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Solid concept / poor delivery

Revisado: 02-04-24

I felt he undermined his entire argument by talking so fast as he read the book. It made me feel anxious listening to him.

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Great story, great narration

Revisado: 11-23-18

Craig has a great ear for dialogue. This was my first listen of his work and of George's narration - they're like Elton John and Bernie Taupin together. I'm normally not a fan of serials but I look forward to more of Craig's work.

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Pietism Filtered by Political Stereotypes

Revisado: 06-30-18

I'm very interested in Pietism.
The political stereotypes of the first chapter don't interest me at all. Can't (or maybe shouldn't) a sound theology be apolitical? It is my hope and suggestion that instead of citing Pew Research Political Surveys, the authors should actually talk to their neighbors - the neighbors whose thoughts and votes are different than their own. Talking to your neighbor instead of about your neighbor - that is the beginning of true understanding.
I did not finish the book after the first and second chapters.

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A Path to Nowhere

Revisado: 12-23-16

I appreciate that Ms. Brown gained renewed faith from her journey, but I couldn't follow the story beyond "Light pollution is bad" and "the Bible always links 'darkness' with 'evil.'"
I agree with the former. I have no problem with the latter - I'm not into semantics games.

I think it was Ambrose Bierce who wrote "O children of the sunlight and gas lamp, you know not of half the world in which you live." Very true, and I think Ms. Brown was following that course of logic. Perhaps I expected too much.

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It's on my repeat list

Revisado: 09-02-14

The best historical pictures contain activities of daily life. People doing what they did every day. To anyone who thinks they understand a time period of the past, I would say this - try to write down in detail what they did every day - not in broad strokes but in detail. It's the details that make the story.
Reading how communities traded and bartered, how salt was extracted and brought north, how the south allocated certain provisions and collected taxes, the dangers created as local militias interpreted the war - it's all fascinating and very well told.

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I'm addicted to Cambridge Spy Ring stories

Revisado: 09-02-14

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was the first book I owned in hardback. And Peter Wright's "Spycatcher" is in my library - and the story behind the book's publishing is almost as good as the printed book.
So I was a little surprised that there was anything left to tell about these rogues. But Ben Macintyre does a great job of storytelling and adds a lot of facts I didn't know or had forgotten.
So much of post WWII politics can be read through the actions and outing of these men. Maybe McCarthy never gains prominence in the U.S. Senate if they hadn't existed. McCarthyism never would have occurred.
Until I read this book, I think I was of the Angleton frame of mind; that Philby was an active poison right up until he defected from Beirut. This is an excellent telling of how Philby SEEMED to fool everyone, andt Macintyre does a great job of showing the toll it took on Philby, and the incredible luck that seemed to follow him everywhere. The amount of alcohol consumed, as Macintyre tells it, is astonishing.
A very good book on a topic that has already been well documented. Kudos to Macintyre for an amazing accomplishment.

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The hard side of Faulkner

Revisado: 07-01-14

I am a lifelong fan of Faulkner, but this is one work I have never read. While it has many of the style traits I love in Faulkner; the sharp, hard focus on the subject of race and the angst of the main character leaves me dry.
"Light in August" is an admirable work, and I read it to close a gap in my Faulkner reading history. But unlike "Intruder in the Dust" and "The Reivers," each of which I've read several times, I'll never read "Light in August" again.

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Misleading Audible Recommendation

Revisado: 05-30-14

I purchased this book based on Audible's recommendation to me. It is very clever and well done, but there is nothing in the review concerning the amount of vulgar language. To me, "irreverent" and "vulgar" are not interchangeable.
Not a bad book, but definitely not one that I have any interest in hearing front to back.

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Stegner's great talent doesn't resonate with me

Revisado: 03-17-14

I've tried and tried to read Stegner - I've started this book three times, and I also have 'Angle of Repose' and 'Big Rock Candy Mountain,' and I just can't make it work. Stegner is very talented, but I can't make any lasting connection to his characters and their lives.

I have the same problem with Philip Roth's work. Very good stuff, but zero resonance with me.
So I feel a little guilty giving a low review - but it's an honest opinion of my relationship with the book and not meant as an opinion of Stegner's talent.

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Terrible editing ruined a fair story

Revisado: 03-14-14

The editing is so choppy that phrases are repeated in two or three instances. The story feels rushed as the reader flies past punctuation.

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