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Near future concept, last century sexism.

Revisado: 07-12-19

This will be the first Suarez book I won't finish. I still recommend Daemon and Freedom Inc to people four or five times a year, I believe they are that prescient and that well written, actual sci-fi classics.
Writing women has never been Suarez's strongest suit, it's what keeps his work, IMO, in the "transitional period" of science fiction writing, one foot firmly planted in a past where no alien race or mind-bending technology was as exotic and hard to describe, apparently, as a woman's body or thought process.
Suarez does pretty well in Kill Decision, but several chapters into this book and every female scientist, executive or engineer is described the same way...this or that nonsexual, interesting defining feature...and she's hot.
I would probably have eaten this up at 14, but that was almost 40 years ago.
There is so much good sci-fi out there right now, from so many different voices. I just don't have teen boy levels of time to waste on teen boy level books.

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A Must Read

Revisado: 03-07-19

A real comprehensive look at what is happening in the United States and around the world as populist governments seem to pop up all over. if you are a fan of Mounk's excellent podcast you will find the narrator a little underwhelming in comparison to Mounk's lively way of speaking.
There is a lot to learn in here and, coming from the left, some sacred cows slain.

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Advice from a Creep

Revisado: 05-15-18

Got halfway through when it was revealed in the press this guy has one side he shares here and another that disqualifies him from giving advice.

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Victim of my overblown expectations.

Revisado: 07-10-17

if I had just happened across this book on Audible I'm sure I would have given it an extra star. Unfortunately I was recommended this book by many people who really thought it was one of the best books of the year. I think it is a very good book and I enjoyed it but I wouldn't put it in the top 10 books I read last year it's an interesting story, especially in these times, and I would not want anyone to not pick it up because of this review but I would say just temper your expectations a little bit and don't expect too much out of it. it is a good piece of serious genre fiction.aWxz,AAa

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Will now be my "Have you tried audiobooks?" go to.

Revisado: 03-24-17

Even without the timeliness of the book-tied of course to the world as it exists as I write this-this stands as one of the best audiobooks I have listened to. Frankly, Philip Roth has always intimated me as a reader, but Ron Silver's performance is so much more than a narration I can recommend this to anyone who,like me, thought Roth too brainy for them to grasp. The story is as much about a little boy coming of age in Newark between the wars as it is about a very believable alternate history. An alternate history illuminating just how quickly and easily a country can change when the die starts rolling against its previous character.

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Grim but hopeful.

Revisado: 09-09-16

Great reading of a book about a wave of tragedy. The author drops enough crumbs of possible solutions to keep it from leaving one hopeless, and the strength of some detectives, victims and witnesses is inspiring.

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Great Performance

Revisado: 06-29-16

Wonderfully inventive adventure. Could have, at spots, used am editor, but great fun. The reader makes it. The very rare book I am very glad to have listened to instead of read.

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Not much here.

Revisado: 06-01-15

Good narrator, but not much of a story fir her to work with. This was well written, but read-to me-like either an excellent short story drawn out into novel length or half of a really good book. I realize this is part of a trilogy, but in all honesty this seems more a prologue than a first book. The world he creates is mysterious and interesting, but this book establishes almost nothing of the internal logic of the world and raises many questions about major characters which are not resolved. Perhaps they are in later books, but I find that annoying as a reader who loves books in series.

It was a pleasant enough experience, but if I was not on a two credit per month plan and had paid cash for this, I would feel cheated, which is why I feel the need to rate it two instead of three stars.

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As advertised.

Revisado: 02-05-15

Wow. Didn't think this book or this reading could live up to the hype. Both did. I am in my late 40's. If you are too, and are on the fence, jump off.

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Didn't live up to the hype.

Revisado: 06-19-14

Picked this up after hearing good things about it and seeing it won some awards. It wasn't terrible, but I honestly don't see what others find exciting about it. There are are some neat and unique ideas in here that I have not come across in my "advanced beginner" level of sci-fi fandom, but they are relegated to window dressing. I would love to read a book propelled by ideas about AI personalities, the difficulties of human/AI relationships or the ethical difference between human automatons and spaceships with personalities. All that stuff is in this book, but relegated to the edges of a very standard revenge story.
The narration was probably appropriate in its fairly monotone delivery, but it was hard to stick with from time to time.
I would be interested in future books that took place in this world if the story was more interesting. I finished it, but would recommend waiting for the author to revisit the world.

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