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Classic cold-war espionage

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-02-24

A classic book superbly narrated. Deighton’s cold-war spy stories are classics and it was a pleasure to listen to Audible’s adaptation.

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Fascinating story, distracting narration

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-04-24

A rare insight from a spy motivated to betray his extremist and brutal government to try to save his country. It’s a tense and gripping story that for me, was marred by a distracting narrator, whose accent did not sound Persian.

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Bosch in Hong Kong

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-29-24

Narration was decent. I’m a Bosch series fan so I’m predisposed to like any of the books unless there’s something glaringly wrong. This is a fairly typical Bosch book and I enjoyed it. It’s not the best but it’s also not the worst.

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Compelling listen

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-25-24

Terrific narration by the author and participant in the affair. Nobody tells a story like someone actually embroiled in it and listening to Mike Hoare discuss the planning, execution, failure and aftermath was fascinating, he is a master storyteller. Even though I found parts of the story somewhat unbelievable (blithely overlooking multiple indicators that the plan was compromised and lacked proper backing) I found his version of events compelling.

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Formulaic YA dystopian fiction

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-18-24

The narration is very good. Not sure why this came up as a recommendation from Audible for me. The story is fairly standard “youth against the oppressive empire”.

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Strong start but a mediocre finish

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-09-24

The author presents a pretty interesting scenario and paints the technology and geopolitics painstakingly and believably. Unfortunately, after the DPRK launches nukes, the author seems to be in a hurry to wrap things up with the notable exception of describing the conditions of those surviving the strikes; those passages could have been lifted directly from Hersey’s book, “Hiroshima”. On the whole, a pretty decent techno thriller.

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A truly sad story,

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-05-24

A tragic true story that exposes the darker corners of Japan’s hostess clubs. Parry successfully incorporates a myriad of details, characters and cultural observations into a compelling narrative of a young life cruelly ended. Very well narrated.

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Well crafted story

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-20-24

Excellent narration, nobody really tells a story as well as the person who experienced it and Vance warmly talks about his upbringing, challenges, experiences and those who helped him achieve success. The stories are extremely well written and he successfully draws you into the narrative with vivid imagery and unforgettable family characters that were very relatable to me. While he addresses some of the social problems faced by poor and working class Americans, he doesn’t pontificate. I very much enjoyed the read, and though I definitely don’t agree with his current politics, this is a story worth reading and I believe offers insight on how he has navigated life to get where he is today.

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Putin’s Kleptocracy

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-10-24

Browder’s second book on Putin’s kleptocracy, money laundering and political influence in the West. The audiobook is well narrated and the author’s descriptions of what he, his lawyers and investigators uncovered corroborates what Fiona Hill and others have written about Putin for years. It presents a picture of Putin’s methods to obfuscate his crimes, corrupt Western media and officials, and to silence his most effective critics. This is a must read for anyone following Putin and Russian current affairs.

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Okay fantasy/horror

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-29-24

The beginning and middle are stronger than the finish. It begins as an interesting take on multiple Celtic myths manifesting in America but towards the end strays into hyperbolic consequences that the protagonists must set right. At that point. I couldn’t suspend disbelief any longer. Written in the 80’s, it shows its age. The narrator is adequate to the task.

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