Seth

amateur reader

Revisado: 04-25-22

I have been spoiled by the great artists that Audible hires to read their books. This one is red by an amateur and it's unlistenable.

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Perfect Performance

Revisado: 07-31-21

Some might suggest that the performance of Harry's character is affected. I would counter that the character himself is as affected as the performance which I found quite effective!

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Remember when we had a President

Revisado: 05-26-21

A beautifully written book red flawlessly with depth and humor. Most reading this will be reminded of how it felt to have a President who was stronger, kinder, funnier, and more intelligent than most of us.

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singer is the greatest storyteller ever

Revisado: 03-31-21

What a great book to read during Passover time! Particular kudos to Miss Sallows for her amazing rendition of the woman kidnapped by cossacks.

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Failed Vonnegut wannabe

Revisado: 10-28-20

I know that it's silly to buy a book based on one review appearing in The Week. I am silly. But not as silly as this book. The author strives after wit like an elephant trying to catch a butterfly. His efforts for feeling collapse into sentimentality. I left the bot sitting on a train rattling off the towns of Michigan. I wish him well, but I could not stand his insipid company anymore.

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stunningly good

Revisado: 09-24-19

this is a stunningly good story on par with Dickens. there's a lot of science in it, and speaking as a scientist, it's pretty good. Good enough! The performance is flawless!!

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a magnificent novel read stifdly

Revisado: 03-17-19

this is one of the great stream-of-consciousness novels. But it is read by someone who seems like he understands how to pronounce the words but not what they mean

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I will edit this later

Revisado: 10-05-18

if you are not a professional scientist or philosopher or economist, you will find this book to be very interesting and fun to read a little scary too. if you are in one of those professions, you will still find the book interesting but highly exasperatingly. the author's grasp of the material clearly derives from having read many lay articles. I think that the fault lies equally with the author and his semi present editors

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Philosophy Democratized??

Revisado: 04-01-17

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The chief irony of this book is that, in the first chapter, Chomsky upbraids the intellectual elite for using language and complexity with the intent of maintaining power over their realm. He suggests that work should and must be accessible to anyone with a desire to learn. He then proceeds with some of the most convoluted, coded and complex material I have ever been exposed to, constantly referencing other linguists and employing terminology which he never bothers to define. In the end, I ended up with empty hands.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Fajer Al-Kaisi?

Almost anyone. He reading style was beyond wooden. What was the producer thinking in casting him??

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Another in a rather tired genre, poorly read

Revisado: 04-01-17

Is there anything you would change about this book?

George Newbern can read. But he has a rather strange tone-deafness in terms of written speech. Once or twice per chapter he will put (or not) an emphasis on a word which indicates that he does not really understand the intent of the sentence. If there was a director involved, it is something that they should have caught. It is simply a lazy production.

Would you be willing to try another book from Fredrik Backman? Why or why not?

I would not. The subject and its execution were rather "pablumatic".

Would you be willing to try another one of George Newbern’s performances?

No, his mistakes were too distracting.

Was A Man Called Ove worth the listening time?

Not really. It's a Grumpy Old Man with a Heart of Gold story.

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