Henry G. Stanton

Rich in detail, very articulate narration. An exceptional production

Revisado: 11-06-24

An exceptional production, very articulate and sophisticated narration, rich in detail. Advanced scholarship with clear and enjoyable presentation.

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Over time hard to take seriously

Revisado: 09-02-23

This book is a remarkable achievement from the perspective of the sheer weight and import of the information gathered, compiled and presented. But this strength ultimately becomes its weakness. The tonal repetition of events, incidents, personalities and especially names begins to sound like the Monty Python troupe reciting the canticle of the holy hand grenade. Ultimately, the fascinating details of the growth of civilization devolves into farce. Too bad. So much interesting data never makes it to a state of useful information.

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Laborious Read

Revisado: 09-02-23

I wanted to love this book. I love the primary ideas and the author’s positions on those ideas. I love the potential in the details. And, I love the author’s sensibilities. But, listening to this book (and reading it) is like slogging through sticky mud. The language is so stilted and heavy-laden with serial figures of speech and complex rhetoric that the struggle just isn’t worth it. I gave it an extra star as a good try.

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Perfect Scientific Reporting

Revisado: 07-03-23

Clearly reported and full of new information, as well as expertly communicated insights.

And, without any self-aggrandizing, celebrity scientist self-indulgent distraction.

This is one of the best lectures I have experienced from Audible

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Tedious

Revisado: 04-13-23

A tedious progression of the obvious. Just some guy trading off another person’s brilliance to make a buck. Don’t get sucked in. It never improves from the first incredibly boring episode.

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Perfect

Revisado: 04-10-23

Could not have been better.

Insightful, moving and enjoyable writing. Thrilling adventure and full of Andy Weir’s presentation of science and mathematics details.

Flawless performance by Ray Porter.

A Masterpiece! Worth every penny of the purchase price and more

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Rich and powerful, sweeping and detailed insight into prehistory

Revisado: 01-15-23

This is the best book about American prehistory I have read by far. It is both a work of thorough scientific study and literary expression. A great book expertly read.

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Full of penetrating insight and intriguing ideas

Revisado: 11-07-22

Though the book occasionally does the infuriating celebrity scientist thing of slipping into sappy autobiography, it is mostly full of data and insights that are provided by someone who is both expert and articulate in his field. The reader’s breathy melodramatic reading was at first off-putting, then amusing and finally felt like a genuine passion for the material. I was all set to dismiss the book as more celebrity scientist hubris and discovered I was all wrong. The book is excellent - the product of experts who are deeply devoted to the discovery and understanding of the discipline.

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A Flawless Book

Revisado: 11-07-22

This book is flawless. Written with penetrating clarity and a passion for beautiful, precise language. Read with a deep commitment to conveying the complex and profound information and ideas with careful attention to substance and detail. And most importantly, a truly expert synthesis of biology and geology across deep time. I am buying a box of hard copies to distribute to loved ones this holiday season.

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Distracting AI reading, wanted more

Revisado: 10-23-22

Perhaps it was the AI quality of the reading, but I found myself wanting more innovative thinking and new ideation. I don’t feel I got enough ground-breaking insight into the details and implications of the multiverse.

Sorry to be a grouch, but this reader is terrible. He reads like a nervous, unprepared grad student practicing for the oral presentation of his dissertation.

NOTE: “Scientific “ is NOT synonymous with mind-numbingly tedious.

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