Joshua

A Worthy Subversion

Revisado: 01-28-23

If you are a loyalist to the original premise and character dynamics you might find yourself adverse to some of the continuity half way through.

Push on. Give it a chance. And really consider the new premise. You will find it quite plausible.

There you are. Now let's all enjoy this beautifully acted murder mystery.

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Enjoyed it

Revisado: 12-31-22

A story with a complete arc. Would be great if it had ended here.

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A Good Time

Revisado: 12-16-22

If you are a genre veteran, this book is not breaking any ground for you. It set out to tell a story of limited scope and accomplished this in spades.

It is overall an entertaining listen performed by an excellent voice, and character work, while a little one-dimensional, did get me sympathetic at times. It does have to be said, however, that the plot wears a bit thin towards the end and a few of the key turns in the story rests on contrivances which upon the big reveal puts the misdirections in earlier story in a glaring light that makes you feel a little cheated.

Will recommend if you are listening this from the Plus Catalogue.

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Pure SCI fi Joy

Revisado: 07-12-21

Ray Porter did a fantastic job to portray a relatably human protagonist working a monumental problem, and like all good science fiction, the story contains enough scientific details to convey how he arrives at the solutions.

The premise is interesting and the story contains a few surprises, one of which is responsible for a five minute sustained smile on my face while cooking. I didn't give five stars to the story and because towards the middle the handling of the changing of perspectives is a little slow and annoying. But other than that, I literally could not stop listening. Good one Andy!

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An Expected Journey

Revisado: 06-14-21

There is nothing here that you would not expect from reading the synopsis and the theme. It is nevertheless very well handled and heart-warming at the right moments.

Considering this comes free with the membership, it is definitely worth your time.

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Fun trip into the corporate world

Revisado: 02-19-21

Superheroes are usually over-the-top characters. This story makes them more believable by making them have everyday problems, then providing the most realistic and sensible of solutions: corporate organization--- that is, in addition to the usual heroics. This was a really fun listen.

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A Light Listen

Revisado: 03-01-20

A literary equivalent of a B movie. Both the science and the fantasy elements are too light to qualify for the sci-fi category.

The story is told from the perspective of a very down-to-earth protagonist and the language reflects as much. However, I really struggled all the way to the end for a story so sparse in disposition.

The banter between the characters are supposed to be fun and relatable but given how disagreeable I find the protagonist, I found myself cringing at his lines.

The character arcs are not very well-defined but I could see what the author was going for. The payoff at the end was also nice and genuine (which I suspect was drawn from the author's own experience).

I could see a different kind of reader enjoying this more than I did. Give it a try!

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A Heartwarming Adventure

Revisado: 01-21-19

It's the old formula: inspirational speaker who you'd imagine would have most likely at some point made a speech about living every day like your last actually learning that he's living his last day. This is a tale about rediscovery.

I cannot imagine the planning and love it takes to get this amazing cast together to do a live recording of this quality.

Well done!

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I Expected More....

Revisado: 10-30-15

Waited for the twist mentioned in the synopsis which never came. Even as I saw every spin on the world and character development coming a mile away I thought to myself that this cannot be so obvious, what with the glowing reviews I based my purchase upon. I was wrong.
The protagonist is written in adherence to the holier-than-thou idol model that has been very prevalent in recent years complete with a photographic memory, a huge IQ(basically superior in all the fashionably sexy ways) and a nerd-certified soft side backed by a mercy complex---completely unrelatable. The way he was presented makes him feel like a superhero in a movie but the frequent comparisons with Sherlock Holmes and the clearly silver-screen-inspired description of his 'power' unfortunately cheapened him so that if there was a superhero comparison to be drawn it would be with the Phantom, version purple.
Maybe I am being too harsh on the book. The summary did say SciFi thriller and I should probably have put the emphasis on "thriller". Although honestly, it could barely gain a passing grade as that since it neither has a very interesting premise for a SciFi nor are the thriller elements particularly well presented. It is even structured like a movie including the ending.
Mediocre thriller, bad SciFi.

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