Reviews of Sci-fi Audio Books

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: A good reading of my least favorite book in the series.
Long Review: The disappearance of Fenchurch, the appearance of Random, the multiple Trillians–it’s all too much, and too dark to fit well into the series. Adams himself was open about his disappointment in the tone […]

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: Another decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: Er, fourth verse, same as the second? Thankfully, no.
I love this series, as I […]

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Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams

Life, the Universe and Everything
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: Another decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: My opinions on this audiobook are, sensibly, quite similar to my opinions on The Restaurant at the End of […]

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: A decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: I love this series, as I mentioned in my review of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to […]

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Short Review: A great reading of one of my favorite goofy novels.

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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake
Author: Margaret Atwood
Read by: Campbell Scott
Short Review: A dystopian “speculative fiction” (Atwood’s term) novel tracking a young man’s experiences in pre- and post-apocalyptic world, complete with a ridiculously sheltered genius caste, chaotic plebe lands, corporations run amuck, transgenic species, genetic engineering and cloning to the nth degree, a new, broken Eden, with a side of crushing love-triangle thrown in for good measure.

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