and they learn. After all, the best humor has a lot of truth in it. Abridging this is like cutting out half of a joke and still expecting to be funny. I guess it's my fault. I was so happy to see this audiobook available that I didn't stop to check to see if it was abridged. Don't do it mon!

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Insanity as an Art Form

Revisado: 07-12-11

After listening to all the Terry Pratchett and Carl Hiaasen that Audible had to offer I was looking for something "interesting". I picked up some Tim Dorsey on a sale. This one is definitely my favorite. It is so insane it's wonderful. In addition to what the other reviewers mentioned it has some of the funniest parenting advice in history regarding a 5 year old boy: "I don't know, give him something with lots of sugar (to drink)", "Hey Serge, he's chewing through the leash". Serge is persued by Mahoney, an FDLE agent trapped in a Raymond Chandler novel who's as least as crazy. And don't forget the Doberman, the most accident prone prime time bounty hunter in history. Lastly, I really like Oliver Wyman as the reader. Serge is a serial killer who refuses to take his medication and drinks multiple pots of coffee each day. Wyman gives Serge a higher pitched and slightly faster voice, which fits nicely with this behavior. Enjoy, it's not your grandmother's humor.

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Please, no more talking! I'll tell you everything!

Revisado: 04-28-11

The book downloaded in 5 parts. So far I have listened to the first 3 parts and almost nothing has happened except conversation and exposition. A good editor could have saved this book.

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DEVO reads Burroughs

Revisado: 02-12-11

Ay Chihuahua! Can't anybody read like a normal human being! I panned the first Princess of Mars because the reader affected a really bad southern accent for John Carter. Now, in this version the reader does a good voice for Carter and the exposition, but, all other characters sound like Hollywood savages - a slow halting "Me no want bad thing to happen" kind of voice. NOTICE: I will pay a bounty to anyone who can deliver a version of this book that sounds like it was read by a normal intelligent human being. ARRRGGGHH!!!!

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Pure Pratchett - a stealth classic.

Revisado: 02-01-10

The first time I listened to this I dismissed it as not one of his best - nothing of consequence was happening; no wars, murders, dragons etc. But when I listened to it again with out the expectation of momentous events, I was enchanted. Pratchett's humor and love for his quirky characters comes through on every page. This is very much worth a quiet listen.

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A welcome re-recording.

Revisado: 02-01-10

The original recording of this story used an ensemble cast that had as much feel for the material as a centipede does for a bicycle. I'm annoyed that I had to purchase this audiobook twice, but I'm glad that I finally got a good reading of an excellent story. If, like me, you purchased the original recording, buy this. You'll be glad you did.

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Pine Cove rises again.

Revisado: 03-13-09

This is the third novel Moore has written about Pine Cove, the previous being Practical Demonkeeping and The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. While Moore is an absolute master of off-kilter humor, his novels sometimes lack simple humanity. You just don't care about the characters; sort of a mild case of Douglas Adams disease. In the Pine Cove novels Moore has developed a cast of off-beat characters that you truly care about, while telling their story with his charcteristic humor.

Angel and the other Pine Cove novels don't have the sharp edge of Dirty Job, but they are somehow more enjoyable. I will reread this before I reread Dirty Job. Maybe its just a nicer place to be.

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