Mark D. Henning

A most excellent “literary pop-song”

Revisado: 01-13-24

I love John’s work. you need to listen to the afterward to understand my title, but needless to say, this is a delight. Good action, fun science fiction. easy to hate villain.

I would never want to bother a celebrity, but if I ever had the chance, I would love to be able to tell Will Wheaton that he is a most engaging and delightful narrator, and thank him for the joy and entertainment he has brought me through his work.

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imaginative story

Revisado: 01-07-24

To be honest, I tend to prefer hard science fiction. I don’t have a problem with space opera if the world building is well done and fantasy elements are at least self consistent.

Unfortunately, Caretaker suffers from a couple of problems: the emotions are dialed up to 11. not in a bodice shredder way, but every situation is fraught with desperate love, noble restraint, violent hatred and the like.

The first act is actually a well constructed shipboard mystery. However, the second act devolves into an encounter on an alien world with super evil aliens with special powers. Conveniently ,the evil experiments the aliens perform on the protagonists give them special powers too.

If you can overlook these issues, Caretaker is an entertaining listen.

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The saga continues

Revisado: 12-28-23

One of the things that TJ does best is illustrate the need for belonging that often LGBT+ people find in our chosen families. each book focuses on a different individual in the pack. This one focused on Robbie, a character I found a little annoying in the first two books, I almost stopped the book when I figured that out. Am I glad I didn’t. Robbie’s story is just as compelling as Ox and Gordo’s. I’m about to go find the next book in the series, though I do have a few I need to read first.

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A true delight

Revisado: 11-06-23

I enjoyed the whimsical story and engaging characters. Mr. Scalzi has a delightful imagination and sense of humor. You really engage with his characters.

Will Wheaton brings these characters to life. His narration style is perfect for the dark humor, and often irreverent characters.

I only wish that the author had left the story open for more tails in this delightful world with Hera and Persephone.

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Masterful storytelling

Revisado: 12-22-22

Stephen King has been a very prolific author of dark tales. I have read many, but not all. This is one of his best to date.

This would adapt very well to a 6-8 part television series

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very trippy in a good way

Revisado: 10-31-22

I quite enjoy Mr Reynolds’s work in general. This book was no exception. It must have been a fun journey for him to write. I cannot say much more without spoilers, so I will just say that the construction of the story was genius. I thought I was in for a much different story than it turned into. Once you realize something unusual is happening, it takes most of the book to ground yourself to reality.

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heart-wrenching

Revisado: 08-29-22

Colton’s memoir is honest, brave, and deeply saddening. A child surrounded by abuse and neglect, Colton tells us the highs and lows of his personal and professional life.

It is engaging, and had me in tears several times.
It sounds like he has turned the corner and at peace with himself. I wish him well.

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Celebrating the resilience of children

Revisado: 02-24-22

I decided to re-read this novella when I caught back up to it. The expanse series generally should be read in the order listed on the wiki, though Strange Dogs stands on its own, and could easily be included in an anthology. My only wish is that the story would continue. The latest expanse TV rendering includes this novella in snippets. they did a wonderful job.

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An entertaining collection

Revisado: 10-03-21

I was looking for a collection of science fiction short stories, and much of this anthology fit the bill. That said, it was a bit of a mixed bag, with some very excellent sci fi mixed with some really good fantasy. I enjoy both genres, but I am a bit of a purist and found the wildly varying tones a little jumbled. The anthology hung together by its conceit of taking the first line of famous literature and writing a new story with it, but it was hard for me to get into the right listening “mood” as one setting whiplashed into another, even though as individual stories most were quite engaging and entertaining

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Powerful and inspirational

Revisado: 09-18-20

Joe has become one of my favorite writers. I had been aware of Babylon 5 during its run, but for one reason or another did not watch it. My husband recommended we binge watch the whole series, movies and all. I am hooked. Joe’s story made me sob several times. the arc of Citizen J’Kar is so poignant. So I took a chance and read Joe’s biography. I found myself crying several times. Do yourself a favor and binge B5, and then read Becoming Superman.

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