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Honest, real, funny, heartbreaking, validating

Revisado: 09-11-24

Sarah tells her story with a raw honesty that makes you feel it. I had several laugh out loud moments, and moments I was in tears, and moments where I had to stop and Google the references. I cannot overstate how profoundly this book moved me, or how enriched I feel after reading it. I want to go back through again and take notes.

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I’ve listened to this at least 20 times

Revisado: 05-20-23

I’ve been listening to this for years. I put it on when i need something interesting. He’s such a good, dorky lecturer.

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By far, the best of the books so far

Revisado: 09-07-22

I'm just happy to see my friends from the 'verse. I'd read almost anything. But the characters in this are so well fleshed out. their motivations and connections are developed. The story is a perfect encapsulation of the crew. The dialogue is so good. And it feels more like a 'verse with the history of that 'verse.

Just really great. I hope this author writes more Firefly.

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A fitting end... for now?

Revisado: 09-04-22

Really enjoyed this book, and I'm happy it ends here. Great action, great character stories, some fun astrobiology. Looking forward to more Frontlines stories with different focus. I have high hopes for some of these newer characters. 😃

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This is the best book series I have ever read.

Revisado: 08-11-22

I don't know what else to say about it. What a lovely ending for these characters. Just absolutely perfect.

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Just an outstanding series

Revisado: 06-24-22

I cannot wait to start the next book. This really is some of the best sci fi ever written.

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Wow.

Revisado: 05-22-22

I love The Expanse TV series, and everybody has been telling me I should read the books.

I don't enjoy most written sci fi, but this is just outstanding storytelling. Absolutely top notch. I'm getting ready to start book 3... only stopping to write this review so you do, too.

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Wow. I enjoy fiction again!

Revisado: 11-09-21

My audible library is title after title of nonfiction. This book popped up as a recommendation, and I'm so glad I tried it.

Holy cow, the voice performance by the narrator is outstanding.

If you appreciate the humour, stories, and characters of authors like Elmore Leonard, Tom Sharpe, Carl Hiaasen, Robert Anton Wilson, or Tom Robbins, this is a worthy title in that vein. Take it like that, with everything that goes along with it, and it's a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun with it. I'm glad I took the recommendation.

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Outstanding science, some questionable editorializing

Revisado: 07-02-21

I am a former bioinformatician. As a scientist this book blew me away. I am not sure what my favourite parts are: the stories about what they discovered, or the stories about how they developed and applied methods to make those discoveries. It's a great example of the power of computation and the power of careful statistical thinking. And I learned a ton about the current state of anthropology, which was instructove and exciting for me.

However, I can understand the criticisms of this book, even if I don't agree with most of them. He does name and struggle with the very real impact that unethical medicine and science has had on indigenous populations, but I can't shake the feeling that he's a little cavalier, and a little deep in the motivated reasoning, on his quest for knowledge. Which... I mean, if you're doing research, I get it. I also want more data. I also want mysteries solved. I also want to discover new things.

He calls out bad science and bad public policy. He calls out the misuse of the trust placed in researchers. I'm just a little concerned that some very real, reasonable, and well-grounded concerns of indigenous people are named but dismissed without full consideration.

All in all, I loved this book. I'm going to go in search of another work that struggles more directly and more carefully with the social implications of this kind of work, but for the science alone I heartily recommend this book to anyone, with or without a biology background.

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Just a great read

Revisado: 04-30-21

He's such a good storyteller. I loved hearing the story of his rise through organizing and then state politics, but the narration of the events I remember in history were my favourite parts. And he's fantastic to listen to. It's an epic commitment, but worth it.

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