Paula Woolcott

Excellent Audio Read by Author. Realistic, alive

Revisado: 10-04-21

Having read the paperback, I admit to enjoying the audiobook so much more. With the book I am merely absorbing words on a printed page – left to my own imagination to picture the conflict of war. My mind doesn’t allow for any nuance of the content itself. Hearing the story told in the author’s own voice makes the book come alive and engaging. It becomes 3-dimensional, and the listener can visualize the book easily turning into a blockbuster movie. It helps that the author has a smooth baritone voice which is pleasing to the ear.
Again, in comparison to the print version, the audiobook engages the listener at a deeper level. The storyline stayed with me throughout the read. I’m left wondering if Ernest Spencer’s upbringing had any part in his development as “Macho Man”. Or did Spencer came into the world straight from the womb as a “Macho Man”?
Some parts of the author’s account are so vivid and so unique that I found myself rewinding the book to hear it again. The book is riddled with exacting metaphors (i.e., “bodies were stacked in a pile like a cord of firewood) which makes a lasting impression when hearing it through my AirPods. I really got the sense that Spencer was single minded in his ambition to take on “Charlie” even if it meant bending the rules.
I’m tempted to think there were times the author may have had an unconscious death wish during his tour that was masked only by his ruthless ambition to destroy the enemy. The inflection in his voice reveals so much more than words from a printed page ever can. This is especially telling during his final days in Nam when he struggles to make sense out of something that, looking back, might have been senseless.

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