Comments on: The Jovian Gate Chronicles http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Ron http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-115827 Ron Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:23:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-115827 Tim, thank you for the constructive criticism. I do appreciate your taking the time to send me feedback and I agree with you: As this was my first shot at recording a podcast of my work, I had some challenges in learning how to do this. I know a lot more about editing now and the importance of different takes in getting the wording right. Thanks for taking the time to listen. Happy holidays! ron Tim, thank you for the constructive criticism. I do appreciate your taking the time to send me feedback and I agree with you: As this was my first shot at recording a podcast of my work, I had some challenges in learning how to do this. I know a lot more about editing now and the importance of different takes in getting the wording right.

Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Happy holidays!

ron

]]> By: Tim http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-113147 Tim Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:50:47 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-113147 I have to agree with Gail, the story itself was good but the reader needs to learn to slow down a bit and speak a bit more clearly. Ron, I'd like to listen to more of your work so if you post another story I'll listen, I just hope you learn some good lessons from this Podiobook, slow down and edit a bit better (heard a lot of mistakes that you missed in your editing). I have to agree with Gail, the story itself was good but the reader needs to learn to slow down a bit and speak a bit more clearly. Ron, I’d like to listen to more of your work so if you post another story I’ll listen, I just hope you learn some good lessons from this Podiobook, slow down and edit a bit better (heard a lot of mistakes that you missed in your editing).

]]> By: Gail http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-105971 Gail Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:07:41 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-105971 An interesting premise, explored from four viewpoints. Well written. The performance, however, hit on several of my pet peeves so I didn't enjoy it as much as I might have. Most of the problems could be fixed just by reading more slowly. Slow. Down. Then if the reader learns to pronounce all the words in the story, it would be soooo much better! An interesting premise, explored from four viewpoints. Well written. The performance, however, hit on several of my pet peeves so I didn’t enjoy it as much as I might have. Most of the problems could be fixed just by reading more slowly. Slow. Down. Then if the reader learns to pronounce all the words in the story, it would be soooo much better!

]]> By: Chris http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-96633 Chris Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:51:14 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-jovian-gate-chronicles/#comment-96633 I was a little hesitant on this book because the description talked so much about "the church" so I thought religion would be a stumbling block for this book. In the end though I don't think religion played an overreaching role in this story. Obviously a lot of what happened in the story had religious connotations, the stigmata, virgin mary, talking with god, etc. I didn't feel it was preachy though. I really just thought it was a sci-fi story. The characters were developed, there were aliens and spaceships and colonies on other planets which made the story seem very much like hard sci-fi. The story jumped around a bit. Started at a time period then jumped to the future then to the past and from planet to planet in the process. Assuming you could keep it all straight it ends up being a good listen. I was a little hesitant on this book because the description talked so much about “the church” so I thought religion would be a stumbling block for this book. In the end though I don’t think religion played an overreaching role in this story. Obviously a lot of what happened in the story had religious connotations, the stigmata, virgin mary, talking with god, etc.

I didn’t feel it was preachy though. I really just thought it was a sci-fi story. The characters were developed, there were aliens and spaceships and colonies on other planets which made the story seem very much like hard sci-fi.

The story jumped around a bit. Started at a time period then jumped to the future then to the past and from planet to planet in the process. Assuming you could keep it all straight it ends up being a good listen.

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