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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 191,502
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 175,090
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174,538
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
A Sci-Fi Journey That Expands the Mind
Reviewed: 02-09-25
I personally liked this audiobook very much. The author’s writing style is captivating—an exciting storyline, strong ideas, and a fascinating sci-fi imagination. It felt like this book was made just for me. I enjoy science fiction writers who smoothly guide you to "new levels of thinking." Writers who don’t rely on action-packed "run, shoot, punch" storytelling.
The audiobook narrator was also excellent. He helped bring this highly "sci-fi world" to life.
After reading a book like this, you start to think that civilizations and "intelligent beings" in the universe may not be "human-like" at all. And if two such civilizations happen to meet by chance, they can still successfully communicate, cooperate, and work together towards a common goal.
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Investing in ETFs for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- By: Russell Wild
- Narrated by: Kyle Snyder
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Investing in ETFs for Dummies has all the basics you need to make calculated and profitable choices when investing in exchange-traded funds. ETFs make it possible for investors to quickly and easily gain exposure to wide swaths of the market. There are funds that are linked to popular market indices like the S&P 500, there are quirky thematic funds that allow you to invest in stuff like video game technology or breakfast commodities, and there's everything in between.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Finance or Marketing? Hard to Tell.
- By EriRav on 02-09-25
- Investing in ETFs for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- By: Russell Wild
- Narrated by: Kyle Snyder
Finance or Marketing? Hard to Tell.
Reviewed: 02-09-25
I listened bravely to about 75% of this audiobook. It’s safe to say that I won’t be finishing it. Personally, I did not like this audiobook, and I will explain why.
1. The discussion about ETFs was mostly focused on the USA. If you are from Europe, Asia, Latin America, or Africa, a lot of the content is just "noise" with little relevance to your situation.
2. The audiobook constantly lists ETF names and ticker codes one after another. Listening to this is difficult and tiresome. Maybe reading it directly would be better, I don’t know.
3. Many ETFs and the way they were presented felt like advertisements. For example, ESG ETFs were praised as if they were the ultimate form of "responsible and sustainable investing." However, in reality, such ESG ETFs may not be profitable in the long term. These so-called "green stocks" do not have a "magic wand effect." In the end, it is the investor who has to pay for the green transition through lower profits.
4. The audiobook narrator had a clear and fluent reading style, but I did not like it at all. It seemed like the book was aimed at an audience of teenagers or people in their 20s and 30s. The reading style and even the jokes were, to put it mildly, childish.
5. The audiobook could have been 50% shorter. For this kind of book, that would have been a huge advantage for the listener.
And so on.
For me, a book in the style of *"for Dummies"* serves as a lesson and a warning—to stay away from such books. Everything I wrote here is my personal opinion. I am a small investor, and I hoped to get something educational and useful from this book. But in the end, the actual benefit I got from this audiobook was minimal.
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