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Outstanding until Trump Derangement Syndrome...

Revisado: 06-09-21

This was an excellent listen and really enjoyed the ups and downs of the Secret Service for the first 17 1/2 hours, I should have stopped there when the author took over narrating. The last 2 chapters and the epilogue are read by the author and just let me say, as even handed as the first chapters were, the last was equally terrible as to the theme "Orange Man Bad", in which it seems every woe of the SS since Obama has been Trump's absolute fault. There is NO WAY that any reader can not be mistaken as to the politics of the author and after 3 1/2 hours of pure Trump bashing, I gutted my way through it with clinched teeth. Regardless of your politics, it is very disingenuous to blame it ALL on him, whether you like him or not. I reached to turn it off several times, but didn't, as I wanted to see if the author would somehow recover her objectivity. She didn't. My advice? If you get this, stop listening with 3 1/2 to go. You will thank me, no matter which political party you belong to. My two cents worth...

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Great narration but so-so story

Revisado: 11-03-18

I really enjoyed the first Thrawn book and had high expectations with this offering but I found it just ok. Sometimes very difficult to follow, I stuck with it. The narration was top notch as always with Marc Thompson. Let me say this, by the time it was over, I was so sick of Anakin Skywalker I was pulling for him to get captured and shipped out of the story. What an arrogant whiny snowflake!!! Vader was a much better character but I was so sick of hearing Anakin and his actions.

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Interesting story wrapped around dry facts

Revisado: 09-26-18

The story itself concerning the the Ghost Army is really fascinating and should have been a really good read...but... the material is presented like an army report. This number was with this number and they acted like this number unit who moved 2 miles to join this number unit...and on and on. I kept listening because of the actual interesting story lines which would show up about 30% of the time. I am still wanting to know about the unit but am going to have to go find it somewhere else.

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Reads like a thesis paper.....

Revisado: 05-18-18

If you are interested in a reference book or to get about 3 hours of interesting stories and 8 hours of blah blah, then get this one. The narrator's delivery was bland and dry; although he did pronounce the names convincingly enough. After the first hour, I tried to return the book but Audible did not allow it so I slogged through it. It could have been much more interesting a story as the time and the institution was fascinating but it was SO BOGGED DOWN that it was hard to pull anything out of it to keep me interested. Sorry but I was very disappointed in the story as a whole. Like I said, if reading thesis papers are your thing, go for it!

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Such a good book.....

Revisado: 02-16-16

If you could sum up Troublemaker in three words, what would they be?

Raw. Honest. Eye-opening

What other book might you compare Troublemaker to and why?

None that I have read before.

What does Leah Remini bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The personal feelings, emotions, and just her voice to her own story. It was not like she was reading it, it was like she is sitting across from you at coffee and telling you her story. Outstanding!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

If you want a real practitioner's view of the cult of Scientology, then this is the book. I wanted to read just to learn more about this "church" and got so much more of an insight.

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I should have paid attention to the reviews.

Revisado: 02-10-16

I read the other reviews about this book and should have saved the credit. I an a huge Star Wars guy but really, I had to hold my nose to finish this. It took me almost a month to finish just because I could not stomach it in large doses. The book is poorly written with way too many obscure characters and draggy plot. I felt like I was listening to a graphic novel or a Marvel comic book with the whams and pows and blah blah blahs. Can't recommend unless you are totally hardcore.

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Great book, very distracting production.

Revisado: 10-30-13

Would you consider the audio edition of A Chain of Thunder to be better than the print version?

No

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Chain of Thunder?

Negatively, I will remember the constant uneven recording quality, the breaks into and out of the flow, and how there seemed to be un-natural pauses in the production.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Paul Michael?

I don't know who specifically but he did ok, not outstanding, just ok.

Who was the most memorable character of A Chain of Thunder and why?

Sherman, because I knew very little about him prior to this book. I have a desire to get to know him better.

Any additional comments?

I am a big Shaara fan and always enjoy his books and did this one. I became so depressed and down by the time it was over, I felt the surrender along with the army and citizens. The book did it;'s job to convey the feelings and actions. My main complaint would be in the production value. The pauses, the terrible inserts that were obviously either recorded later or on different equipment, they were very distracting. I hate that after investing 22 hours to listen, my main thing I remember is how I hope I never hear another book like that production wide. Please do better!!

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