Lauren Brien

Great narrative

Revisado: 01-30-25

Feel good hit of the year! (Sarcasm) author did a great job of intertwining technical details and the human toll of the disaster

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Very fun!

Revisado: 12-28-24

Interesting to hear about the eel trade as well as the history and ecology. Every time I listened to this while high, the narrator sounded like an ai trained on Moira Rose dialogue…

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Great info! Questionable production choices.

Revisado: 02-04-24

I really enjoyed the content of this book, it was accessible and engrossing.
I hated a lot of the production choices made for this book. While the narrator has a lovely voice and delivery, and brought a great balance emotion and tone to the content, I wish they had been allowed to use their natural accent, because their American accent was just off enough that I found it very distracting. Also, it was clear that nobody with a professional biological sciences or medical background was available to help with pronunciation of medical and scientific terms. I don’t think that a narrator should have to have a degree in the sciences to narrate a book like this, but I feel like they were not set up for success by not having access to a scientific consultant or editor for pronunciation questions.

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Why can’t I just submit my stars

Revisado: 11-01-23

Why do I have to write something, let us leave simple star reviews audible overlords!

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Vital information

Revisado: 03-04-23

This information should be in every American history textbook. Particularly poignant in a post 2020 America

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Lots of history before and after the famine

Revisado: 01-09-23

However it’s extremely comprehensive and gives the full scope and complexity of this period in history

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Fun slowburn

Revisado: 11-10-22

The Magicians meets Bridgerton.

I don’t have anything more to say but it won’t let me post a short review.

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Good for young adults or those without a science background

Revisado: 05-18-22

I’ve got a BS in a human biology related field and I found it to be a little too simplistic, but I would absolutely recommend it for a high school student who is interested in the topic or someone considering birth control who doesn’t have a background in science.

I didn’t feel like some of the scientific points were explained well, given that some studies were preliminary and haven’t been repeated yet. Also, some of the studies discussed have been talking points for political organizations seeking to take away people’s health care options (though the author clearly states that this is not their opinion)

To me, the colloquial writing style didn’t pair well with the narration, at times it felt like I was being lectured by a grade school teacher who was trying to sound cool by cursing.

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Generally delightful

Revisado: 05-13-22

I loved this book, it made me want to be absorbed into the dirt, but I listened to it stoned af and have a penchant for accents.

(Only complaint was that Richard Dawkins was referenced multiple times, years he has made lots of offensive public statements)

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Delightful for fans of all ages

Revisado: 10-02-21

Obviously Jim Cummings did an amazing job at bringing Hondo to life as a narrator, but he also knocked the Han Solo voice outta the park. Hearing Hondo do sound effects and wookie dialogue made me giggle with glee every time.

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