Space
A Novel
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Space
Narrated by:
Larry McKeever
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Narrated by:
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Larry McKeever
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Written by:
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James A. Michener
Praise for Space
“A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon. Space is one of his best books.”—The Wall Street Journal
“A novel of very high adventure . . . a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. Without question, the space program’s dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction.”—BusinessWeek
“Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth’s atmosphere.”—The New York Times
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What the critics say
“A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon. Space is one of his best books.”—The Wall Street Journal
“A novel of very high adventure . . . a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. Without question, the space program’s dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction.”—BusinessWeek
“Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth’s atmosphere.”—The New York Times
“A novel of very high adventure . . . a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. Without question, the space program’s dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction.”—BusinessWeek
“Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth’s atmosphere.”—The New York Times
Though I enjoyed reading that book at least half a dozen time, the narrator 's slow rendition, coupled with the bad recording, push me toward grabbing the book once more, and read myself.
Recording levels are too high
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The story itself covers many decades, a very interesting time in human history for the development of technology. The author revels in the minute details of anything technical from WWII bombs , to Korean War wooden planes, to the various stages of the space program techniques and machines. Unfortunately there’s little to no character development. The main fictional characters are static and shallow. The female characters fare the worst being blatant stereotypes.
The author shows deep knowledge of the facts and greater political implications but the personal lives of the main characters don’t get the same level of development or growth.
The science is good but the fiction is flat
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