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Oh, Great! I Was Reincarnated as a Farmer
- By: Benjamin Kerei
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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Accidentally murdered by a cleric in another universe during a botched resurrection, Arnold, a semi-pro gamer, wakes upon an altar to find himself incarnated into the overweight body of a farmer who could have been his fatter twin. He’s not the hero. He’s not the villain. He’s certainly not the chosen one who is there to save the world. He’s a clerical error. It could be a bad joke, but apparently, it happens so often that they have a standard procedure for returning you.
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Not bad, but not as good as the hype suggests.
- By Christopher on 09-20-21
- Oh, Great! I Was Reincarnated as a Farmer
- By: Benjamin Kerei
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Returned it after several chapters
Reviewed: 06-19-22
I've read a lot of litRPGs. Some with heroes, done antiheroes, some with villains. Many do awful things to survive or protect the people they care about. I'm not above violence or dark themes at all.
This protagonist... with no necessity at all, within the first 2 chapters is offered a stick to beat a young woman. For no reason other than his own enjoyment. Not only does he accept (under zero duress) but discovers while doing so that he's loving it, having fun hitting this child, and is getting skill points so he just keeps beating her while laughing with glee. He's loving this.
Carl and Donut would never. Jason Asano would never.
Several chapters later, I'm still finding nothing particularly redeeming about him, or fun, or clever, or even fully dark and evil. You're supposed to like this guy? I'm meant to root for this ass? And right off the bat, the into tells me he's going to be ruler of this entire kingdom eventually? Hard pass on this guy as king.
On top of that, the writing felt stilted, and dialogue awkward. Like, the guy apparently woke up in this new world and YOU DON'T EVEN GET TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. It cuts straight to him saying "Yeah so I had woken up in this world, and then some lady found me and explained it all to me and here I am now being offered a stick to beat this kid with, and I'm loving it. Wait, now I'm a farmer? This is awful, poor me!"
I gave it a good maybe 4 chapters. I returned the book. I've literally never returned a title before. I have no idea what the hype for this book is about.
Maybe it got better. But I sure wasn't going to find out.
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The Fourth Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The battlefield realm: a realm where sects rise and fall. Where the ground trembles under the feet of fighters from the higher realms. Where riches are gained and empires lost. This is where Erik and Rugrat must go, if they want to increase their strength and the strength of Alva. They say that fortune favors the bold. This is the ten realms. To the victor go the spoils. The fourth realm will change their lives...or end them.
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Good book - bad audio recording
- By Louis on 02-25-20
- The Fourth Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Good but losing focus
Reviewed: 03-31-20
The narrator did a wonderful job, but the audio quality was lower than in the previous recordings, and varied in tone and quality inn sudden and distracting jumps.
The story was fine, a continuation, more of the same. But it begins to feel a little unfocused and you get fewer and fewer endearing moments with the main characters. I started to feel my mind wandering a bit occasionally, which did not happen in the previous books.
Still, it's fun, enjoyable tactical magical combat adventures and that's really what brought us through the first books!
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Martin Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.
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A good book tainted
- By Matthew on 07-29-06
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Martin Freeman
Classic sci-fi British comedy, round 2
Reviewed: 05-08-18
Obviously I love this book. It's book 2 of one of the best sci-fi or comedy books of all time. It's amazing. It's a classic. It's a riot.
But... the narration is a little dry. I love Martin Freeman but somehow his read is dry in the wrong way. And his Zaphod voice is for some reason an annoying Boston accent, and I find it really grating. I am left wishing it was more British, which is something I didn't think would be possible for a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book would ever need. I wish Stephen Fry had narrated the rest of the series.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
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HHTGH - Lightly Fried
- By J. Medany on 05-08-05
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
British comedy perfection
Reviewed: 05-08-18
Narration = perfect glib Brit. I couldn't have picked a better narrator. He reminds me of the BBC tv adaptation in the very best way. I only wish the rest of the books in the series had the same narrator.
Story = also perfectly glib.
But you knew that. This is a classic of sci-fi, comedy, and social commentary.
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Dungeon Born
- Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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For eons, conquering dungeons has been the most efficient way to become a strong adventurer. Although not everything is as straightforward as it seems. Several questions have always plagued the minds of those who enter these mythical places of power: why are there so many monsters? Where do the amazing weaponry and heavy gold coins come from? Why does the very air fill with life-giving energies? Cal has all of the answers to these age-old questions, for a very simple reason. He is a Dungeon Heart.
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A fun concept poorly executed
- By Lore on 11-01-17
- Dungeon Born
- Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
An unexpected delight!
Reviewed: 09-04-17
Fun, meticulous, intelligent, irreverent and action packed. The narrator does a wonderful job bringing to live enjoyable characters. This is a much better crafted tale than I anticipated.
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Witches Abroad
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Nigel Planer
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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What could be easier than preventing a servant girl from marrying a prince, especially for 3 clever witches? But Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick face more than they bargained for when they journey to the distant city of Genua. For one thing, their power is limited to Mrs. Gogol's weak voodoo spells, a one-eyed cat, and a second-hand magic wand that only works on pumpkins. Furthermore, the Godmother has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse. Do servant girls have to marry the prince?
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Great book, great performance, but poor quality
- By Eugene Bur on 11-30-11
- Witches Abroad
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Nigel Planer
Fun!
Reviewed: 02-17-17
I love all of the Discworld novels, but to be honest the Witches novels are my least favorite story line. But I still enjoyed listening to it being performed. The reading is great, but the sound quality itself is fairly poor.
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The Fifth Elephant
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Sam Vines is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police, and ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization, there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're werewolves - and they're catching up. Sam Vines is out of time and already out of breath...
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Discworld: Worth Visiting Again and Again
- By Michael on 08-01-03
- The Fifth Elephant
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
incredible narration
Reviewed: 01-02-17
I already knew I loved this book. I've read every Discworld novel, and always enjoy the humor, wit, and subtle poignancy of the tales Sir Pratchett crafts. But this narration adds another layer of enjoyment to an already wonderful book. Each character's voice has carefully performed individuality, with the added joy of amusing regional accents and affectations. This might be the crowning jewel of Briggs' narrations, and is not to be missed. Enjoy!
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