T. Mettler

Great story, less the browbeatings...

Revisado: 12-15-23

Let's start with the story...I loved it. King is a (the) master and as always, makes the reader care about the characters. And...we already loved Holly Gibney, so that was a gimme. Adding nothing to the story, IMHO, was the endless mixing into the story of generous dollops of COVID mantra...vaccines, masks, social distancing, etc. etc. I knew from previous reviews that it was coming, so I just put my head down and took it. I guess I see discussions re: COVID as more akin to religious discussions...that is, one side will make faith based arguments, to which there can be no real argument, and the other will fly the flags of facts which will doubtless conflict with faith, so you're back at the beginning. At the end of the day, I really don't need to hear about it in a work of fiction. But hey, it's Stephen King...so, I'll read it. To summarize, I loved the characters and the story, par for the course for my relationship with the author, but I did not need all the covid stuff, which detracted (for me) slightly from the story. I found it more of a distraction. Thanks and enjoy!

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Nance is pretty good!

Revisado: 12-13-23

This is my second Nance audiobook. I’ve seen the guy on Air Disasters and he seems like an expert in the field of aviation. I hope as John continues to write, he can rid himself of some old terminology…like calling women ‘foxy’…he has several rarely used words that he uses over and over…but whatever…the story was interesting and plausible, and he made me care about the characters, so that’s something. Also, it was included in my membership, so that helped.

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Just OK for me…

Revisado: 05-08-23

I found the narrator difficult to hear, especially while driving. I’ve got a little hearing loss but after around 150 titles, this is the first time that I think the style and type of voice by the narrator was tough for me. YMMV.
The story was a cool idea, but for me, it lost steam and ended like a piece of toast falling off your plate and onto the floor, butter side down. Again, maybe you’ll like it, but I felt the believability decreasing with each chapter. Not bad, just not great.

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Pleasantly surprised...

Revisado: 12-13-21

Tried this title because it was 'Included' ... I really enjoyed the story and the narration. Some reviewers felt that the narration was 'boring' or monotone, disinterested. I couldn't disagree more. The guy (Hassell) reminded me a bit of Douglas Adams reading his own books. I thought he was very good. Anyway...the story may have been a bit of a reach, and I found the style somewhat disjointed (timeline - wise). Several times I needed to back up a couple minutes to make the transitions work. Bottom line, I liked it...I hope you do too.

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Great listens.

Revisado: 11-26-21

Time flew and the (2) book series was over. Fuchs does a great job with character development and the storyline is believable enough. There are no epic plot twists or mysteries that need solving. There are however, harrowing, nail biting series of combat cliffhangers. Bray is awesome too.

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Good if not predictable storyline.

Revisado: 10-07-21

So to start with, Snyder's narration is fine for the characters that are not Andreus. For Dewey, he does this dead sounding ultra-low, emotionless voice...which may be exactly what they were trying for, but I didn't love it. No more digging on Snyder, it must be hard work. The story (w/o spoilers) ... is predictable. Here's the thing...the Andreus character is largely invincible, to the point of unbelievability. He is able to take a tumble from a moving vehicle at high speed in the dead of winter, having already been shot (in Europe!) and somehow make it back to DC in time to play a pivotal role in saving the day...when it seemed to me, the listener, that events were happening simultaneously in Europe and the US. I don't get it. Still, an enjoyable 'read', and if you're looking at this, you will likely buy it anyway...despite the shortcomings.

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Loved it!

Revisado: 01-30-21

Cool story of triumph in an impossible situation. Enough tech talk to keep my inner nerd happy. Really enjoyed the Bray as narrator.. hope you like it too.

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Great read! (Listen!)

Revisado: 01-06-21

Hey all...I’ve enjoyed Rooting for Haller quite a bit during this series. Don’t worry MC, I’ll still get the next book even if there’s no cliffhanger regarding Mickey’s relationship with Maggie!

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Exciting read...

Revisado: 09-15-19

I like Carr’s style. True Believer was a great read for me...while I enjoy the genre, some authors seem to get mired in technical terminology that really doesn’t mean that much to me. While Carr certainly describes weapon systems and all the bits involved, he doesn’t get lost in it. The story is always on top, and I like his character development. I find Carr’s books to be fun, mostly plausible reads.

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