Michael Balzoa

Superb Story Well Told

Revisado: 03-21-25

Excellent multifaceted story read by a very talented Mark Bramhall whose only flaw was mangling the pronunciation of Nat Herreshoff. Seven Stars!

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Another Great Story!!!!

Revisado: 01-05-23

Great story, great narration, Nuff
said. They want more words to finish this review, so here they are: great story, great narration, nuff said.

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Fascinating!

Revisado: 02-04-22

Extremely well done on all fronts. Thus is my review. Here are the extra words they stupidly requie. :-(

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Good Plot - Poor Presentation

Revisado: 03-07-20

Both performers were mediocre at best, and the sound effects and other dramatic devices fell on deaf ears here. Just get one competent reader who can do both male and female voices.!!! (They are out there!

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Excellent!

Revisado: 03-01-17

Totally unbelievable - Totally cool, and the narration was nonpareil. I find this performance to have been better than the actual book - which I read without the Mississippi accents.

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Straightforward, Good Plot, Interesting Characters

Revisado: 03-20-16

The plot, while not complex, has enough twists and turns to keep one's attention from flagging. The characters are interesting and likable enough to invite a sequel or even a series. This may not be actual literature on a plane with Les Miserables or Grapes of Wrath, but it is a great, compelling story. Congratulations to Mr. Hurwitz.

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Masterfully Done - Five Stars

Revisado: 12-15-13

Perhaps Nevil Shute Norway's best book, although A Town Like Alice may win out on that score, this is a delightful tale with delightful characters. The story itself is dramatic at the same time that it is whimsical. The Oregon bumpkin who sailed by the seat of his pants, the thinly disguised John Weyerhauser, and other characters who came and went gave the book great charm. It is a great read AND a great listen. The reader, Frank Muller, was excellent in that he gave the book flavor and character without "performing." This book is one of the very few that can be listened to multiple times with great enjoyment on each occasion. (I've done it.)

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Unsuited For Audio

Revisado: 08-26-11

This excellent book is one of those that needs to be read in small doses, set aside for a few minutes, and then resumed after careful consideration. The nature of the spoken word is much different that the written word. The written word stays put on the page and can be revisited at will for further study, but the spoken word proceeds apace and must be digested and analyzed on the fly. This is why great orators are so highly regarded, and also explains the widespread nature of demagoguery.

In this book the author raises many issues that require further examination if one is to gain anything at all from the presentation, and he raises them in rapid succession. In spite of the excellent, undistracting narration, the listener is wont to pause the reading, then resume it, pause, resume, backtrack, resume, backtrack, and so on. I've found that by repeating the chapters two, three, and even four or five times one can come away with a grasp of the material that satisfies.

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Another Well Conceived Silva Opus

Revisado: 08-26-11

These ratings should really include a separate feature for the narration. Five stars in that section for this book. Four for the novel itself only because I am loath to pass out five stars for any but the very, very best, and it would be hard for one to imagine a serial novel being on the same level as Les Miserables or Huckleberry Finn. Nonetheless, this was a rock-solid effort on the part of Daniel Silva. Kudos.

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Feudal Japan Bodice Rip & Tear Romance

Revisado: 08-26-11

The potential of this book was unfulfilled in the end. The setting was well done. The characters were well conceived and well drawn. The narration was considerably above average. But there were holes in the fabric of the novel. Certain intriguing avenues were left unexplored. While entertaining enough it left me dissatisfied, for when all was said and done it amounted to nothing more than a romance novel.

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