Nomad Scry
The narrator is not only great but her voice is just perfect for this story.
I have some minor quibbles with the framework of the story but I found so many of the individual scenes to be wonderfully and overwhelmingly emotional.
Probably not for everyone because of the dry and sometimes emotionless main POV. However, that's a good part of what sold me on the character of Athena. I'm looking forward to the next book.
Fantastic. Beautiful. I don't want to say anything because I don't want to spoil anything. Not that the story would be harmed, really, from spoilers, but it does dilute the wonder a bit.
Fans of Horror, Paranormal Romance, and YA Weird should all enjoy Anna.
I felt like the supernatural elements were unnecessary to the story and only there so the protagonist could remain a “good” person. If those elements were removed or more incorporated, I think I would have liked the whole a great deal more. Instead, a distraction. Meh.
I'm not sure what to say about this one. I had a really hard time getting into the story for perhaps the first hour and half. Part of that was the odd narrative structure and part of it was the recording. The narration itself was fine, but the recording was too close, too bass-y, too ... soft? I could hear but not understand what was being said, unless I raised the volume considerably. Eventually I started listening at double speed and found that made my comprehension a lot easier.
As for the story itself, without giving anything away, once I'd raced to the end, if felt like a short story. Blindsight is a full and complete story and yet it is just a snapshot of a time and place. I was pretty satisfied with the way everything was wrapped up until the narrator started putting a fable-ish ending on things... and suddenly I was wondering what the point was. Did anything that just happened actually have any real impact on the universe?
So, I liked Blindsight but it sure wasn't an easy read by any stretch.
Audiobook narrator's accent is too thick for me. I have auditory processing issues with normal speech, and this was just too much for me.
What can I say? It's a PKD, so I expected and received a bizarre experience that left me a little more than confused as to what really happened and what was “merely” in the narrator's head. Recommended.
I was really surprised at what an ass Ron was, in general, but specifically towards Hermiene. I was even more surprised at how cruel all three of the main characters were to Hagrid.
Other than that, I was surprised near then end when poor Neville makes the difference. It made my hair stand up. =)
This is the type of story that makes you wish it was in a series, just so some of the fantastic world building can be re-used, but it would dilute the magic, and so you are glad that the author is content to leave well-enough alone.
This is sort of steam/cyber-punk sci-fi. Sort of if the Red/Green/Blue Mars series crossed feelers with Vendermeer's Finch. With less mushrooms.
I'm torn about this one. There was a lot of really neat stuff later on, but I had to go past a lot of stuff that felt like a twelve year old trying to be edgy and provocative. I don't mind modern cursing in my fantasy, but this felt like a square trying to fit in by saying fuck every other word.
One of my pet peeves are bullshit sex scenes. Is sex scenes? Whatever. Altered Carbon has one early on that really grated on my nerves. And then, somehow, redeems it later on with another one that isn't pointless because of the counter balance provided by the early one.
I respect how Morgan did what he did, but that doesn't mean I liked it.
The young little liar was really quite interesting. Sadly, the book isn't about him. Instead, it stars the vaguely clever adult Locke being neither smart nor capable, instead relying on a suicidal stubborn streak. Which would have still been fine if the story hadn't persisted in telling what was coming before it came. And at that point, I think I still would have been happy if some of the world's mysteries had been addressed. But they weren't.
Despite the first 2/3s bring only moderately amusing - the back end of the story is one unending series of despairs. If I had known how much sadness was contained within, I never would chosen to read the Doomsday Book. Nevertheless, I'm glad I did.
This book was wasted on me as a youth. Which is to say, while I liked the story, I had no idea just how good it was. And Harlan Ellison was an absolute delight narrating the story.
I didn't want this story to end and I prolonged finishing for months. Like the best stories, I'm sad that there is no more.
Very good. The “bad guy” was such a pompous jackass I actually had to put the book down for a bit (he was making me too angry), but otherwise I adore this story and I can't wait to find what happens next. Also, I never want it to end.
Fascinating how my sympathies fled from Adam to Ronan. Blue is awesome. The “sensible one”, surrounded by magic with none of her own, except a belief in her family and friends that borders on being a power itself.
Freaking fantastic. This story had me hooked and emotional all over the place. Blue is a fantastic white room character and every other character was so interesting and full of nuance. I loved how certain things are just plunked down on the table and only later on do you find out just how baldly stated they'd been.
And I love a good finish and this one... the last sentence was such a great teaser. Can't wait to listen to the next one.
Speaking of listening, I normally hate Will Patton's accent when I see him in movies. And it irritated me for the first few hours, but he does really great character voices, so I forgive him. Ha.
Just a bit mundane compared to some of the other YA Distopians I've been reading lately. Suffers a bit from the main character being less interesting than either of her matches.
Very fun, getting to see our favorites again but from a different angle. I do wish every third chapter didn't explain what it means when the warlord prince is riding the killing edge.
As usual for this series, I really enjoy the world and characters while being fully aware of just how bad it is.