I enjoyed the book, but I have a problem with the “all ages” rating. Over a hundred million people dying horribly is not a ‘family friendly’ concept. Nor is sneaking it into what starts as a story about a twelve year old boy.
I enjoyed the philosophy. I think Gail, who objected to the idea that ideas could spread through the school system so rapidly, missed the point. These ideas are magical and transforming. They turn people into dragons. They cause people to quit their jobs and ignore the bureaucracy.
";}s:7:"summary";s:515:"I enjoyed the book, but I have a problem with the "all ages" rating. Over a hundred million people dying horribly is not a 'family friendly' concept. Nor is sneaking it into what starts as a story about a twelve year old boy. I enjoyed the philosophy. I think Gail, who objected to the idea that ideas could spread through the school system so rapidly, missed the point. These ideas are magical and transforming. They turn people into dragons. They cause people to quit their jobs and ignore the bureaucracy.";s:12:"atom_content";s:553:"I enjoyed the book, but I have a problem with the “all ages” rating. Over a hundred million people dying horribly is not a ‘family friendly’ concept. Nor is sneaking it into what starts as a story about a twelve year old boy.
I enjoyed the philosophy. I think Gail, who objected to the idea that ideas could spread through the school system so rapidly, missed the point. These ideas are magical and transforming. They turn people into dragons. They cause people to quit their jobs and ignore the bureaucracy.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1295011208;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: quandmeme";s:4:"link";s:86:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-304023";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"quandmeme";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:19:22 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/#comment-304023";s:11:"description";s:629:"At the two thirds mark I thought you were simply channelling the 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' book. The Raid was a bit of a surprise given the frozen time bit. You had a real chance at some characters and you went way over the top with the philosophy of knowledge. Seems like it would have been a better challenge to try to enact the journey through narratives or generations instead of ripping Larry out of his context and having him grow up in a chapter. Your ability with the accents set the bar really high. You had such high production quality and reading and voices that I was looking for a narrative depth as well.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:672:"At the two thirds mark I thought you were simply channelling the
‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ book.
The Raid was a bit of a surprise given the frozen time bit.
You had a real chance at some characters and you went way over the top with the philosophy of knowledge. Seems like it would have been a better challenge to try to enact the journey through narratives or generations instead of ripping Larry out of his context and having him grow up in a chapter.
Your ability with the accents set the bar really high. You had such high production quality and reading and voices that I was looking for a narrative depth as well.
";}s:7:"summary";s:629:"At the two thirds mark I thought you were simply channelling the 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' book. The Raid was a bit of a surprise given the frozen time bit. You had a real chance at some characters and you went way over the top with the philosophy of knowledge. Seems like it would have been a better challenge to try to enact the journey through narratives or generations instead of ripping Larry out of his context and having him grow up in a chapter. Your ability with the accents set the bar really high. You had such high production quality and reading and voices that I was looking for a narrative depth as well.";s:12:"atom_content";s:672:"At the two thirds mark I thought you were simply channelling the
‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ book.
The Raid was a bit of a surprise given the frozen time bit.
You had a real chance at some characters and you went way over the top with the philosophy of knowledge. Seems like it would have been a better challenge to try to enact the journey through narratives or generations instead of ripping Larry out of his context and having him grow up in a chapter.
Your ability with the accents set the bar really high. You had such high production quality and reading and voices that I was looking for a narrative depth as well.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1247631562;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: James";s:4:"link";s:86:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-238997";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"James";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:51:31 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/#comment-238997";s:11:"description";s:412:"I really enjoyed this book, and although at times it felt like an after-school special, it persevered in its message and really made me think. The only problem I had is that the end didn't feel like the end. There was no "The End" or anything, it feels very incomplete. Maybe that was intentional but it was very unsettling when just listening to it straight through and finding out there is nothing after 15.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:438:"I really enjoyed this book, and although at times it felt like an after-school special, it persevered in its message and really made me think. The only problem I had is that the end didn’t feel like the end. There was no “The End” or anything, it feels very incomplete. Maybe that was intentional but it was very unsettling when just listening to it straight through and finding out there is nothing after 15.
";}s:7:"summary";s:412:"I really enjoyed this book, and although at times it felt like an after-school special, it persevered in its message and really made me think. The only problem I had is that the end didn't feel like the end. There was no "The End" or anything, it feels very incomplete. Maybe that was intentional but it was very unsettling when just listening to it straight through and finding out there is nothing after 15.";s:12:"atom_content";s:438:"I really enjoyed this book, and although at times it felt like an after-school special, it persevered in its message and really made me think. The only problem I had is that the end didn’t feel like the end. There was no “The End” or anything, it feels very incomplete. Maybe that was intentional but it was very unsettling when just listening to it straight through and finding out there is nothing after 15.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1224687091;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Gail";s:4:"link";s:86:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-193105";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Gail";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:47:28 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/#comment-193105";s:11:"description";s:658:"I made it to the end because there's a lot of good stuff here. However, starting with Episode Three, Ghadshyk became preachy and long-winded, and not only got away with it but was admired for it. That was hard to believe. Oddly enough though, the thing that annoyed me the most (and kept throwing me out of the story) was the way the schools were presented. I've been interacting with my local schools for years, and I just could not accept the progression of the new idea through the schools. So it might work better in the story without so many details. Schools are bureaucracies, and nothing spreads through a bureaucracy that fast, except maybe the flu.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:684:"I made it to the end because there’s a lot of good stuff here. However, starting with Episode Three, Ghadshyk became preachy and long-winded, and not only got away with it but was admired for it. That was hard to believe.
Oddly enough though, the thing that annoyed me the most (and kept throwing me out of the story) was the way the schools were presented. I’ve been interacting with my local schools for years, and I just could not accept the progression of the new idea through the schools. So it might work better in the story without so many details. Schools are bureaucracies, and nothing spreads through a bureaucracy that fast, except maybe the flu.
";}s:7:"summary";s:658:"I made it to the end because there's a lot of good stuff here. However, starting with Episode Three, Ghadshyk became preachy and long-winded, and not only got away with it but was admired for it. That was hard to believe. Oddly enough though, the thing that annoyed me the most (and kept throwing me out of the story) was the way the schools were presented. I've been interacting with my local schools for years, and I just could not accept the progression of the new idea through the schools. So it might work better in the story without so many details. Schools are bureaucracies, and nothing spreads through a bureaucracy that fast, except maybe the flu.";s:12:"atom_content";s:684:"I made it to the end because there’s a lot of good stuff here. However, starting with Episode Three, Ghadshyk became preachy and long-winded, and not only got away with it but was admired for it. That was hard to believe.
Oddly enough though, the thing that annoyed me the most (and kept throwing me out of the story) was the way the schools were presented. I’ve been interacting with my local schools for years, and I just could not accept the progression of the new idea through the schools. So it might work better in the story without so many details. Schools are bureaucracies, and nothing spreads through a bureaucracy that fast, except maybe the flu.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1215139648;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: SawyerIII";s:4:"link";s:86:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-187641";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"SawyerIII";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:25:08 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/15/dragons-truth/#comment-187641";s:11:"description";s:84:"Great book concept and narration, it just begs to find out who the kid was though...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:96:"Great book concept and narration, it just begs to find out who the kid was though…
";}s:7:"summary";s:84:"Great book concept and narration, it just begs to find out who the kid was though...";s:12:"atom_content";s:96:"Great book concept and narration, it just begs to find out who the kid was though…
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