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Just Dont, As Much as You Want To; Dont

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

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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1 star since forced to review

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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

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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Meh.

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

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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Was hoping for paleontology...

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

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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Typical Crichton, Shallow and Underdeveloped.

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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

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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