P. Schaefer

A stunning awakening

Revisado: 06-29-20

As a 55 year old raised in the Pacific Northwest I was stunned at the systematic governmental conspiracy to denigrate and "reslave" black Americans in the south after the Civil War. While Jim Crow was mentioned in school, nothing of the true magnitude, abuse or impact was even hinted at.

This book was a true revalation.

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Incredible stories from amazing people

Revisado: 07-11-19

A great book where I learned a lot of the history of the integration of the Marine Corp. But most importantly I had the opportunity to listen to many courageous brave men tell their stories of personal sacrifice and service to a nation that, for the most part, treated them horribly.

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More of an informative pamphlet than a book.

Revisado: 07-08-19

Certainly more than I ever knew on the topic but only a very scant review of the subject. Not worth a credit.

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Not worth a credit

Revisado: 01-12-19

I listened to this book only because I bought this and "The Girl in the Spider's Web" at the same time. What a mistake that was!
By far the worst book in the series. Lagercrantz cannot compare to Larssen and struggles to even keep a consistent storyline. He even forgot Salander has a photographic memory! The anti-male theme of the series continues with a strong misogynistic tone resulting in all antagonists calling females "whores." This was so pervasive and irritatingly unnecessary it made the book difficult to listen to.

I am sorry I purchased this and "The Girl in the Spider's Web" and will not purchase any more books in this series or books authored by Lagercrantz.

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Completely disappointed

Revisado: 01-08-19

Although I liked the first three books of this series by the time I was done with "The girl who kicked the Hornet's nest" I was so tired of the Larsson depicting most males as woman-hating chauvinistic pigs that it seemed it was more important for Larsson to deliver this message than focus on the plot. Whenever introducing any disparaging character it was only a few paragraphs before the author has the character call some woman a "whore."
Lagercrantz did minimize this a bit but then failed in so many other ways. Lisbeth Salander has gone back in time and is again dark, pierced, tattooed and angry. And seems to have forgotten that she has a photographic memory. It is almost like someone told Lagercrants the story about the three previous books and he then continued the series without any research. Unfortunately, I did not do my research prior to buying this and the following book and woefully regret it.

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Amazing learning experience

Revisado: 09-11-18

This book was written at a level which is easily understood yet transferred an amazing amount of information. Excellent narration that made you want to hear more.

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long, long and repetitive

Revisado: 07-12-18

I like the story initially but soon tired of the same thing for so long

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Too much Bromance!

Revisado: 12-16-17

The budding bromance between Joe and Skippy is way overboard in this book. That and the repetitive crisis that stumps Skippy but Joe is able, with his monkey brain, come up with an technically ingenious solution - every time. It was a good formula in Book 1 but there is no need to beat readers over the head with it. This book is like a modern action movie; there is no fear of impending doom concerning the good guys, they easily defeat the super villains every time.

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Overall very good book

Revisado: 02-11-17

I thought this was a very good book that drew me into the story so that I finished it in just a few days. Narrative was good, the story was just a bit too predictable.

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Better than movie

Revisado: 07-20-16

I was a little tainted having watched the movie first but, in the end enjoyed this story much more. Narrator was perfect for the story.

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