Eric

Great For Business and Older Generations, Not Much Else.

Revisado: 03-16-22

I got this because my partner and I have been separated by at least an hour (or more) of freeway for our entire three (going on four) year relationship. Almost all of our arguments occur because of miscommunications over text, and I bought this hoping it would provide some incite. I hate to say it, but it really didn’t.

This book is entirely focused on digital communication as it applies to and effects business. It says “all relationships,” likely in an attempt to get people like me to buy a copy, which seems somewhat unnecessary as I haven’t found any other book like it. I’m sure the stuff in here would be very helpful to someone building a business or is already running one. I’m also relatively sure that the “In a long term, committed and long distance relationship and only getting into arguments due to texting mishaps” is a very small niche. I didn’t expect this to go into my specific situation, but I expected at least one chapter to be about more intimate relationships other than business, remote teams, and evaluating whether or not your team respects and trust you. I would have accepted intimate, adjacent, such as communicating with family.

Some of the stuff could translate, but most of it is highly specific to business. What could translate to intimate relationships is readily available in a more easily digestible format on social media, like TikTok, and surprisingly offered with more detail.

The author narrates the book herself, and she is engaging to listen to. However I couldn’t escape the feeling that this was intended for an older audience. Being a “damned millennial” the vast majority of this book was known, either logically, or intuitively. There were a few interesting facts and engaging ideas along the way, but nothing surprising and nothing ever went so far as to make me think, “Wow! Really?” In truth, nothing stands out in my mind as “memorable” about it.

Would I recommend this book to someone running an expanding business, starting a business, looking into using remote teams or switching to an entirely remote work pipeline? ABSOLUTELY! However, if that person was a Millennial or Gen Z, and haven’t been completely ignoring the internet, I’d probably recommend different books.

Unless you are specifically looking for tips, tools and systems to navigate online communication with multiple remote teams, working across time zones, and navigating the myriad of cultural differences that can crop up electronically; or are part of an older generation finding yourself needing a helping hand in adapting to a new work landscape…this book probably won’t be as helpful as you’d like.

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Ever want to ride “an express elevator to hell”?

Revisado: 11-11-21

I did.

Ever since I saw Aliens for the first time, I wondered: “What did Burke and LT. Gorman mean when they said the Colonial Marines had been trained for situations like this?”

This. This is what they meant.

Barring two, maybe three tops, every story in here is intense. I was on the edge of my seat, white knuckling through them. And the two or so I wasn’t so fond of comes down to personal taste.

Like any anthology of short stories, there are bound to a couple you won’t like as much as the rest. Like any audio book anthology, there will be a narrator or two you don’t like as much as the others. But the stories themselves are all solid. The authors are obviously Alien(s) enthusiasts who jumped at the chance to tell a story they always imagined being part of the Colonial Marines lore.

There are Xenomorphs galore! But there’s also a menagerie of other horrifying creatures, some of which boggled my brain as I tried to imagine them. Flying razor kites with scythes, four winged puffer fish that spew lava, great floating…whale/squid…things, and so many more.

There’s heroes, cowards, villains, cold and calculating bounty hunters and something I can only call a “Space Werewolf”, but it’s more of a…Were-Gorilla/Spike/Bone Monster-Thing. Tales of corporate corruption, experiments gone horribly wrong, and an inkling of just how deep Weyland-Yutani’s tendrils actually spread throughout the galaxy.

Not to mention an absolutely AMAZING short that is entirely from the perspective of the Xenomorphs, backed by real science that absolutely blew me away. While it gave further insight into their intelligence, social structure, etc. it also succeeded in making them even more alien. And more terrifying.

If you like the movies, listen to this book. If you’re a mega-fan, you NEED to listen to this book. It truly is “an express elevator to hell,” in the best way possible.

I really wish someone would turn this into a comic anthology!

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An Absolute Classic

Revisado: 10-16-21

People say Stephen Spielberg asked his good buddy Michael Crichton to write this for the sole purpose of being able to make another Jurassic Park movie in which a T-Rex could rampage through downtown L.A.

I don’t know if that’s true or not, but since this is so vastly different from the movie, even more different than the original book is to the first movie, and it has no rampaging Rex…I’m going to say it’s false. Or false in the sense that it was the only reason for writing this.

In some ways, this book is closer to the Jurassic World movies than Jurassic Park.

Both books are absolutely worth your time! Masterful story telling, great science fiction with an emphasis on the science.

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Awesome Story!

Revisado: 10-16-21

So originally I thought this was the second book in the trilogy, but it is very clearly the third. Pound for pound this is an awesome story, and the parts where you get to hear things from the Xenomorph’s perspective are truly awesome.

I read the other two first, Out of the Shadows and River of Pain. Both are utterly fantastic, pulse pounding thrill rides that I highly recommend. I have been a die hard fan of the franchise for more than 20 years, and this trilogy should be made into canonic films.

I have to admit though, the ending of this bothered me. I won’t spoil anything. It just felt…wishy-washy. Like the author was trying to please everyone. This franchise is rooted in despair. Nobody wins. I will definitely listen to this again, the whole trilogy is official on my favorite books list, so perhaps my mind will change.

Disregarding that one gripe, this IS AN AWESOME LISTEN. The bits in the aliens perspective, one character is a descendant of Ripley, plus a highly skilled, exceptionally well armed platoon of space mercenaries = awesome as hell!

I seriously hope someone continues this series.

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A Thrill Ride for Your Ears!

Revisado: 10-08-21

I started with Alien: Out of the Shadows, not realizing this is technically the third and final book in a loose trilogy.

I’m a pretty hardcore fan of this franchise, and the level of detail pulled from virtually every source available is mind blowing. Stuff from the movies, of course, but also from comics such as Aliens: Newt’s Tale and even tidbits pulled from games like Aliens: Colonial Marines (game quality not withstanding).

The voice acting and production are top notch, and the story itself had me on the edge of my seat at times, screaming “You can’t fire your 10mm explosive tip, caseless, standard light armor piercing rounds down there! Don’t go you idiots!” at others. Just a blast to listen to, whether you’re a diehard fan or not.

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An Eye Opener!

Revisado: 03-07-21

Anyone wanting to take the first steps to financial freedom or increase their financial intelligence needs to read this book! This is an awesome first step, and everything is explained in such a way that everyone can understand the lessons. Listen to Rich Dad!

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incredible story, tons of action.

Revisado: 04-19-19

You come to really love the characters, and at times, the phrase, "Indiana Jones in Space" comes to mind. if Indiana Jones were a super soldier with state of the art weaponry. Fantastic listen!

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