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Good Story But....

Revisado: 06-28-19

I enjoyed the read but John Lee's take on an American accent was so bad that it was painful to listen to. I found myself dreading the chapters that the Cady's would make an appearance. Other than that it was a fascinating look into some very grey areas around the Holocaust.

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Spectacular

Revisado: 06-07-19

I knew of "The Troubles" and thought I had a good understanding of what happened. This brought so much depth and background to the story that I realize now how little I knew. Tremendous humanizing portrait of those that were knee deep involved. Highly recommend.

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Don't Give Up on this Book

Revisado: 11-30-18

I'm glad I read some of the other comments before I purchased and listened to this book. Even with the comments I almost punted but I am extremely happy I stuck with it. Tremendous story and performance are well worth the slow start. Just finished book two of the series and am about to start part three. Can't recommend this highly enough.

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Two Books

Revisado: 06-20-18

The first half of the book had me on the edge of my seat. The second half was essentially It 2 with a less tough bad guy. I would say I still enjoyed it, particularly Will Patton's narration but Mr. King has done better.

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Well Rounded

Revisado: 08-17-17

I spent three weeks in Vietnam last year, including a couple of days in Hue, and I wish I had listened to this book before my trip. I loved that the author looked at this from all sides. History is usually read from a one-sided view and this gives a much fuller perspective. I found Joe Barrett's narration engaging and felt he gave a good consistent performance throughout.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 06-30-17

An interesting story spiraled out of control to the point of absurdity. First off I'd like to say I have no problem with Mr. Ellis' descriptive writing style. What I didn't like was his character development and/or creation. Nearly everyone in this book defaults to hating each other within seconds of meeting. It just doesn't ring true. Then the twists and turns just became over the top. In the end I just felt that the characters didn't act like real people.

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Coulda Shoulda

Revisado: 03-06-17

I was born in Hampton, Virginia in 1959. My father was stationed at Langley at the time and worked peripherally on the space program. I would love to have been able to pick his brain on the subject but unfortunately he passed several years ago. It was with that backdrop that I picked up this with great enthusiasm. I was hoping that this story would give these women the rich treatment they deserve but it falls short. It just feels like someone reading a text book to me and you never really get to fully know these women. You find out what happened to them and the events that shaped their lives but you never really get to know them, not really. Don't get me wrong, as a historical text it delves into fascinating and very important issues but it just never really lives up to what it could have been.

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Tremendous!!!

Revisado: 10-11-16

I'm more of a child of the 60s and 70s than I am of the 80s but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I listen to audio books to and from work and I found myself almost disappointed when I reached my destination. I binge listened to the last two hours of the book at home, something I never do. I thought the story would be pretty predictable after the first few chapters but I figured it was written with youthful readers in mind but I was wrong. There were enough twists and unexpected events to keep me guessing. Great fun!

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Not Your Typical Hero

Revisado: 10-21-15

If you are looking for the hero in your thrillers to solve most of his problems with this fists you are in the wrong place. If you are seeking a look behind the scenes of real diplomacy you are right where you should be. I loved Todd Moss' opening effort "The Golden Hour". This one is better. The story revolves around a fictional pseudo-dictator and his attempts to fix his country's (Zimbabwe) election to remain in power. It's not hard to see a little bit of Robert Mugabe in Winston Tinotenda. As with his first Judd Ryker novel, Moss gives us a fascinating look at the political machine at work.

I was somewhat critical of Piter Marek's narration of "The Golden Hour" thinking that he robbed the story of some of its drama at critical times. This is a much better effort by Marek. He does an excellent job with not only the different accents but with the consistency of his voices.

I am really looking forward to the third installment of this series. Hopefully Mr. Moss doesn't keep us waiting too long.

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Fascinating Subject Matter

Revisado: 05-20-15

I found the topic fascinating and enlightening but the narration by Geoffrey Howard was a bit dry making it come off as the reading of a high school textbook. At first I thought it might be the writing but then I determined it was the narrator and his delivery. The late Edward Herrmann would have been able to deliver much more drama into the narrative. In addition, the editing of the recording was terrible. 30 or 40 times the narration repeated itself with previously read lines.

That being said, overall I really enjoyed the book. It's a part of history I didn't know and the book really touched on the pulse of the times. As the book states, history is written by the victors so the rape and torture of the Dark Continent did not make it into any of the textbooks of my youth. If you can put aside the editing issues and the dry narration it's work your time. Adam Hochschild did his part. My suggestion would be to purchase the book and read it if you can.

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