Jonathan B

Awesome Narrators & Story

Revisado: 07-11-24

Love the narrators and storyline. Well written, easy to follow and narrators helped bring the story to life.

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Always Waiting for the Next Book

Revisado: 03-06-23

Love how there is humor, a creative story line and awesome narration!! I greatly appreciate, that the books stay upbeat and have a can-do attitude. I am always looking forward to the next book!

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good but not great

Revisado: 09-21-22

excellent narration.
Author has an amazing podcast called Fall of Civilizations. this historical novel was pretty good, but not too great. The parallel storylines thing is kind of predictable but the book does a good job bringing ancient Assyria to life and showing the evil of ISIS.
recommend on sale, for a free credit, or of you really love listening to things about Assyria.

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Takes a one-sided view of a complex issue.

Revisado: 02-02-22

I wanted to like this story, just I want to side with the Rhodesians. They are the clear underdog and they really did pull off some insane military accomplishments against all odds. However, this book also ignores the mini-apartheid and racist policies of early Rhodesia. It seems blind to the hold the whites had in the country and the anti-democratic policy of consistently opposing majority rule. It was a savage war where both sides had points, heroes, legitimate claims, and military successes, but this book only expresses half of that.

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Ok

Revisado: 11-03-21

Think Clive Cussler in space. Which means it’s fun but I guess I expected more. It’s full of action and cool details about the space program but it seemed to drag on and the characters weren’t relatable, especially the American “bad guy”.

Check it out on sale or if you have a credit you just have to burn.

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Short but intensely interesting

Revisado: 11-01-21

A little bit of history I never knew but told everyone about when I did. The Constant podcast recently did a series on this subject as well, but I would recommend this book as a better use of your time on the subject. Both the explanation and solution to the "problem" are well-portrayed. Be sure to look up pictures of the devices!

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Very good overview of SW plains culture

Revisado: 11-01-21

I felt this was a fair telling of both sides of the conquering of the West. Brutality was abundant on every side, but I draw the conclusion the whites were morally corrupt as the Comanches and other Plains tribes' moral systems did not consider murder or torture "wrong". It was normal to them, a "Bible" telling not to avenge or brutalize was foreign. the whites however had to go past their morality and dehumanize the tribes.
Living in the far east of Comancheria, I felt this was an important part of my local history and that this book was a fair portrayal of the death of the West. Also Quanah Parker is well-known round these parts.

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Good read for martial arts fans

Revisado: 11-01-21

Found out about this series on r/bjj, and as a fellow butt-scooter, I appreciated the writing style of this uniquely-written book.The overall plot is somewhat generic scifi, but no worries, the flavor, style, and detail in the writing does not make this a generic listen (or read). If you don't do martial arts or Brazilian Jui-jitsu I can't say how much you will enjoy this book, but if you do, this is a beautiful book I thoroughly enjoyed.
Combat is not without cost or detail in this book. The fight scenes are choreographed and described well. Its a bargain, get it!

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Balanced and Interesting

Revisado: 09-24-21

I throughly enjoyed this balanced history of the American southwest and New Mexico/Navajo country in particular.
Although I will say the climax of the book occurs at the 3/4 mark, leaving the ending rather flat in my opinion. While still interesting, it seems unbalanced. Still highly recommended despite the narrator’s unwillingness to pronounce Spanish correctly

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Quirky Sci-Fi that I binged

Revisado: 05-31-21

I loved it. The book is like a humorous nerd, quirky with jokes everywhere and lots of science thrown in. This makes it a joy to read (listen to). The time just passes as the narrator also skillfully portrays the very diverse cast of characters. I will probably listen to this one again this year. While it is a bit ridiculous and does have plot holes, the charm of the setting, detail, and plot make up for them in general. Its like a sweet delicacy that you know has issues but it doesn't matter, you continue enjoying it until you're done!

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