Paul P.

Authors reading different book

Revisado: 11-20-22

I agree with the sentiments by the authors but listening to them speak while reading the book there are many differences between the two. I would guess that the Audiobook version is the most recent. Some confusion naturally results.

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good story, but redactions annoying

Revisado: 06-17-20

the narrator was highly skilled and did an excellent job. the redactions were annoying. seems like minimal rewriting could have fixed the problem.

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requires more than usual suspension of disbelief

Revisado: 06-09-20

aside from the gratuitous violence the character's friends were just as unbelievably willing to help with the carnage

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An interesting view of the War

Revisado: 05-14-20

I found the book compelling. The text and audio versions frequently differed in small and sometimes in significant ways.

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Important Book

Revisado: 12-02-18

My son is reading his copy and my grandsons are next. It's a book everyone would profit from reading. I gave out pens of light with the books.

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Story often moved slowly, narration languid

Revisado: 11-05-18

The first chapters drug along interminably, painfully describing Hornblower's domestic circumstances and his hidden doubts about about the wisdom of his choice of wife. The story suffered from the narration that sounded like William F. Buckley reading a fairy tale to a grandchild. There were some suspenseful passages and some good action parts, but all were hurt by the somnolent narration. I will continue with the written versions of the Hornblower series if narrated by the same person.

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Story often moved slowly, narration languid

Revisado: 11-05-18

The first chapters drug along interminably, painfully describing Hornblower's domestic circumstances and his hidden doubts about about the wisdom of his choice of wife. The story suffered from the narration that sounded like William F. Buckley reading a fairy tale to a grandchild. There were some suspenseful passages and some good action parts, but all were hurt by the somnolent narration. I will continue with the written versions of the Hornblower series if narrated by the same person.

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Preachy and self-aggrandizing pap

Revisado: 10-19-18

Randy Quaid's voice was all wrong. The story line was pathetic and there were sections throughout that we're self-serving and tiresome. The closing speech was a sermon of liberal talking points. It was hard to listen to the end.

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Finally, a history book I can get behind.

Revisado: 09-13-16

I liked the audio book version as a way to get a fresh view of history from a patriotic perspective while staying in shape. I'm 70 years old and learned many new things about the motivations behind the historical actions and surprising facts about many historic figures. I will probably listen again.

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A classic that was worth a listen

Revisado: 02-23-16

I knew a bit about the Civil War and saw the movie many years ago. The book was much longer and developing the characters took up a large portion of the story. Scarlett's character got the most attention of course. For me, the narrative of Scarlett's every thought became tiring and her thought processes were incredible to behold. My wife explained that the book's portrayal of Scarlett's thoughts was pretty close to an accurate picture of how women think. Rhett Butler was interesting but also hard to fathom. The two together presented an infuriating picture of two people that just couldn't be honest and continually made bad decisions based on greed and obstinacy. The backdrop of Southern society and the culture of the period was fascinating. The book gave a far different picture of slavery than is normally painted in current history and literature. The portrayal of the Reconstruction from the position of the losing side was very instructive and helps inform the attitude of the South even today. Overall I thought the book a necessary part of my literary resume. As with many of the classics the cost of the audiobook is quite reasonable.

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