![]() ![]() ![]() I wish Audible provided a separate rating category for "audio production" because I have to rate down the performance because the audio has flaws that just shouldn't be there. One of the few narrators I have heard that could do a child's voice without making me gag. The narrator is superb - lovely voice with excellent character voices. In spite of some flaws, overall, I found the book immensely entertaining, terribly imaginative, and far more literary than many sci-fi novels. Characters are likable, settings are wonderfully vivid, but the plot gets far more convoluted than necessary. There are so many interesting sociological themes woven into this book that an English teacher could have a real field day with it. The second half of the book is rather irritating with dangling plot points, gratuitous sex (not needed and worse yet, not erotic) and torture scenes, and ultimately a rushed ending. ![]() The first half of the book is truly brilliant both science fiction and fantasy woven together with beautiful Victorian-toned prose. The Diamond Age is both amazing and frustrating. ![]()
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