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Not enough to be a story

Revisado: 10-09-21

Seriously thin on story and the kids are the instant deus ex machina with super powers so in the un built up accumulation that suddenly came up with strife that wasn't called for and was out of place since no build up, the strife was instantly out like snuffing out a candle because they had super powers. The narration was good but too little story for the narrator. Its hard to believe it was even published. I think they were trying to capitalize on the Percy Jackson Greek Gods and teens with powers who were defended from them. It failed miserably with no real story or plot.

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Why I drop the series years ago

Revisado: 07-12-21

When this series first came out I read the first book and was interested enough by the end to buy the 2nd. But, it was so bad I didn't complete it. Boring boring boring. I picked it up again and discovered I was right the first time.
Skip it. It's that bad. Dialog that just repeats the situation over and over. I barely made it though and only becuase I'd bought the book and fored myself to. I wouldn't do it again. I suggest Vampire Academy. House of night had a few good books. Go for the faerys after that. Sarah J. Maas is very good, The wickely lovely series by Melissa Maar, some Holly Black, etc.

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Gawd awful beating a dead horse

Revisado: 07-12-21

Could this book get any more boring. Content isn't one of Rachel Caines strong point. Massive dialog just to talk and then repeat the subject over and over and over seems to be her writing style. How many times do we have to deal with the dead boring vampire who doesn't get his medicine who might hurt Claire? It's terrible when you're hoping the main character doesn't make it so you can bury the seiries. I bought on an audbile deal where I got to book 12 of the series for $60. I deeply regret it. I'm forcing myself to listen but it's difficult when it's beat a dead horse content and characters I barely like to all out hope they don't make it.

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Best so far of this boring series

Revisado: 07-12-21

Okay, I read the first book years ago. It was pretty good by the end. It lost me when the 2nd book was so boring it was unreadable and it was a little book so that speaks for how bad it was. I came back to it and audible had a sale so I had to decide if I wanted to buy up to book 1 for $60 or not. I made the WRONG decision and bought. That's the only decision I'm plodding through this gawd awful repeat itself over and over boring series.
Book 4 is so far the only book that gets interesting - for about 1/2 of it. Appreciated. I didn't know the author had it in her.
Book 2 and 3, I would recommend skipping - they were that bad. There are excellent vampire series out there - Vampire Academy was really good. Unfortunately I wouldn't rate this series with them. I'm on book 5 now - only 2 hours left and it's back to gawd awful and boring again. I wouldn't listen except I paid $60 which I deeply reget. I may dump the rest anyway and listen to something interesting. I'm not a difficult listener. It's just content is long and hard to come to with this series and repeating the same story line never seems to stop. Hey do you knot there's this vampire whose so gawd awful boring I can't remember his name, that starts tyring to kill Claire when he needs his medication. I' so sad Rachel Cain didn't off him right after he showed up. Big mistake and that's why this series isn't up there with even mildly good ones.

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A terrific honest autobigraphy

Revisado: 08-19-19

Alec Baldwin says it like it is - what he believes it is, anyway. I found him gregarious, sensitive, sometimes angry, happy - the whole gamut. It was an interesting listen on Audible and I'm glad he read it himself. He says at the end that it is his 2nd book, and now I'm going to seek his first. It gave a great look at his life and many glimpses of a lot of famous and less famous extremely talented actors. It was painfully honest. Glad I bought it. A+

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At 25 hours it held my interest

Revisado: 03-06-19

At 25 hours I was concerned. But the book stayed interesting all through.
My only gripe is the author speaks about Apple but omits some bad points - exploding iphones, suicides in Chinese factories and the iphones being spyware devices which get put on the government's onus for developing cracking software for the iphone.

It's not as bad as a Zuckerberg bio leaving out the massive collections of personal data and chats for advertising and gov spy programs.

For what it was, it was 5 stars as it does because it does tell about Jobs. I didn't know much about him before I read it so all was new.

The cancer part should have had the author bothering to research more. Instead the author's tone sounds like he'd hop in line for chemo poison in a minute. No virginia Chemo just poisons the body killing the cells and weakening the immune system. It doesn't cure a virus like cancer. You know, that thing they call feline lukemia virus in cats but won't call it a virus in humans - oh wait the American Journal of medicine called all cancers viruses in 2012 but the internet has washed that info off the search engines for the trillion dollar cancer industry to continue draconian techniques..

