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Good story but narration is awkward

Revisado: 09-14-24

The storyline is good, albeit a bit wordy and a little short on action until the end. What really troubles me is the narration. The narrator really struggles with believable voices. For the main characters, like LTC Bastian, the voice is a deep, slow drawl like a drunken John Wayne after a stroke. It gets worse from there for other characters, especially women. I will not be buying any more books with this narrator because it’s just not enjoyable.

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Ugh, worst combo of authoring and narration I’ve ever experienced!

Revisado: 08-09-24

The story is a bunch of disjointed gibberish strung together with nothing binding it into a story. The narrator sounds like he’s reading a stop action cartoon script from a teleprompter. I truly regret crossing paths with this travesty of an audio book.

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Fun and very entertaining

Revisado: 05-11-21

Columbus Day was a ton of fun to read. I may have a favorite new author and narrator team. I rarely laugh so hard or often, especially while simultaneously enjoying the techno stuff I do so enjoy.

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Not Larson’s best work.

Revisado: 04-17-21

Long winded with notes of Harlequin Romance in this submission. Not as much fun as previous books in the series.

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Had to muscle through this one

Revisado: 01-06-21

The first in the series was interesting enough to bait me into trying the second. Not a good choice. The narrator made the best of it, but the book was repetitive and oh so looooooong for what little actually took place in the story. I won’t bother with the third. I’ll just have to imagine that it’s better than it probably is. I hope the author takes a class on concise communications.

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Great listen for an apocalyptic story imbued with human decency

Revisado: 10-18-20

I didn’t expect to like the story any more than the other end-of-the-world stories I’ve listened to, but I really enjoyed it. Through the tragedy, human decency and dignity stood as a beacon of hope for a new future.

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Terrible book

Revisado: 01-31-20

I’ve tried to listen to this book for a couple hours now. It is simply literary trash. It is spastic and hectic and I can’t tell if it’s the narration or the rewriting that is so unappealing. I think I got this as a free offering, so my time is the only loss. I wish I could every trace of it removed from my library.

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Top Secret is a weak effort overall

Revisado: 06-27-16

The book drones on and on and the narration is highly distracting. I've enjoyed Griffin's The Corps series and had high hopes for this. Alas, I made it through three hours and had to delete it. Just couldn't stop my mind from drifting away from the story, which usually isn't an issue.

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Outstanding story of courage and dedication

Revisado: 11-25-12

What made the experience of listening to Red November the most enjoyable?

Excellent narration and a fine story combined to provide a great listening experience. The story captivated me while listening and made me look forward to my next quiet moment. It was a great way to learn a bit about our history while being treated to an entertaining experience.

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Good review of a key part of our world's history

Revisado: 11-04-12

Would you consider the audio edition of A Concise History of the Middle East, Ninth Edition to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version.

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Overall the book was very informative about the transformative gyrations in the lands and peoples of the region. It was good to learn a bit about the nature and mindset of the peoples of the region and how they impact the world at large. I have come to the belief, however, that the authors seem somewhat biased in favor of Muslims. Atrocities conducted by Muslims were largely glossed over or presented as a matter of course, whereas atrocities perpetrated by non-Muslim peoples were presented as gross failures of culture, morality, and ideology; especially anything Isreali in nature.

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