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Wants to read Ordem Paranormal: O Segredo na Floresta, parte 2

Did anyone else try out the Apple Voice Technology offered for free by Draft2Digital to produce audiobooks? I was amazed at how terrible and primitive the Apple Voice Technology actually is, considering what Apple is. Here's one clue about how terrible the technology is: I wrote a book in 2023 under the pen name N.J. Edwards. The computer-generated male voice introduced the audiobook this way: "This is an audiobook by author New Jersey Edwards. Granted, New Jersey Edwards is a fantastic pen name. I wish I'd thought of it. But that is not the author's name on the front of my book. The audiobook of my novel BEER POUR is so atrocious that there's actual computer code jibberish spoken in the middle of a dialogue scene. I could go on and on about all the flaws, but there's not enough room here. Go back to the drawing board, Apple. #Apple #audiobook #books #bookstodon #mastodon #book #novel #novel #voice #tech #technology #author #NewJersey #draft2digital #D2D #computergenerated #computer #introduction #intro #introductions #scribesAndMakers #writing #writersCoffeeClub #writer #publishing #MyWork #writersOfMastodon #writers #writersLife #indieAuthor #author #authors #audio #audiofiction #startup

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Wants to read Aftershocks

Wants to read The Unincorporated Man

Rated Drive 10/10

Short and sweet. James does such a GREAT job of these tight little stories. Filling in such an interesting part of the Expanse "lore". Recommended.

Rated Not Till We Are Lost 8/10

Clearly setting up some more adventures. We're back to a lot of parallel things happening at the same time. Some of the subplots are SUPER interesting. Some are not. Still excited for the next book...or three.

Finished reading Heaven's River

Rated The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 8/10

This book is fascinating...and WEIRD. Very much a truth is stranger than fiction story.<br/><br/>HUGE respect for the OED. Wow!

Rated The Mite Forge 8/10

Lots of long descriptions of fights. Often fun, but starting to wear on me a bit. Love the characters. Love the world building. Love the non-fight-taunting interactions.

Rated A House Reborn 8/10

Really fun watching the characters grow. Getting a lot more into sword fighting in this one, which at times gets a bit drawn out. Still enjoying.

Rated Colony Three Mars 6/10

I was done with the series after this one. Decent action, but I felt that the story got pretty played out.

Rated Finder 4/10

I tried. Honestly. Couldn't get into it. Even tried re-listening to chapters. 🤷‍♂️

Rated Colony Two Mars 8/10

The series starts losing steam, but this one was still fun.

Rated Colony One Mars 8/10

Basically zombies is space. Fun. Interesting.

Rated A Court of Wings and Ruin 8/10

enjoying the series. fun ride.

Rated Ringworld 6/10

Interesting. Fascinating. Not *amazing*. Solid.

Rated Livesuit 8/10

So glad these guys are back writing. A darker world, but the world building is amazing.

Rated The Lost Metal 8/10

Read all of these books. So fun. Such a great ride.

Rated The Bands of Mourning 8/10

Rated Shadows of Self 8/10

Wants to read Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Wants to read Abundance

Rated Desperate Measures 8/10

Gah! Now I have to wait for #6!!!

Rated Recon 8/10

Yeah, eating these like skittles.

Rated First Strike 8/10

Keeps being fun and exciting and interesting.<br/><br/>Craig REALLY found a fun angle on mythology and religion here. Very cool, modern take on the fantasy genre.