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A short but great story in the Fire and Ice world

Revisado: 03-19-23

"Shorter" doesn't necessarily mean "worse". A great story that hooks one from the beginning.
Perhaps slightly more innocent than other books by R.R.Martin, one could say it's targeted at younger adults or maybe teenagers. Anyway, I think it is enjoyable by all age groups, and I don't want to say much more about it for the sake of not spoiling it.

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Harry Potter but for teenagers

Revisado: 01-12-23

... so, in summary, Harry Potter it is.
I was a bit misled by the reviews, thinking that this would be a more nuanced story than what it turned out.
A young but very talented lad who wants to get into the wizard's school... sorry, the "university".
I like how the book goes out of its way to really insist that this is not yet another Harry Potter in a wink to "other hero stories"... and then proceeds to tell exactly that story.
Ah, but this is more for grown-ups, because it has a love story that will only sound believable to somebody who hasn't been involved in a relationship ever in their lives. Ugh...

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Cant get enough

Revisado: 01-12-23

More Sandman and more Neil Gaiman, and I am here for it.
Elaborating more on Orpheus and Delirium this time, however I would have liked (and I loved) this Third Act almost regardless.
So I am an unconditional. Take my opinion with a grain of salt.

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Fascinante, concienzudo, y muy cursi

Revisado: 12-15-22

Un muy buen relato sobre la historia de la palabra escrita. Sin el punto de vista personal de la autora, habría resultado monótono, aunque se echa mucho de menos el sentido del humor.
Se trata muy superficialmente la crueldad de los períodos históricos visitados, especialmente el de la expansión macedonia, salvaje y sangriento como casi ninguno en la historia.
Se echa en falta también una historia de la evolución paralela en Asia, de donde se conservan obras escritas de comparable antigüedad.
La narradora hace un excelente trabajo con un texto que de por sí tiene dificultades para entretener al oyente. No estoy seguro de que hubiera prestado la misma atención a la versión escrita. Es muy de apreciar el gesto de la autora de narrar el primer capítulo, aunque queda claro que para un libro así es mejor contar con una narradora profesional.

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Reality beats fiction

Revisado: 12-15-22

I cannot recommend this book enough. This story inspired Alexandre Dumas! It will inspire you as well.
Incredibly thorough and passionate research by the author.
Fascinating story, to the point that is sometimes hard to believe.

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Simple is not always better

Revisado: 12-13-22

Good summary of Bruce Lee's philosophy, which boils down to what's called "Eastern philosophy" in many cases.
If you are already familiarized with the before mentioned "Eastern philosophy", then there is nothing new to see here.
If you are here for the Bruce Lee, you will most probably like it.

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Epic in all the right ways

Revisado: 12-13-22

An incredibly ambitious novel, featuring English, Dutch, Portuguese, Spaniards and of course the absolute stars of the show, the Japanese.
A story deserving of a full cast, although this narrator is just a superhero.
For some reason, the incredibly long duration of this narration won't be a problem, because it hooks one so much, that one doesn't notice the time passing by.
A great summer novel, or winter novel, or anytime-you-have-free-time novel, really.

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Zero-year exploits

Revisado: 12-13-22

An incredibly thorough, brave and meaningful research on the little-known world of InfoSec warfare. Nicole Perlroth doing the lord's work here, in a really comprehensive text that reads almost like an adventure.
Very grateful that there are people like her out there, doing this kind of investigative reporting, and the rest of us have the privilege of reading/listening to.

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SCI-FI crack

Revisado: 10-28-22

Some of us can tell when a book is made to sell (like this one), when we start to read too much of what we want to read. Or, in this case, when the audiobook tells us too much of what we want to hear.

Not necessarily a bad thing. Of course, this makes the book incredibly addictive, and I must admit that Andy Weir has found a very good way of narrating a story, so that the protagonist can find out about the story at the same time as the reader. This fits perfectly the Hollywood film that is surely to follow.

This must look like a great story for you, if you happen to be a Caucasian, male, 12-years-old (mentally), science teacher. Or maybe if you are only 12 years old, but you already identify as a white Caucasian science teacher. The narrator does an absolutely outstanding job, especially considering the horrible main character that he has to work with.

For the rest of you out there, who happen not to be a white Caucasian male science teacher, nor a strong-Dutch-female, this book might still be interesting, in that it can inspire a lot of scientific curiosity, which is always a good thing.

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Tales of the millenium

Revisado: 05-27-22

A great compilation of Elric stories, ordered chronologically with respect to Elric's timeline.

To me, it was a great coming back to this fascinating character, of which maybe many of us have read some books here and there, but very few of us have sat down and read the "whole thing". Part of the reason is that, back in the day, these books had various degrees of popularity, and they could only be found in specialized bookstores to begin with. Therefore, the work put into this volume is very much appreciated.

I must say some stories are much better than others. One can notice the style of the writer drastically improving, depending on the story. Also, most of the stories really cry out for a comic book adaptation.

Now, on to the important stuff. Elric itself is a tech enthusiast, and here we read about his adventures with his favourite gadget, Stormbringer.
Ever since Elric manages to grab Stormbringer after a very difficult queueing process and in the middle of an atrocious silicon shortage, Stormbringer quickly becomes Elric's daily driver, his favourite piece of tech that he owns, and quite possibly his endgame gear.
Unsurprisingly, Stormbringer's manufacturers quickly realize the success of their product and keep finding more and more means of monetization through it. As our hero becomes more and more dependent on Stormbringer, he begins to get buried under all new kinds of microtransactions, and other not-so-small transactions.

A very relatable character, indeed.

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