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Emotional

Revisado: 05-24-23

I fell in love with the characters quickly and easily. I cared about them and their story. I cried several times when life dealt them tough blows. I loved the writing style it is very thoughtful and well put together.

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Elegant

Revisado: 10-31-19

I loved the way this book is written, it’s loving and magical! I know some very unexpected type A people who loved this as well. I listened and then had to buy it in print so that I could hold onto the words. I want to hold some of the phasing in my head and bring it out for when I need a “grin!”

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Same story, different day

Revisado: 11-07-16

Did you like the void trilogy but missed a few of your favorite characters that weren't dredged up from the starflyer war? Well then check out this rehash of the same old story; complete with the same socioeconomic strife that plagued the void in hamilton's previous series.

In fairness, this book does fit in nicely to the rich world of the commonwealth and was still an enjoyable listen, but I'd say it's far from the best work in the universe that Hamilton has been so diligent to create. Oh well, it won't stop me from reading the sequel!

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Interesting story, poor audio quality

Revisado: 08-29-16

The book was great, but I kept struggling with the way the track was mastered. Lots of transitions from very loud to very quiet and back, which got to be very annoying over more than 40 hours of listening.

Decent characters and plot that spans an impressive number of events without falling apart at the seams

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My favorite expanse novella

Revisado: 04-02-16

Of all three novellas that are out as of this review, the churn was my favorite. It's always great to get more context on the universe that our favorite characters live in, and more than any other supplementary work in the series "The Churn" delivers. It's funny how little we actually know about earth in the series without this piece

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Interesting book - better first half but a decent finish

Revisado: 09-07-15

I liked the first half much more than the second because of the typical Stephenson "hard-science" fiction style that accompanied the contemporary setting as opposed to musings about the far future

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Enjoyable read

Revisado: 07-24-15

The description of this book as a blend of "the road" and "animal farm" is very apt. Interesting and thought provoking while remaining fun and fast paced.

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Enjoyable story with brilliant technical descriptions

Revisado: 06-24-15

Stephenson has a great way of explaining very complicated concepts with interested and engaging descriptions or metaphors. This is an especially valuable quality in his writing while going through this book in audiobook form mostly during commutes or while carrying out other tasks because the absolute clarity prevents you from getting lost.

The story was engaging, the characters were imaginative, and the voice is just humorous enough to make a topic that could have been extremely dense rather enjoyable. The narration did much to add to the personas built up in this novel as well. The Heller-esque roar of Shaftoe alone makes the performance and the book worthwhile.

Having read this, I'm moving on to snow crash next. I'm looking forward to more by Stephenson!

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Enjoyable story with brilliant technical descriptions

Revisado: 06-24-15

Stephenson has a great way of explaining very complicated concepts with interested and engaging descriptions or metaphors. This is an especially valuable quality in his writing while going through this book in audiobook form mostly during commutes or while carrying out other tasks because the absolute clarity prevents you from getting lost.

The story was engaging, the characters were imaginative, and the voice is just humorous enough to make a topic that could have been extremely dense rather enjoyable. The narration did much to add to the personas built up in this novel as well. The Heller-esque roar of Shaftoe alone makes the performance and the book worthwhile.

Having read this, I'm moving on to snow crash next. I'm looking forward to more by Stephenson!

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Not bad at all

Revisado: 06-07-15

Better than book one. The series is starting to get a little far fetched but is overall enjoyable.

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