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Still astounding on 2nd read years later

Revisado: 12-02-18

I read this when it came out and it was excellent and I knew it was a classic even though it had just been released.

Many will complain because the Rich dad in the book is actually the author himself, but that doesn't make the sound financial advice any less sound. Others will be mad because Kiyosaki puts houses in the liability column until they are sold or rented out and generate money - to be put in the asset column.

This book was excellent for so many fine pieces of financial advice.

I'll throw in one thing not in the book - it says buy assets but many will want to know how when the book says things like buy realestate. You likely can't afford to buy real estate but you can afford to buy a stock everytime you get paid and put that in your portfolio and add it to your asset column. 401k's are only fine for when you retire and you can't actually control them. Your assets you are building should be something you manage and watch not to lose money and can pull out and use them for a house, etc. Market watch is one place to buy stocks everytime you get paid - it cost $5.00 per trade and you can buy many shares for that $5, and that's a whole lot better than spending the entire paycheck and having nothing left. Always add to your asset column, even if you're a waitress or a bus boy. You can afford to buy at least one asset every pay check. You can invest and have a portfolio that way.

Another tip - Tide liquid laundry detergent is the original formula but they made the cap way bigger so people would feel inclined to use more when actually the original cap size - which is a fraction of how big today's caps are, is more than enough to get your clothes very clean. That extends your detergent time about 10 times - saving you 9 times the cost. That's the kind of tips you should be collecting. Try to pay less and get more everywhere you can.

When the cost of bread goes up you standard of living goes down. Look for cost savings to bring your standard of living up. And of course, buy assets no matter how much you make have as I've already pointed out here, because you're always building your wealth then, and it makes you responsible for your wealth. Don't take large losses, pull out and put your money in a different stock that is doing better.

Don't throw your money out the window or you'll never be rich. Read _Richistan_ where the millionaires and billionaires say at every level, they can't retire unless they have 50% more. The problem is their spending. They're throwing it out the window. They'll never be rich. The biggest yachts are also a sign of people who will never be rich - two guys get into a competition on who can buy the most expensive yacht - get it - spend the most. That's anti-thetical to being rich.
Rich is how you spend not how much you make. If you spend it all you'll never be rich. Borrow a boat, don't buy a boat. Buy assets every pay check, I just gave you one way. How you spend determines if you will be rich. Anybody can make millions but that doesn't make them rich. Look at Richistan - they can't retire. They'll never be rich even with their millions and billions. Someone with a lot less money that can retire, and can live off of his assets, is.

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A great one for our time

Revisado: 12-02-18

The whole point of the book is summed up at the end.

Who are the unlikely people who would beat giants like Goliath? I believe Gladwell is correct and it's a lesson worth learning and heeding.

The book kept my interest and was thought provoking. I'm glad I spent the time. As with all of Gladwell's previous books, it will stay with me.

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Since I listened twice it's an A+++++++++++

Revisado: 03-16-17

Where does Ready Player One rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's one of my favorite audio books so far. I loved it. Listened twice, will do it again.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ready Player One?

the whole world was interesting. The saying - buying a book isn't about getting a possession but securing a portal is well used on this book.

Have you listened to any of Wil Wheaton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First one I've heard. Sounded great.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, it's very long but I enjoyed every time I put it on. Listened to the whole thing twice and am forcing myself to get another book instead of just keep looping this one.

Any additional comments?

I loved that the 2nd time through I could pick up a lot of stuff I missed the first time because I didn't understand the significance. The first time through was still a pleasure.

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I cannot finish. Boring. Waste of audible credit.

Revisado: 03-16-17

What did you like best about Daemon? What did you like least?

I just can't get into this. It's taking hours and going no where. Too much narration.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Never got there, too boring. I'm cutting my loses at the audible credit and the already wasted time.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The phrase "what you do to day is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it" means I gave this a chance and have decided not to. And I mean in a LOUD NO EFFING WAY. Rarely does a book come off with me so badly that best choice of coming out without losing further, is ending it and not wasting my time.

Was Daemon worth the listening time?

Absolutely not.

Any additional comments?

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. I like my friends.

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