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A Horror Story Alright

Revisado: 12-19-22

A novel idea for sure; spend a few weeks writing a lightweight kid’s story, wrap it with the author's reputation, make it excruciatingly long so the physical book is as heavy and imposing as past novels, then watch the sales roar in. Unfortunately, the tale is so thin and ludicrous that any YA reading it would realize this story is going nowhere very slowly, would jump up after the first chapter, indignantly yell Boring, Boring, throw the book to the floor, and just re-read ‘Hunger Games” to enjoy what this book might have been while trying to wash this disappointment and stupidness from his brain. In the Audible version, the reader is great, but he can’t save this travesty.

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Entertaining, Lightweight Story, Superb Narration

Revisado: 08-27-22

Mr. Scalzi pulls off a novel, lightweight, and entertaining science fiction story, unencumbered by a need to explain how the central concept works. Mr. Quinto's narration is perfect, we need more from him.

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Cliche beginning, laughable ending

Revisado: 03-27-22

Cliche beginning, an unlikely, boring central plot and a laughable ending depicting both the protagonist and the Corps out of character.

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Boredom Exceeded By Stupidity

Revisado: 01-19-22

I’ve read entertaining books by this author, this one may have been written as an 8th grade project.

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Virgil Flowers Is Missing

Revisado: 12-20-21

John Sandford is one of my favorite authors and I have most of his 'Prey' series narrated by Richard Ferrone. I do, however, have ALL of the Virgil Flowers series narrated by Eric Conger. Flowers is a relatively laid-back special investigator wearing civilian clothes and whose main affectation is wearing music band tee shirts and having longish hair. He's a regular guy driving a Toyota SUV, loves the outdoors, doesn't like carrying his handgun and seldom does, fishes every chance he gets, and loves his women. The stories are complex with multiple crimes swirling around the main investigation and Sandford finds many opportunities to work in humor, sometimes at the expense of Flowers.
Anyway, after listening to all these books, Eric Conger IS Virgil Flowers and Richard Ferrone is not. Ferrone doing Flowers in this book is just wrong and the difference is grating, much as I like Ferrone in the 'Prey' series.

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Surprising & Delightful

Revisado: 09-11-21

Lost some sleep over some of the tension peaks, pacing was great as was switching between the protagonists. Narration was perfect.

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Bad, bad, bad

Revisado: 05-17-21

Pinchot is as usual, superb. The author’s writing is untethered to reality ln any circumstance, and this brief intro is loaded with interminable fill.

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Eye opening

Revisado: 01-08-20

A young, former CIA and NSA cyber analyst first participated at the highest levels in the mass collection of private citizen information ostensibly for defense against terrorists. He comes to believe these secret programs are not only ineffective but illegal, and at great personal risk and cost reveals them to the world. Although vindicated in the public outrage and numerous court cases and changes made by corporate giants such as Apple, he remains in exile to avoid the vengeance of an embarrassed US government, a fascinating and uplifting tale of a brilliant David bringing Goliath to its knees.

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No science, child’s fiction

Revisado: 08-28-19

Guns that shoot needles against 15’ tall lizards? Ridiculous, unless of course you’re a kid who just wants an action story. The lizards also had offices and medical wards. Tough to imagine those ergonomics.

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Bunch of comedians

Revisado: 07-14-19

Who knew? If any of these guys gets a total writer’s block they’ve got a great backup career in stand up comedy.
After reading numerous books by each of these guys it was such a pleasure to listen to each and get just a little insight into their personalities. I want more...

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