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Incredible, just like the “Red Notice”

Revisado: 09-14-23

I have the utmost respect for Bill Browder for standing up to someone like Putin. His sacrifice and obsession towards getting at least a little justice for Sergei Magnitsky is truly commendable. Bill has a real talent on keeping the listener engaged in the story. The only small thing I wasn’t a big fan of were Adam Grupper’s attempts at accents, but it’s really a small nuisance. Other than that, this is another excellent book that I couldn’t put down.

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Meh…

Revisado: 03-10-23

Chris may be a great astronaut, pilot, engineer, etc. he may not be a great writer, author and narrator this book is quite boring. Even the tense moments in this book feels drawn out and bland. Plain oats with water bland. I had to rewind multiple times just to realize that something Chris was trying to make into a big deal was actually something quite minute. His personal story is interesting but not a “I’ll write a whole book” interesting, but maybe “about me” on a personal webpage interesting.

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Skip!

Revisado: 12-02-22

If you’re looking for the same experience as BSS, you can skip this one. A couple hours in this is a completely different book. Religion and “capitalism good, socialism bad” is constantly shoved down your throat. Not to mention that it’s simply boring. Audible is clearly only showing positive reviews. I bought this on sale and still feel like I wasted my money.

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The narrator is what really makes this book shine

Revisado: 11-28-22

The story is definitely interesting but the narrator took this to another level and his ability to impersonate the different characters is bar none.

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Good book but the author makes me angry

Revisado: 10-08-22

While the book itself is a good recount of a Tiger tank commander’s experiences in World War 2, this particular author displays absolute fanaticism and lack of any regret about the atrocities committed by the Nazis. It appears that he completely dismisses the the fact that Germany was the aggressor and still blames the US for not going into war against the Soviets at the end of World War 2. In addition, he buys into the conspiracies about AIDS being man-made by Americans. He seems still bitter than Germany lost World War 2 and would have absolutely no qualms about doing it again.

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Get on with it, grandpa!

Revisado: 10-03-22

Remember that Simpsons episode where grandpa Simpson tells a story that keeps rambling on forever? You know, the Shelbyville one? Well, this book is exactly like this! The fact that this is 27 hours long is absolutely insane and unnecessary and should be cut down to 1/3rd, at least. I hope you have the patience because I certainly don’t. I guess that’s what happens when time stops existing in prison. Also, I can’t stand the loud breaths and “mouth sounds”. It would be bearable if it was read by a professional, but now it’s a torture!

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A snapshot of modern America

Revisado: 09-28-22

I am glad I got the audiobook after watching the movie. It’s much more in depth and really gives you a perspective on how a part of modern American underbelly lives. I’m amazed at how we can have people who are worth hundreds of billions and yet employ older people who should really be enjoying their retirements instead of walking 20 miles on concrete per day. This book is really a social commentary about one of the biggest issues plaguing modern America - wealth inequality and the failure of government to tax the rich.

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I don’t see what all the fuss is about

Revisado: 08-19-22

This is one of those highly rated books that I could barely get through. I have to give credit to the author for stretching this out out 20 hours about what essentially is a single topic - the military is dumb and bureaucratic. The narrator is pretty good, but has a tendency to emphasize his h’s so “white” becomes “hwite” and “where” becomes “hwere”. Halfway through the book I could swear the book started from the beginning. I guess that’s the style? Overall, a very “meh” book with a few laughs, but they’re rare and very repetitive.

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Phenomenal anti-war book

Revisado: 08-11-22

There are books that inspire me to be an author as I sometimes go “I could write like that”, but then there are books and that leave you completely in awe of the raw talent the authors have. This is one of the latter ones. An absolutely must-read (or listen) for anyone who still glorifies war. I do have some philosophical debate whether all war is bad (such as defending your own nation against an aggressor), but this is still a very powerful book.

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Intense!

Revisado: 08-01-22

This is a short but intense story superbly narrated. Must listen to anyone who is interested in war books, and especially anti-war books. I just wish it was longer!

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