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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Martin Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.
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A good book tainted
- By Matthew on 07-29-06
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Martin Freeman
Just Dont, As Much as You Want To; Dont
Reviewed: 12-16-22
I have an incredible urge to beat Martin Freeman with a stick after subjecting myself to this performance.
Why does Zaphod have a terrible and weak, vaguely NYC accent? Why does his grandfather sound like a racist caricature from song of the south, also very poorly executed?
One takeaway from this title: Martin Freeman is a horrid voice actor and should leave the work for someone else to complete in the future.
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The Hand of Oberon
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4
- By: Roger Zelazny
- Narrated by: Alessandro Juliani
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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Returning to Shadow Earth to investigate a threat against his life, Corwin discovers that the Jewel of Judgment has been stolen by his traitorous brother, Brand, who plans to use the enigmatic gem to reshape the universe.
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Good story, too expensive
- By Rob T. on 09-08-15
- The Hand of Oberon
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4
- By: Roger Zelazny
- Narrated by: Alessandro Juliani
1 star since forced to review
Reviewed: 08-31-20
won't replay my book from the end keeps forcing me to the review screen in app. filled with rage, could punch someone in the throat.
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Origin Story
- A Big History of Everything
- By: David Christian
- Narrated by: Jamie Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day - and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History", the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.
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A brilliant achievement, must read/listen
- By 11104 on 09-05-18
- Origin Story
- A Big History of Everything
- By: David Christian
- Narrated by: Jamie Jackson
Meh.
Reviewed: 10-02-19
Not bad, but not great either. The last 25% is particularly...tedious. Just one person's opinion.
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The Ends of the World
- Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- By: Peter Brannen
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Our world has ended five times: It has been broiled, frozen, poison gassed, smothered, and pelted by asteroids. In The Ends of the World, Peter Brannen dives into deep time, exploring Earth's past dead ends, and in the process offers us a glimpse of our possible future. Many scientists now believe that the climate shifts of the 21st century have analogs in these five extinctions.
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A Kid's Science Book FOR ADULTS!!
- By aaron on 06-15-17
- The Ends of the World
- Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- By: Peter Brannen
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
Was hoping for paleontology...
Reviewed: 09-20-19
...and there is some of it here. Unfortunately the author chose to repeatedly return to the topic of anthropogenic climate change in that way that the zealots do.
Was hoping for a book detailing mass extinctions, and this does that. But it also wants you to feel pointless anxiety because you live in the modern world. even while acknowledging that civilization = high energy usage.
Also. and probably my largest frustration with the topic and book in regards to this is that the author seems to function from the POV that humanity cannot and will not EVER change or adapt and that the logical end point is basically a lifeless world...because humans, coal, and oil.
All in all, it isn't terrible. but if you're coming to it as someone continuing to be even a little skeptical, or a Randall Carlson type follower you will find maybe 3/4s in this interesting and the rest vaguely annoying.
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Prey
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles (micro-robots) has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey.
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Starts slow but picks up lots of momentum
- By Michael Kellogg on 05-06-05
- Prey
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: George Wilson
Typical Crichton, Shallow and Underdeveloped.
Reviewed: 12-17-18
Is it bad? No, nothing Crichton writes is "bad". It is however, typical of the author to take an interesting premise and then utterly fail in the execution by putting forth no effort and giving us a shallow, underdeveloped story, with shallow underdeveloped characters. I found it especially annoying in this instance, after listening to his vaguely dire forward on the subject matter covered.
I blame myself. I had read everything Crichton had written up until Sphere when it was in paperback, and that disappointed me so much I swore him off until I decided to give Prey a listen. So I guess thats about 30 years? A mistake was definitely made.
Overall, this is not a terrible book. However, I happen to prefer significantly more depth to my reading than Michael Crichton is capable of providing. George Wilson does a fine job with the narration.
Prey is worth spending time with if you cant make a choice about something else, if it is on sale. Dont bother wasting a credit on it though.
My personal recommendation would be to never waste a credit on a Michael Crichton book. Not even in a moment of weakness, like I did.
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