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Not for me I guess

Revisado: 05-12-20

I got this to try and help me sleep better, but I had to turn it off after about fifteen seconds because the tones are so annoying I couldn't take it.

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Customer Satisfaction Rating - 10

Revisado: 08-10-19

This is one of the funniest things I've ever listened to on Audible. The laughs start early and just keep coming. And the excellent narration by President Baldwin makes it all the more enjoyable

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Really wanted to like this, couldn't finish it

Revisado: 04-30-17

I watch a lot of shows and read books about Atlantis, so this sounded very promising. However, turned out that wasn't the case. The author unfortunately kept getting on her political soapbox when such a thing is completely unnecessary for this sort of story. And also ironic, given that she doesn't appear to know much about how government works.

There are also many mistakes about how weapons work. A Beretta handgun doesn't use a "clip". Also, if you're in a helicopter and you're firing a missile at something on the ground, it isn't a surface-to-air missile. Those are fired from the ground at something in the air, hence the name surface-to-air missile.

The narrator did a good job, but there were so many mispronunciations. I don't blame her, no one can know every word, but it seems like someone should have caught those at some point.

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Gave Up

Revisado: 11-04-15

I'm three hours into this book, and aside from an egging and a scene involving a coffee enema that I didn't really need to hear about, not much has happened. Nearly the entire "story" so far has been the main character talking about his dead parents and his 42 year old neighbor an excruciatingly long amount of time. Maybe this thing eventually goes somewhere, but I will never know. The narrator is great, I would definitely listen to him again.

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Can't Finish It

Revisado: 07-08-15

I really wanted to like this book, but I'm about halfway through, and I'm done. The story is interesting, but I just can't take the writing. The similes and metaphors in this thing are just awful. I almost quit at "horror congealing like day old bacon fat", but I kept going. But when I got to "I replied with all the grace and elegance of a plane crash", I couldn't go on.

The narration was fine, but I don't think any narrator could have gotten me to finish this thing.

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Tried To Finish, But Gave Up

Revisado: 02-18-15

Would you try another book from David Gibbins and/or James Langton?

I've heard David Gibbins writes great stories, but this isn't one of them. The narrator was fine, it's the book that's boring.

What was most disappointing about David Gibbins’s story?

I'm at the halfway point, and from the synopsis and cover, I expected to be reading about Akhenaten, but he's barely even been mentioned up to this point. However, if you're interested in the minutia of British rifle cartridges from the 1880's, this book is for you. Nearly the entire book thus far has been about Britain's participation in the Sudan during the Mahdist War. Which is not what I was looking for. I'm a huge Egyptology buff, and was expecting something about... oh, maybe a Pharaoh. It's barely keeping my attention, and I have to keep going back because I find I have zoned out from boredom. At this point, I'm not even sure what's going on with the 1880's storyline, I've completely lost interest over the last hour.

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

First book of Langton's. As I said, he did a good job, story is the problem.

What character would you cut from Pharaoh?

The British officers all seemed to blend in to each other, I can't even recall any of their names.

Any additional comments?

I will try a different Gibbins novel, I have heard that others are much better than this one.

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Usually a Baldacci fan, but not this time

Revisado: 12-18-13

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I did not enjoy this book at all. The dialog was just terrible and didn't flow at all, felt like it was written by someone in high school. And the plot involved actions taken to produce a result that the Mythbusters busted years ago. And if you know anything about how computer systems actually work, there were cringe-inducing moments.

Would you ever listen to anything by David Baldacci again?

Yes, I usually like Baldacci novels, especially the Camel Club series.

Have you listened to any of Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

They always give a good performance.

Any additional comments?

Overall the book feels like there was a deadline approaching, and it was just thrown together to get something out the door on time.

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I loved this book!

Revisado: 08-28-12

I used to live in the vicinity of where this story takes place, so I was curious to see where the author would go. The story is compelling and really sucks you in, I had a hard time "putting the book down" as they say about print books.

It would be difficult to say too much about the story without spoiling someting, it's got intrigue, some supernatural elements, topless blue haired girls sunbathing on the roof, and one of my favoirite scientists of all time winds up in the story as well.

Great book, highly recommend.

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Boring and Predictable

Revisado: 06-07-12

I've been a Preston and Child fan since I read my first Pendergast novel years ago, and I've liked nearly everything they've written, both individually and as a team, up until about three or four books ago. They've haven't been as good, but I thought this book was terrible.

You could guess the romantic entanglement a mile away, and when it happend it was awkward and not at all believeable. Also, it was extrememly easy to figure out who the antagonist was going to be. And the dialog? It sounded like they farmed it out to a sixth grader. People don't really talk like that, it felt forced and unnatural all throughout the book.

And if you're going to make computer hacking part of your story, you should probably do the tiniest bit of research. If they had, they would know that if you you can log into a unix system as the root user, you wouldn't have to crack any passwords on the system, you can just reset them to whatever you want. Also, there is no Microsoft Office for unix. Sure there are clones, but they specifically said Microsoft Office.

It feels to me like they've just gotten lazy. It didn't feel like they put any effort or imagination into this story at all. I didn't really like the first Gideon story, but I though maybe this one would be better. I was wrong.

I hope these guys get back on track with the next book, because I'm one more bad novel away from giving up on them.

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Didn't Need To Be That Long

Revisado: 03-21-12

This was my first Muakami book, and I think I will try another. The story was very interesting, but seemed to drag on unnecessarily. Things were rehashed over and over ad nauseum. I also felt like some things were left unresolved at the end.

Also, Allison Hiroto was a terrible narrator. She read like you would read something to a kindergartener who you think might not understand, extremely slow and almost condescending. I don't know if she's always like that, or it was just this particular book. I played her sections at 1.5x speed and it helped. The male narrators were fine.

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