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fun story, but abrupt ending

Revisado: 12-29-20

I liked the story, but it ended very abruptly. Reminds me of Porco Roso story

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A bit biased and repetitive

Revisado: 01-28-20

I would have preferred the author start by describing the ways politicians put money in their pockets, followed by examples. Instead the book starts with one politician, makes a vague case, then moves to the next. It would have been great to propose solutions to some of these problems. That said, the book convinced me that Trump is likely the least corrupt president in decades

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Refreshing

Revisado: 05-10-19

I very much enjoyed the story. In particularl, one could see clear similarities to modern persons on the political scene, the way corruption works in the government, and how the media deals with it. I found it a refreshing story line

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Obnoxius, and emotional manipulation

Revisado: 02-25-19

My first criticism is with the narrator. They have a very heavy Irish accent. -which would be ok if the story was in Ireland, but it is in Philadelphia. It gets old rather quickly with the "off" pronunciations.

As for the story,it spends way to much time trying to manipulate emotions. For example, it describes the police entering Gosnell's house, in hazmat suites, and having to leave because the fleas from the cats were so thick. Hello, they have hazmat suites and they are flea proof. Totally pointless, except for character assassination. This sort of thing goes on and on, and becomes very tiring. It spends lots of time trying to personify babys that have been aborted. --I can't even recall how many times it was mentioned that Baby X was swimming in the toilet. --uh, people have to be taught to swim. Flailing might have been an appropriate term, but again there seems to be a focus on emotional manipulation. author also harps on Gosnell performing abortions for the profit. --The man was running a "pill mill", making a fortune selling prescriptions for opioids. I'm sure this is where the cash in his house came from, not abortions. He could make far more with illegal prescriptions than he ever could with abortions.

The only reason I gave the book a 3 stars over all is it rightly points out the media bias. This story largely has been ignored due to abortion being a taboo subject. Unfortunately, this has become far to common in this day in age.

Lastly, the title is misleading. I wouldn't put Gosnell in the category of a serial killer. His actions, while illegal, are very different than a predator or someone who kills to steal. Gosnell admittedly ended human life by performing abortions. He is guilty of murder by forcing a birth and finishing the job externally. --something where the fetus would have eventually died. Gosenell just hastened that. -Very different than Ted Bundy or Gary Ridgeway.

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I enjoyed the story.

Revisado: 08-09-18

A good plot. Fun to listen to. The story is mildly believable and not totally in left field.

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I couldn't even finish it

Revisado: 04-27-18

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone from the "me too" movement.

Would you listen to another book narrated by R.C. Bray?

Yes.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Anger at the author. If I want a winy book by a democratic pundit, I would have turned on the news. I listen to books to avoid that.

Any additional comments?

After approximately the 30th reference to how horrible our current president is, I quit listening. The truly ironic thing is the most significant law against human trafficking was just recently signed into law, but the president that this author hates.

My advice to the author is keep politics to your personal life and out of your business.

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A bit predictable

Revisado: 03-06-18

It was an enjoyable listen, but it was very predictable. In other words, you knew how things were going to end. And not in general, but specifically,

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A decent listen, but it felt a bit repetitive

Revisado: 06-23-17

A great subject. I would have preferred a bit more background on the differences in manufacturing various opoids. Drug diversion was another rich area barely touched. The Mexican aspect got repetitive. Makes me want to know the number of times Xalisco and Nayarit were used.

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A horrid lack of direction

Revisado: 10-29-13

What disappointed you about Rabid?

The book is very predictable. It goes between bashing dogs, to how some horror story might have been rabies, then back to dogs, then on to some author who might have been influenced by rabies, and so on. There are a few rare moments where some useful information is given but they are far and few. You will probably lean more about rabies from Wikipedia than this book. --In short this is best described as a bad PHd thesis, which might have been ok if it were entertaining.

From a performance perspective, the reader drones on.

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