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Mostly fictionalized.

Revisado: 10-18-19

This book is embarrassingly bad. The author states at the beginning that the dialogue was fictionalized. Facts comprise about 10% of this book, and the rest is fictionalized dialogue. The written dialogue is horrendously poor and expository. Even the most famous kill is barely more than a sentence of facts, while the rest of that particular story is imaginary dialogue.

The author should be embraced of this work.

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Desperately wants to be Anthony Swofford's Jarhead

Revisado: 03-01-18

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The author desperately wants "Eat the Apple" to be Anthony Swofford's "Jarhead," but it falls well short. Although it tries to use Swofford's method of writing, it's missing Swofford's raw, yet poetic voice.

Overall, it is a decent read/listen, but the glowing reviews of this book on Amazon.com are clearly from the author's friends and family.

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Story is OK, but narrator is horrible.

Revisado: 01-30-18

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I read about Jason Delgado in Brandon Webb's The Killing School, and was interested in his time as a Marine sniper. His story is OK, but doesn't add much substance to the subject matter. Other books on this topic are more informative and more interesting, with far less ego.

I would urge anyone interested in this book to read the actual book instead of listening to the audiobook. Peter Berkrot's narration is horrible. It's melodramatic and he doesn't know how to properly say the military terms. He also pronounces "oorah" as "yeah". Listening to him made me cringe. The author should be embarrassed to have Berkot reading the book.

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Good story, but poorly produced audiobook.

Revisado: 01-22-18

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book as a whole is interesting, and Webb and Mann are clearly good at telling stories. A lot of this book is retold in The Killing School, but adds some finer details of Webb's personal journey.

The strange thing about this audiobook is that Brandon Webb summarizes each chapter right before the narrator begins each chapter. He tells the listener what they're about to hear, often times ruining the unfolding of the story. Not sure who thought that was a good idea. Webb would have better served the listener by skipping the summaries and instead, making sure the narrator could properly pronounce military terms. Prospective listeners should read the book instead of listening to this audiobook.

What didn’t you like about Jon Bailey’s performance?

Narrator mispronounced military terms and acronyms. He repeatedly says BUD/S as "b-u-d-s" instead of "buds". Whoever produced this audiobook did the listener a disservice by not taking more pride in their work and making sure everything was right.

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Good story, horrible narration.

Revisado: 01-12-15

Very good story, but the horrible narration made me cringe every time I listened to it. Do yourself a favor and just read the book.

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