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The Passenger
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,511
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,338
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,337
It is three in the morning when Bobby Western plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the site are the pilot’s bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. A collateral witness to machinations that can only bring him harm, Western is shadowed in body and spirit—by men with badges; by the ghost of his father, inventor of the bomb that melted glass and flesh in Hiroshima; and by his sister, the love and ruin of his soul.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s a new Cormac McCarthy
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-22
- The Passenger
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, Julia Whelan
Not a direct flight; expect layovers.
Revisado: 12-28-22
Overall, The Passenger was not as impressive as some of McCarthy’s earlier works (Blood Meridian, The Border Trilogy), however interspersed throughout you will find some of the finest prose he has ever written.
My largest complaint are the chapters focused on the sister and her hallucinations. The dialogue falls totally flat, at best snarky and obtuse, at worst annoying and obfuscating.
Overall the dialogue throughout is the weakest part of the book in my view, I think Cormack has been reading too many plays or something. It’s clever, but like, too clever.
Really overuses this little speech pattern of statement X, statement Y
Question about X.
Witty Response about statement Y.
“They don’t don’t steal boats down there. They just steal everything else. It’s a point of humor for them”
“Not stealing boats?
“No. Not stealing everything else”
like haha, but stop.
That being said, I still really enjoyed it. When it hits it hits. Will definitely give the accompanying novella a go. We are truly lucky to have authors of his caliber still publishing at his age. Unquestionably one of the all time greats.
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Aurora
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Ali Ahn
- Duración: 16 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,190
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,904
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,903
A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Future is Limited, Get Used to It
- De Martin Lesser en 08-20-15
- Aurora
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Ali Ahn
Hard Sci Fi at its best, on par with Mars Trilogy
Revisado: 01-16-21
Aurora takes the best aspects of KSRs other works and synthesizes them brilliantly into a gripping stand-alone novel.
Like his Mars trilogy, this work engages with a wide range of topics from A.I. to ecology to social dynamics to astrophysics.
This is not beach reading. If you aren’t interested in the technical aspects of science this may be a difficult listen. However, as someone who thoroughly enjoys such topics, this was mouth-wateringly delicious, hard sci fi at its best. Of particular interest were discussions of: Biosphere ecology, the challenges of terraforming, the halting problem in AI, the nature of consciousness, 3D printing, and explorations of human nature.
As a narrative it moves much faster than his Mars trilogy and avoids the sometimes exhausting political seminar aspects of those works. That being said the beginning was probably the slowest part. Stick with it! Once it picks up steam it doesn’t slow down until the last chapter.
The ending is particularly gripping and his descriptions of the different planets are sublime and could be easily characterized as space porn.
My only complaint in terms of the writing was a lack of likable human characters. However, like KSRs other works, this book is primarily about ideas and not a character driven endeavor. The characters mostly serve as mouthpieces for the various scientific and philosophical arguments being discussed, so ultimately the lack of strong human characters was not a problem. The character of “ship” (arguably the protagonist) was not only likable but also quite funny.
The narrator does a great job as “Ship” although I did find some of the voices of the human characters a bit annoying.
Overall: highly enjoyable, thought provoking, and kept me on the edge of my seat.
Hats of to KSR.
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Blue Mars
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 31 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,835
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,447
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,465
The once red and barren terrain of Mars is now green and rich with life - plant, animal, and human. But idyllic Mars is in a state of political upheaval, plagued by violent conflict between those who would keep the planet green and those who want to return it to a desert world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Trilogy Started Strong
- De Sherry en 02-18-19
- Blue Mars
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
fantastic conclusion to an amazing trilogy
Revisado: 06-18-20
Highly intelligent hard sci fi. A dazzlying and optimistic vision of a potential interplanetary future for humanity. The Mars trilogy was hands down the most enjoyable science fiction I'v ever read.
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The Three-Body Problem
- De: Cixin Liu
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30,658
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26,918
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26,921
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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They create a computer using a 30 million man Army
- De Josh P en 12-07-14
- The Three-Body Problem
- De: Cixin Liu
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
Mind-bending Hard Sci-fi, Instant Classic.
Revisado: 01-28-20
Finished in a single day.
This book is amazing. The Body Problem wouldn't have been possible to write that long ago. Incredibly fresh and topical. Blends awesome concepts physics, conjures fantastical world's, simulates, stimulates, all while addressing pressing questions of authoritarianism industrialization, ecological destruction, and humanity's place within the cosmos.
Read. this. book!
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