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Shawn

Ex-military high school math teacher.

Temperance, Michigan, United States | Member Since 2009

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  • Furies of Calderon: Codex Alera, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Jim Butcher
    • Narrated By Kate Reading
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2941)
    Performance
    (1691)
    Story
    (1715)

    In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal - 15-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos - when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies - Tavi's simple courage will turn the tides of war.

    Eric says: "great fantasy series"
    "Nothing like Dresden"
    Overall
    Performance
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    Would you try another book from Jim Butcher and/or Kate Reading?

    Loved the Jim Butcher series, but found this to be nothing like his other series


    Has Furies of Calderon turned you off from other books in this genre?

    Not interested in this type


    How could the performance have been better?

    Performance was fine


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Furies of Calderon?

    Too many


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part: Zombie Fallout, Book 6

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Mark Tufo
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (432)
    Performance
    (404)
    Story
    (409)

    BT, Gary, and Mrs. Deneaux race to the Talbot compound in a desperate bid to turn the tides of a lost war. Is Michael dead? This is the question plaguing the Talbots as they prepare for the final showdown with a merciless enemy hell-bent on their absolute destruction.

    Teddy says: "Series Back on Track"
    "Eliza knocks on the Talbot door"
    Overall
    Performance
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    What did you love best about 'Til Death Do Us Part?

    The writing, the characters, the descriptions, okay everything.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Mike


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

    Sean accents the characters in a way that brings them to life.


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

    Mike's ride with Trip was hilarious.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Yellow Wallpaper

    • UNABRIDGED (42 mins)
    • By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    • Narrated By Heather Wood, K. Anderson Yancy
    Overall
    (4)
    Performance
    (3)
    Story
    (3)

    A woman, struggling with mental illness, fights to maintain her sanity in her home, haunted by an apparition from behind her bedroom’s yellow wallpaper.

    Ryan says: "Good story, Bad production"
    "Destroyed the enjoyment with noise"
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    What disappointed you about The Yellow Wallpaper?

    Loud scretching noises through out the story made me want to pull out my headphones.


    If you’ve listened to books by Charlotte Perkins Gilman before, how does this one compare?

    Have not listened to her work before


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Heather Wood and K. Anderson Yancy ?

    They conveyed the demented mind alright, but the loud scretching noises were too distracting to enjoy


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

    sadness and disappointment


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Cold Days: The Dresden Files, Book 14

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Jim Butcher
    • Narrated By James Marsters
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3089)
    Performance
    (2862)
    Story
    (2860)

    After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad - because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard. He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long.

    Ethan M. says: "Thwarts Every Expectation - In a Good Way"
    "Dresden Nails it Cold"
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    Where does Cold Days rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    The whole Dresden series is amazing. Wish there were more.


    What did you like best about this story?

    The characters are amazing, Butcher brings back people from multiple books in the series.


    What about James Marsters’s performance did you like?

    Marsters's performance is great. I missed him in Ghost Story.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I wish I could have listened to it straight through, but as long as it is it took me a week.


    Any additional comments?

    Jim Butcher, please keep writing.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Beautiful Creatures: Beautiful Creatures, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
    • Narrated By Kevin T. Collins
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1917)
    Performance
    (1529)
    Story
    (1538)

    Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

    Claudia says: "Good book, good narration"
    "Better than I expected"
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    Performance
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    What did you like about this audiobook?

    I like the play between the supernatural and the mortal worlds, as in many of the other books I read. This was better than twilight.


    How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

    I enjoyed the magic, and the alternate forms available to the casters and their kind. The small town mentallity was enough to make me angry at times on behalf of the main characters.


    Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

    Yes, I thought the inflections in the voice, and the town folk were great. The love that the two main characters share was evident, and the message about people choosing their path was clear.


    What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

    Nothing wrong with the narration, but it could have been better if the female parts were spoken by a female narrator.


    Do you have any additional comments?

    Looking to read the second book in the series in a month or so. Lots of other great books to go through still.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Zombie Fallout 5: Alive in a Dead World

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Mark Tufo
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (735)
    Performance
    (681)
    Story
    (692)

    In the latest installment of Mark Tufo's zombie fallout series, Mike Talbot and his family continue their fight for survival as Eliza plots their demise.

