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Michael

Great Falls, VA, United States | Member Since 2008

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  • Year Zero: A Novel | [Rob Reid]
    Year Zero: A Novel
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    Year Zero: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Rob Reid
    • Narrated By John Hodgman
    Overall
    (635)
    Performance
    (575)
    Story
    (572)

    Low-level entertainment lawyer Nick Carter thinks it's a prank, not an alien encounter, when a redheaded mullah and a curvaceous nun show up at his office. But Frampton and Carly are highly advanced (if bumbling) extraterrestrials. And boy, do they have news. The entire cosmos, they tell him, has been hopelessly hooked on humanity's music ever since "Year Zero" (1977 to us), when American pop songs first reached alien ears. This addiction has driven a vast intergalactic society to commit the biggest copyright violation since the Big Bang.

    Robert says: "Fantastic Performance by Hodgman"
    "Required Reading for 1st Year Law Students"
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    What was one of the most memorable moments of Year Zero?

    Final confession of the trespassing alien at the end of book.


    Any additional comments?

    Ought to be required reading for 1st year law students. Should dispell any notions of the law being a pursuit of truth and justice.

    7 of 11 people found this review helpful
  • Kill Decision | [Daniel Suarez]
    Kill Decision
    UNABRIDGED

    Kill Decision

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Daniel Suarez
    • Narrated By Jeff Gurner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1603)
    Performance
    (1433)
    Story
    (1431)

    Linda McKinney is a myrmecologist, a scientist who studies the social structure of ants. Her academic career has left her entirely unprepared for the day her sophisticated research is conscripted by unknown forces to help run an unmanned - and thanks to her research, automated - drone army. Odin is the secretive Special Ops soldier with a unique insight into the faceless enemy who has begun to attack the American homeland with drones programmed to seek, identify, and execute targets.

    Mark says: "LEO WAS RIGHT, PART II"
    "A good piece of Entercation"
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    What made the experience of listening to Kill Decision the most enjoyable?

    Very informative nomatter which side of the interview table is sitting on. Not sure it lauds getting to the truth over prosecurorial efforts to get confessions.


    What does Jeff Gurner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Great choice for narrartion of this particular material. A modern Joe Friday - "Just the facts."


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel | [Jayne Ann Krentz]
    Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Jayne Ann Krentz
    • Narrated By Tanya Eby
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (184)
    Performance
    (159)
    Story
    (162)

    Within the pages of very rare books, some centuries old, lie the secrets of the paranormal. Abby Radwell’s unusual psychic talent has made her an expert in such volumes - and sometimes taken her into dangerous territory. After a deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive collector, Abby receives a blackmail threat, and rumors swirl that an old alchemical text known as The Key has reappeared on the black market.

    Kelvin says: "Something just does not click"
    "Excuse for author's sexual fantasies"
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    What would have made Copper Beach better?

    Author failed to establish believable basis for the subject matter.


    Has Copper Beach turned you off from other books in this genre?

    Yes


    What didn’t you like about Tanya Eby’s performance?

    Fine. She can't be blamed for the thin plot.


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Copper Beach?

    If I cut, I'm not sure even a short story would remain.


    0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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