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A story I have read more than a dozen times and always find something new

Revisado: 07-30-24

Full cast performance but I could only give three stars overall and for the performance because Ahab was so bad. Ahab is supposed to be all terror and grandeur but Ron Altman sounds like Mr Magoo trying to play Shakespeare. A shame, really, because the rest of the readers were perfect, especially Starbuck, Stubb, and Pip. Jeff Moon played Ishmael and he did an outstanding job of changing his voice when he's an omniscient narrator and when he's the character. The best performance was when Queequeeg and Ishmael talk to each other.

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False advertising - this is not unabridged as advertised

Revisado: 07-09-24

I got no further than chapter 2 before noticing missing paragraphs. The scene at the entry to the research facility is missing the part where the guards point their guns at the general and Cavell explains why it's standard procedure. Later the dialogue is cut where Cavell explains why the guards don't have a set schedule. There are more examples of missing scenes and dialogue all through the book. The story is there but some of the humor and insight is lost. It's disappointing that Audible advertises the book as unabridged when it's not.

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This is supposed to be unabridged but it's not

Revisado: 07-06-24

There are bits missing throughout the story. some examples of missing sentences:
Johnny says he saw the cables the captain sent and they were really something. Johnny says the misery quotient of millionaires increases with their bank account. He also mentions that he left MacDonald guarding the wrong man.

It's still a great story and my favorite, but it's too bad that it doesn't have all the original text.

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This is not a complete collection of Poe's stories

Revisado: 11-13-23

There are only 28 of Poe's stories in this collection, ending with The Raven which is not a story. The stories that are included are good and the performance is very very good. However, I bought this book on the title alone, because I wanted all of Poe's stories in one volume and because of the false advertising, I did not get what I paid for.

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Spoiled by constant chapter announcements

Revisado: 10-30-23

Jane Austen's books are quite wonderful but it's very disagreeable to have each chapter announced. It breaks the flow of the story and adds nothing, as the chapters are simply numbered and do not have any quotes or other introductions.

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Passable

Revisado: 04-14-23

David Serero did a good job. Not as good as Jose Ferrer, but that is a very high bar. If you liked Gerard Depardieu, you'll like David. Unfortunately, the girl (I cannot say actress) who read (I cannot say portrayed) Roxanne was quite dreadful and ruined the production. There was no emotion whatsoever in her voice. She simply spoke the lines. Cyrano should have sent her to join Montfluery.

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Wonderful rendition of this loved classic!

Revisado: 10-09-22

I wish Miss Newton would read other books, like Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and Anne of Green Gables. I've been reading Jane Eyre since I was a little girl and the story never seemed so wonderful as it did in Miss Newton's voice.

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Reader sounds half asleep

Revisado: 09-14-22

Dominic Hoffman is the WORST. I deleted this book and got a different version to listen to. You'd think that a guy reading a book about traveling through Hell would have some feeling, but no. I will avoid Hoffman like the lowest circle of the inferno.

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SPOILER Scary Ending

Revisado: 05-07-22

Assimov was a humanist with a pathetic belief that people can be good in and of themselves. I have read that he was also a godless heathen so it's not surprising that I, Robot drips with scorn for the faithful and mocks Islam and uses religious concepts disparagingly. Nor is it surprising that the book ends with the robots taking over the world while humanity fades into the background. Still, it's an interesting book with engaging characters, and it's thought-provoking enough to reward re-reading.

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Excellent Performance

Revisado: 12-12-21

Frank Muller is the perfect Renko. He manages to infuse Renko's constant melancholy with real emotion

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