David S.

Content

Revisado: 02-11-24

Excellent content and narrator. Poor editing and structure in introducing material to story thus making it heavy on content with light on execution.

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Audio production

Revisado: 02-11-24

Go get the single reader version. Dramatized has too many off putting moments - bad voices to character and really bad background effects and music too loud during character speaking.

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Warning - read by the author

Revisado: 05-29-15

What did you like best about Trigger Warning? What did you like least?

excellent short stories

Who was your favorite character and why?

NA

Would you be willing to try another one of Neil Gaiman’s performances?

yes

Was Trigger Warning worth the listening time?

yes and no, It is worth it for the stories; however Gaiman's voice is at times a disservice to his material. IMO his voice would be perfect for Winnie the Pooh. On his more dark tales I'm half expecting Christopher Robbin to make an appearance. His soft pattern with little to no vocal modification does not do his work justice.

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down to the man

Revisado: 05-10-12

If you'd like to get to the root of Muhammad, then Karen's book is the perfect introduction. She smoothly separates the religious from the secular as well as his economic from political strife in Mecca and Medina. She deftly brings in the Quran where the Surahs intersect with his life transitions. It was eye opening to see how inclusive and revolutionary Islam was when Muhammad was alive. He would be labeled today a radical feminist. It is also saddening how after the leader dies the spiritual movement assumes the role of religious power and control limiting the blessedness of what could be so much more.

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falling in love with the Divine

Revisado: 04-10-12

Christian Classic! This is the measuring stick I read every few years. It's not to be read as a measure for achievement for bragging or boasting but a cultured humility garnered through failing and surrendering into the arms of grace.

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fish out of water

Revisado: 01-28-12

Usually I'm a big fan of anything Richard K. Morgan writes. He's truly the current king of Hard-boiled detective style books right now. It has worked very well for him in his own creative scifi settings; however, in the fantasy genre it falters. The pacing is so slow it gets tedious and his raw dialogue and fighting scenes are not even half as good as other fantasy writers. To be honest, it seems out of place, like watching Michael Phelps in a track event. The only good for the series so far is his character development, which is marvelous! Ringil plays the gay Conan/Sherlock to a tea! If you must take a chance, but I would preferred this as a short story/novelette.

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fantasy and reality collide

Revisado: 11-17-11

If you're tired of the same old mythic fantasy yarn, then look grab a seat and hold on because Martin takes the fantasy, medieval romp and add a heaping of reality. Also, if you didn't catch the HBO series watch it because it is the greatest book to Video adaptation ever! It left out probably a few paragraphs, if that.

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curse of his father

Revisado: 10-25-11

Joe Hill (son of King) is on his way to being a great supernatural writer as long as he can conquer the curse handed down from his father. The novel itself contains a little supernatural thriller, a little romance, and a lot of mystery. Unfortunately, he can't hold the tensions together which blends the three together like a bad cocktail.
In this regard he follows his father's curse of having a, great beginning, decent middle, and a lackluster ending.

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stories of presence

Revisado: 12-15-10

Yancey introduces several beautiful and poetic stories allowing us to see God's presence has always been with us. While there really is no bad Yancey book this is not one of his better books. He basically reworks many of his articles from Christianity Today, which is still great stuff but doesn't have his usual flow.

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Lahiri is Austen

Revisado: 12-09-10

Larhiri is India's Jane Austen, and if read with that in mind you'll love these short stories. They are not to be read for a moral or social tidbit but for the dialogue. Her wordplay between family, friends and neighbors paint a beautiful tapestry. Pay attention to what is said and not said. If you do then you'll start to playback your own conversations between family, friends, and neighbors and be better for it.
My only critique is similar to my critique of Austen - conversation is important but constant chitchat never goes anywhere leaving you feeling like somebody gave you a $1 hamburger instead of the $10 one you ordered.
I'd say more but I'll reserve it for another conversation.

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