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Matt

Clinton, TN, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • A World Out of Time

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Larry Niven
    • Narrated By Tom Weiner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (190)
    Performance
    (173)
    Story
    (174)

    After more than two hundred years as a corpsicle, Jaybee Corbell awoke in someone else’s body and under threat of instant annihilation if he made a wrong move while they were training him for a one-way mission to the stars. But Corbell bided his time and made his own move. Once he was outbound, where the society that ruled Earth could not reach him, he headed his starship toward the galactic core.

    James says: "Do you know how people get old?"
    "Bored"
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    What disappointed you about A World Out of Time?

    The narrator was mono-toned and the story was boring. The characters change names and come to crazy conclusions.


    Would you ever listen to anything by Larry Niven again?

    maybe


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    Yes


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Germline: The Subterrene War, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By T. C. McCarthy
    • Narrated By Donald Corren
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (46)
    Performance
    (36)
    Story
    (35)

    One hundred years from now, Russia and the United States are at odds again. This time the war has gone hot. Heavily armored soldiers battle genetically engineered troops hundreds of meters below the icy, mineral-rich mountains of Kazakhstan. War is Oscar Wendell’s ticket to greatness. A reporter for the Stars and Stripes, he has the only one-way ticket to the front lines. The front smells of blood and fire and death—it smells like a Pulitzer.

    Shiloh Morris says: "A Truly Engaging Story"
    "Boring"
    Overall
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    What disappointed you about Germline?

    This book was just random. It's like going to a Old Folks Home and listening to the rants of a half crazy veteran. There seems to be no point to the book and I was nodding off every time I pressed play.


    What was most disappointing about T. C. McCarthy’s story?

    No point, while it had science fiction points, it wasn't what I would call science fiction.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    None


    What character would you cut from Germline?

    None


    Any additional comments?

    Boring

    0 of 2 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
    (6208)
    Performance
    (5729)
    Story
    (5726)

    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"
    "Boring with no real point"
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    What would have made Ready Player One better?

    A better story. Some how the majority of the population is poor but game money can be used to buy real products. The game they describe in the book is cool but they charge for random things and they are fighting so the rates don't go up. Also the death of their friends and family don't seem to phase the characters. There is so much advanced technology and still there is mass poverty. It just doesn't make sense.


    What was most disappointing about Ernest Cline’s story?

    The villain is a corporation wants to make money.


    What aspect of Wil Wheaton’s performance would you have changed?

    He was okay.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Pandora's Star

    • UNABRIDGED (37 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Peter F. Hamilton
    • Narrated By John Lee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3134)
    Performance
    (1521)
    Story
    (1555)

    The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some 400 light-years in diameter, contains more than 600 worlds, interconnected by a web of transport "tunnels" known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over 1,000 light-years away, a star...vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a black hole. It simply disappears.

    Devin says: "Great Epic Scifi"
    "Way to long for nothing."
    Overall
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    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    This story(ies) had no real point that I could find. With in this audiobook is at least 4 different stories. Some come together near the end while others never fit into the story line. Also the narrator off on the the way the story described how the characters of speaking. He would bellow out a line then follow it with a


    What could Peter F. Hamilton have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    Simplify the story. This one book could have been better if he took the time to explain each story. Maybe have written a whole series of book instead of cramming it into one.


    Would you be willing to try another one of John Lee’s performances?

    I might listen to one of John's performances.


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

    Disappointed


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dreadnaught: The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Jack Campbell
    • Narrated By Christian Rummel, Jack Campbell
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1854)
    Performance
    (1341)
    Story
    (1348)

    The first book of best-selling sci-fi author Jack Campbell’s new series Beyond the Frontier returns to find Captain John “Black Jack" Geary, the hero of the Lost Fleet series, awoken from cryogenic sleep to take command of the fleet. Geary’s legendary exploits have earned him the adoration of the people—and the enmity of politicians convinced that a living hero can be a very inconvenient thing.

    Ken says: "Very interesting series"
    "Slow Slow Slow"
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    I couldn't wait for this story to be over. It was slow and was 90% talking, 5% lets run away from these aliens, and 5% more made up simple politics.

    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Childhood's End

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Arthur C. Clarke
    • Narrated By Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2283)
    Performance
    (1406)
    Story
    (1431)

    The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began.

    Teddy says: "Bittersweet... Mind boggling.... Eye opening...."
    "Slow Slow Slow"
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    Had some interesting parts but jumped around a lot. Not one person except for the aliens lasted more than a few chapters. Not because of action or battles but because massive amount of time has past.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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