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Shaun

bend, OR, United States | Member Since 2011

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  • The Martian Chronicles | [Ray Bradbury]
    The Martian Chronicles
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    The Martian Chronicles

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Ray Bradbury
    • Narrated By Ray Bradbury
    Overall
    (397)
    Performance
    (102)
    Story
    (103)

    In lyrical prose, Bradbury describes the decline of the mysterious and fragile Martian civilization, overwhelmed by the human newcomers. Bradbury reads these tales of common people - families, truck-stop owners, priests - who confront a new world with their human pride, fears, tenderness, and greed intact. And at the heart of each story lies the basic conflict between man's search for new frontiers and his irresistible urge for the comfort of the past.

    Karen says: "Wonderful!"
    "So so"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you like best about The Martian Chronicles? What did you like least?

    It was si-fi, but boreing .


    Would you recommend The Martian Chronicles to your friends? Why or why not?

    No. too slow for me. it was sort of restarted


    Would you listen to another book narrated by Ray Bradbury?

    No


    Do you think The Martian Chronicles needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    No, not enjoyable


    Any additional comments?

    ...

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Mindstar Rising: The Greg Mandel Trilogy, Book 1 | [Peter F. Hamilton]
    Mindstar Rising: The Greg Mandel Trilogy, Book 1
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    Mindstar Rising: The Greg Mandel Trilogy, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Peter F. Hamilton
    • Narrated By Toby Longworth
    Overall
    (406)
    Performance
    (370)
    Story
    (365)

    It's the 21st century, and global warming is here to stay, so forget the way your country used to look. And get used to the free market, too – the companies possess all the best hardware, and they're calling the shots now. In a world like this, a man open to any offers can make out just fine. A man like Greg Mandel for instance, who's psi-boosted, wired into the latest sensory equipment, carrying state-of-the-art weaponry – and late of the English Army's Mindstar Battalion.

    Michael G. Kurilla says: "Portrait of a SciFi master as a novice"
    "less than the authors other works."
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you like best about Mindstar Rising? What did you like least?

    I liked the action , but the corporate setting, and scaled back technology was a disappointment. Less epic than I expect from the author.


    If you’ve listened to books by Peter F. Hamilton before, how does this one compare?

    Lackluster


    Would you listen to another book narrated by Toby Longworth?

    Maybe, pretty dull sometimes


    Could you see Mindstar Rising being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    No


    Any additional comments?

    Eh......

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dune Messiah | [Frank Herbert]
    Dune Messiah
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    Dune Messiah

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Frank Herbert
    • Narrated By Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
    Overall
    (1634)
    Performance
    (691)
    Story
    (693)

    The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad'Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men. But the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave?

    Andrew says: "A nice continuation"
    "Weaker than the rest of the series, but nessisarry"
    Overall
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    If you could sum up Dune Messiah in three words, what would they be?

    Dune still rocks


    What other book might you compare Dune Messiah to and why?

    Nothing like the dune world


    What do you think the narrator could have done better?

    I was spoiled by the full cast in the first book


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    Dunes secret will enslave your body but free your mind


    Any additional comments?

    A must read for fans of the first book!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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