Abdul Zarawal

that's not how they taught it in high Is school!

Revisado: 01-23-23

A fascinating, unvarnished look at the Civil War through the eyes of the common soldier rather than the generals and politicians we usually read from. Certainly not the way I learned it in high school! Excellent read!

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tedious and uninteresting

Revisado: 08-09-22

great narration, but the story bored me to tears. I must be horribly uncultured but if this is a literary masterpiece I couldn't see it. unendingly tedious.

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incredible stories, held back by poor barration

Revisado: 02-19-21

I've listened to Tilt talk in a half dozen Jocko podcasts and been amazed at the stories, which are crazier than fiction. I bought the book to learn more in depth. While the narratives are incredibly compelling, his voice and style and flow are driving me nuts. It feels as if he's reading the prose for the first time.

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outstanding longitudinal view of modern China

Revisado: 11-17-20

Excellent! easy to follow, combining cultural and historical factors from inside and out. I only wish yhere was an addendum for 2009-2020, as I would appreciate the author's perspective here.

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Corpsman mispronounced will drive Vets nuts

Revisado: 07-30-20

good story of the family business and fairly well written. The narrator just couldn't sell it. the words didn't carry the weight correctly. And as an Infantryman, the mispronunciation of "corpsman" drove me bananas. Small, I know. But it makes the story feel less genuine. Great ending.

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great read, but need maps!

Revisado: 07-20-20

Great book, but hard to follow geographically via audiobook without maps. This made it difficult to visualize operations

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great for an 80s kid!

Revisado: 09-07-18

excellent narration and engrossing storyline...if it matches your timeline. Tons of electronics nostalgia for me. I recognized and played with a lot of the systems it talks about because I was only behind the "Halliday" character by a few years. Bet the book isn't nearly as cool for 20-somethings who never programmed a Commodore 64 or had an Atari 1200, Colecovision, Intellivision, or ever pumped a million quarters into Galaga or Joust or Tempest or Robitron. I did, and I loved all the 80s trivia!

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Fantastic imagery...but what was the point?

Revisado: 05-03-17

McCarthy's prose is an endless and breathtaking cascade of stunning brutality that would probably defy description in the hands of a lesser author. However, I didn't find the story compelling at all when contrasted with The Road, so it got tedious quickly and my mind wandered. I never connected well enough with any of the characters to care much about what would happen to them, so the plot (what was it really?) just faded into the background, barely stringing together events. The Road is one of the best audible books I've ever listened to. Go there first.

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A pale shadow, riding coat tails of the original

Revisado: 10-27-16

Great voice acting, but the story seemed slow and plodding and full of holes compared to the original. Without the first book to prop it up, this would have been even less Interesting. It marks the end of my Dune journey.

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A heart-rending yet proud account of the madness

Revisado: 10-06-15

Like nothing I've ever read, it covers the emotional toll and all of the deprivations, inhumanity, and general nastiness of my profession while remaining proud of the accomplishments of the Marines in the Pacific Theater of Operations. No "dulce et decorum est" account, this is enough to make anyone question the madness and waste that is war. I appreciated the personal window into Sledge's internal conflict and terror as he underwent his baptism by fire, and as he fought through and observed the campaigns on Pelelieu and Okinawa.

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