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Pokemon Comes to Life!

Revisado: 03-01-24

Jack Voraces' narration of Daystar Eld's Pokemon fanfic is absolutely fantastic! I stumbled across this not knowing what to expect, and quickly realized its not a typical podcast. Although this is in the podcast section of Audible, it is a reading of a fan fiction story broken down into chapters that have been released as episodes. My review is just as much for the story as it is for the narrator. I'll start with the story. The story brings Pokemon and real life together into a realistic feeling sci-fi/fantasy fan fiction. There is so much to love about Pokemon. As a kid I could easily suspend reality to just enjoy the story. I didnt worry about the how and the why of the show/games But as an adult I have often wished that there was a variation of Pokemon that was more rational, with understandable rules and explanations of the various elements of the show. This story does exactly that. It brings Pokemon to life by imaginatively tying in scientific elements of biology, physics, technology and more. In this story, Pokemon can and do exist and there are realistic explanations for Pokemon physiology and behavior, as well as sci-fi-like charcteristics to the technology (e.g. pokedex and pokeballs). The characters in the story live with Pokemon all around them and they have developed a complex and nuanced culture and society. The story allows the charcters to learn on their journey, and gradually reveals to the reader imaginative and complex explanations for seemingly simplistic things, such as why Charmander's tail is constantly alight with flames. The story gives the reader much the same light and innocent feeling as you get when watching/playing the show/game, but it also transcends that simplicity by introducing more mature elements such as real danger and conflict. In this re-casting of the world of Pokemon, humans can actually be seriously harmed by and even killed by wild Pokemon. The characters are also subject to real-world constraints such as time, money and distance. This gives the story so much more depth, and makes the adventures more intereting and engaging because the stakes are higher. It also allows the characters to develop more complex motivations and behaviors. Even with some of these more mature elements though, I would say this is still appropriate for children about 10 years old and up. The story very elegantly balances the innocent feel of the actual Pokemon games/show with more mature and intellectual elements. It is impressively well done.
As for this reading/narration of the story, it is truely outstanding. I really liked the different voices, the pace, and the emotion that the narrator conveys - he makes you feel like you are really living in the world of Pokemon. I can't wait for more chapters to be released!

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painful

Revisado: 07-06-21

This book is a strange mix of fanciful settings, shallow characters, political allegory, and horror. Its definitely not for kids, and not enjoyable for adults either. I barely made it half way through before giving up.

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Wow

Revisado: 07-07-20

I mean really, wow! The character development, story, foreshadowing, and narration were all fabulous! I was drawn in by the end of part 1 and could barely stop listening. I plan to listen to the rest of the books!

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chilling!

Revisado: 08-20-19

so good! what more is there to say. but really, character development was great, twists in the plot were perfect, and narration was phenomenal.

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very good

Revisado: 04-12-19

I was pleasantly surprised by this book after some of the negative reviews. It was intriguing and engaging. as someone who hated the Rouge One movie die to complete lack if character development, this book fills in the gap.

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Fantastic classic read by a fantastic narrator

Revisado: 09-10-18

couldn't imagine any other narrator - william hootkins naked it easy to listen to such a dense classic and brings life to this wonderful story

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