B. Pearce

Phenomenal

Revisado: 02-17-25

This was one of the two best books I’ve listened to on Audible over the last year (the other being Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead). The story is terrifying, heart wrenching, and uplifting.

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Underdeveloped Characters

Revisado: 11-02-24

While the book moved at a good clip, several key characters were woefully undeveloped. This made the story disconnected at points and left the antagonist very two dimensional.

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Philip K. Dick — Visionary

Revisado: 10-09-24

Unlike a lot of Philip K. Dick‘s writings, this one is very accessible and engaging. Parallels between the storyline in this novel and recent/current political events is alarming. Phil keep dick accurately predicted that the vote from the middle of the country could give rise to an authoritarian government. I just hope the rest of this novel doesn’t turn out to accurately predict what will happen next.

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A Legotimate Classic

Revisado: 09-08-24

Hubris. Deceit. Hatred. Cowardice. Megalomaniac.

The same traits of citizens and political leaders we see in the US as we close the first quarter of the 21st century.

Shirer closes this book with a warning about the Germans as a people. This story, however, is more universal than he thought.

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Fun story with good characterization

Revisado: 07-07-24

I bought this book on a whim and I am glad I did. The story fits into the humorous fantasy genre. The characters are well-developed and likable. While the resolution of the story is predictable, that is part of what makes it fun.

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Running Out of Steam

Revisado: 02-07-24

As with most series, this one is running out of steam creatively. The story became increasingly disorganized as the book progressed. I believe the author was trying to be intentional in the use of non-– linearity, but it was incredibly frustrating and offputting.

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Better Than Book 2

Revisado: 12-03-23

I like a series where the characters continue to develop. It seems to me that most series stop character development somewhere in book 2. This series continues to allow the characters to develop.

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Lost In Space; Don’t Waste A Credit

Revisado: 11-06-23

I have no idea why this book has so many five star reviews. Up until the last six hours, the story is interesting, and the characters are fairly well defined. However, somewhere around the time there six hours left, the story takes a hard turn, and becomes almost incomprehensible. Oh, and it becomes far less interesting, too.

I gritted my metaphorical teeth and listened to the end of the book, wondering why so many people gave it five stars. Fortunately, I was in the car, so those are five hours I don’t have to worry about never getting back.

To say that the plot has loose threads and uses hackneyed science fiction tropes to get to the conclusion is an understatement.

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A dry recitation of facts

Revisado: 06-03-23

Seriously. This is a dry recitation of facts about Heydrich’s life. The author almost steadfastly refuses to ask “why?”. The author chose a narrow lane and stuck to it. The only things I can tell you about Heydrich is that he may have been motivated by power and that he was an absent husband and father.

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Well worth a credit

Revisado: 12-17-22

This novel moves along nicely, and it’s protagonist is not another outsider.

The audiobook is better than the sum of its parts.

I docked the narration one star because one character is said to sound like Darth Vader. He did not.

I docked the story 1 star for the numerous H. P. Lovecraft/Cthulhu references. The antagonist failed to live up to the build up.

Notwithstanding that, the plot held together quite well.

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