    Teddy says: "Feels like Tufo was Stalling"
    "Amazing series from an amazing author"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    I would recommend this book, this series, for that matter all of Mark Tufo's books to anyone able to read who has even an ounce of humor in them. The writing is fun, the action is fast, and the wit, well low brow at times, is just plain hilarious as friends attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse while making digs at one another's idiosyncrasies.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Zombie Fallout 5?

    As one man scavenges from a long abandoned house, he makes a great find.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    At the end of the book, retribution for a fallen comrade is dished out to those who deserve it.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I didn't want to go to sleep, put everything else aside, other than my job, and read this.


    Any additional comments?

    I can't wait for the sixth book in the series.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Ready Player One

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Ernest Cline
    • Narrated By Wil Wheaton
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6178)
    Performance
    (5702)
    Story
    (5698)

    At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.

    Travis says: "ADD TO CART, POWER UP +10000"
    "Totally Rad"
    Overall
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    Would you listen to Ready Player One again? Why?

    I may just get the Diamond Level Repeat Badge off of this book alone. Its a wild ride and I loved every minute. Ernest Cline just made it on to my Top Ten Leaderboard.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Wade - He is genuine character who I can see myself in along with bits of nearly every 80s and 90s protagonist hero. Yeah its that crowded in here, but you'll see it too when you read it.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The epic final battle


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Yes and no. I found myself completely engaged and loving it, but 12 hours in, I realized how close the end was coming up and I paused the rest to listen to it over a couple days so it would last just a little longer.


    Any additional comments?

    I would like to see more from this author, and if possible, a sequel to this book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Pathfinder: Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Orson Scott Card
    • Narrated By Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Don Leslie, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1824)
    Performance
    (1246)
    Story
    (1252)

    Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg’s strange talent for seeing the paths of people’s pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him - secrets about Rigg’s own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain.

    DJM says: "Entertaining and Irritating."
    "Interesting, but flawed"
    Overall
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    What did you love best about Pathfinder?

    I enjoyed the multiple view points of events as they unfolded in the book.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Pathfinder?

    Crossing the wall


    Which scene was your favorite?

    Crossing the wall


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

    No


    Any additional comments?

    The author purposefully violates many of the accepted rules of time travel, which I found to be distracting, but overall the book caries a tone much like the Tales of the Otori series which I enjoyed. Pathfinder however was predictable in most cases and I am lacking any series interest in reading the second book in the series because I feel like I already know what will happen.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Beat the Reaper: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Josh Bazell
    • Narrated By Robert Petkoff
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1027)
    Performance
    (333)
    Story
    (329)

    Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan emergency room doctor with an unusual past that is just about to catch up with him. His morning begins with the quick disarming of a would-be mugger, followed by a steamy elevator encounter with a sexy young pharmaceutical rep, topped off by a visit with a new patient - and from there Peter's day is going to get a whole lot worse and a whole lot weirder.

    Chuck says: "Great book and great narrator"
    "Action Escapism to the Max"
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    If you are looking to relax your hold on reality and what is physically possible, then yes this is a good book. Reminds me of the Remo Williams books.


    Would you recommend Beat the Reaper to your friends? Why or why not?

    It requires a reader to forget a person's physical limits and know that the goverment WITSEC program is utterly stupid putting a person back in the same city they are from.


    Would you listen to another book narrated by Robert Petkoff?

    Yes


    Do you think Beat the Reaper needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    I know he wrote one, but for me to read it would, it would have to be on sale, drastically.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The End Has Come and Gone: Zombie Fallout, Book 4

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Mark Tufo
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    Overall
    (725)
    Performance
    (668)
    Story
    (678)

    So continues Mike's journey. Will he give up all that he is in a desperate bid to save his family and friends? Eliza is coming: can anyone be prepared?

    Teddy says: "What a twisted web we weave...."
    "Tufo does it again"
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    What made the experience of listening to The End Has Come and Gone the most enjoyable?

    Love the author and the series


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    BT and Mike


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

    He truly captures the feeling portrayed by this charecter as the author intended


    Who was the most memorable character of The End Has Come and Gone and why?

    BT


    Any additional comments?

    Can't wait to read the next one.
    Also If you have read the previous books in the series including Dr. Hugh Mann by Mark Tufo, Zombie Fallout 3.5 it is helpful.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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