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Jim

Jamaica plain, MA, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • City of Ruins: Diving Universe, Book 2 | [Kristine Kathryn Rusch]
    City of Ruins: Diving Universe, Book 2
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    City of Ruins: Diving Universe, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Kristine Kathryn Rusch
    • Narrated By Jennifer Van Dyck
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (141)
    Performance
    (106)
    Story
    (106)

    Boss, a loner, loved to dive derelict spacecraft adrift in the blackness of space...But one day, she found a ship that would change everything - an ancient Dignity Vessel - and aboard the ship, the mysterious and dangerous Stealth Tech. Now, years after discovering that first ship, Boss has put together a large company that finds Dignity Vessels and finds "loose" stealth technology. Following a hunch, Boss and her team come to investigate the city of Vaycehn, where 14 archeologists have died exploring the endless caves below the city.

    Rodolphe says: "good sci-fi"
    "Irritating!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    I thought the plot had potential


    What did you like best about this story?

    archeological investigations


    What about Jennifer Van Dyck’s performance did you like?

    The omniscient voice of the main character is pompous, mind numbingly repetitious.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    The narrator was fine. the material was bad


    Any additional comments?

    There is a broken record feeling that interrupts the flow of the story

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone | [Laini Taylor]
    Daughter of Smoke and Bone
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    Daughter of Smoke and Bone

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Laini Taylor
    • Narrated By Khristine Hvam
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1189)
    Performance
    (1054)
    Story
    (1066)

    Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages - not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color.

    Coffee says: "Amazing story & INCREDIBLE Narrator!"
    "Romance"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    No, I don't like romance novels.


    Has Daughter of Smoke and Bone turned you off from other books in this genre?

    Definitely.


    What about Khristine Hvam’s performance did you like?

    She did a good job.


    Could you see Daughter of Smoke and Bone being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    Definitely. The Swedish girl who was the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Shards of Honor | [Lois McMaster Bujold]
    Shards of Honor
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    Shards of Honor

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Lois McMaster Bujold
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1005)
    Performance
    (520)
    Story
    (527)

    I>Shards of Honor is the novel in which Lois McMaster Bujold introduced the science-fiction world to Barrayar and Aral Vorkosigan, Beta Colony and Cordelia Naismith. From this beginning the author has created a multigenerational saga spanning time as well as space. Bujold is generally recognized as the current exemplar of the character-based science-fiction adventure story.

    Outer Assignment says: "First story in the Miles Vorkosigan series"
    "Falling for your parent's murderer"
    Overall
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    What did you like best about Shards of Honor? What did you like least?

    The heroine was a probe and psychic. Basically a romance novel


    Would you be willing to try another book from Lois McMaster Bujold? Why or why not?

    I don't look forward to any more Romance dressed up Science Fiction


    Which character – as performed by Grover Gardner – was your favorite?

    I felt that the construction was solid and believable


    Did Shards of Honor inspire you to do anything?

    I liked the narrator


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • 14 | [Peter Clines]
    14
    UNABRIDGED

    14

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Peter Clines
    • Narrated By Ray Porter
    Overall
    (6711)
    Performance
    (6077)
    Story
    (6060)

    There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much. At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s.

    Magpie says: "Super solid listen!!"
    "very contemporary"
    Overall
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    If you could sum up 14 in three words, what would they be?

    beginning a sags


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    dark side held to a separate dimension. Andrew is unbelievable, undeveloped


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

    first time I've heard him. i thought he did a great job.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    Falling into space through door 14


    Any additional comments?

    Could be continued in concurrent dimensions. not all good and evil but apartment dwellers visiting and less commando stuff. I don't like Rambo special ops figures or current love of the military.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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