John Featherstone

A great book about an American patriot

Revisado: 06-01-18

Great story, focused on family, tradition, and honor. I gained a new respect for military families, and honorable living, by seemingly an unassuming and very “regular guy.”

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Great book

Revisado: 08-18-16

Where does The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In its genre, it's great

What did you like best about this story?

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Have you listened to any of John C. Maxwell’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

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Any additional comments?

Horrible chapter navigation. 3 groups, and no way to navigate to a specific chapter, except by trial and error

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Favorite so far

Revisado: 04-16-15

I have enjoyed the stories about the Israeli assassin and his art restoration avocation. I like the characters and places described. Just enough action to wet my appetite for an adventure story but sufficiently thoughtful, and introspective characters . These are not deep novels they don't provide enormous background of the locations, or characters, but they're nice comfortable easy reads. My favorite thus far.

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Dept Q... a winner

Revisado: 03-04-15

Where does Buried rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

a top ten for sure. This is my 3rd Dept Q books. Love the characters, love the dialogue, and enjoy the plots as well

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

It's not an edge of the seat book. This is one that is to move along through characters, and events to a logical conclusions. Yes, some doubts, some tension, but great story, and I enjoy the journey.

Which scene was your favorite?

Enjoy Marco sitting in the safe hiding from Zola's thieves were looking through the house for him

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Happy when the paralyzed detective was able to move, and felt bad when the main character's girlfriend dumped him.

Any additional comments?

These are the kind of character driven plots, ( like Len Deighton books) that are plausible, and travel at an enjoyable pace. Good stuff!!

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Grisham continues to evolve, but retains his core

Revisado: 10-27-14

What made the experience of listening to Gray Mountain the most enjoyable?

Like always, Grisham includes a lot of dialogue, a lot of character introspection. His stories are character driven, rather than "action" driven. That's the "stuff" that makes me buy his books. The moral dilemna's and the complexity of life, make his stories read more like first-person narrative documentary, than legal fiction.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

This isn't an "edge-of-your-seat" story, as much as it moves along at a very human pace. I like it. Things happen, life happens, bad things even, but like all of Grisham's stories, they come at a pace that makes them mostly believable (if somewhat hyperbolized), fiction or not. Rather than the roller coaster action ride of a Vince Flynn, Grisham follows closer to Deighton's stream of consciousness, 9 volume Bernard (and Fiona) Sampson stories. This is good stuff, and takes us into the Appalachian hills, and coal mining.

What about Catherine Taber’s performance did you like?

I liked Catherine Taber. I don't expect the narrator to try to "imitate" all the voices of all the characters, contrary to one reviewer's comments. Catherine was easy to listen to, and she captured the main character, principal protagonist's personality, well. It was a good choice. I'd listen to her again, and in fact may buy one of the other books she's narrated, based on the strength of this performance. I suspect that her forte' is narrating from the Romance genre, which is not my preferred reading, but she may tempt me to cross-over, at least for something like Gray Mountain.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A movie tag line would have to capture our protagonist's character... Perhaps I'd call it, "finding her soul, a lawyer's journey."

Any additional comments?

John's "well of creativity" has not dried up. He continues to experiment with characters and stories that lend themselves to his character driven stories. I have a very large library at Audible.com, (including most of Grisham's), and when I venture into fiction I'm often looking for something to "carry me through to the next John Grisham release." Most often I'm disappointed. This book was a trip back into my comfort zone. Thanks John, Keep em coming!

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Some surprises

Revisado: 03-06-14

Would you listen to Sycamore Row again? Why?

yes, assuredly yes

What was one of the most memorable moments of Sycamore Row?

Discovery of the brother, discovery of the the maid's family connection

Have you listened to any of Michael Beck’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I like Michael Beck's readings of Grisham. The two are inseparable. I liked him in every book I've heard. I have about a dozen Grisham audiobooks

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

No, too long... but it's good enough to tempt you to try.

Any additional comments?

Keep them coming John, and I'll keep listening. I have several Grisham books, that are staple listening when I travel. I know the plot twists, and I still listen to them over and over. I won't tell you which ones. You' have to find your own.

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Couldn't finish it

Revisado: 03-06-14

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

whew.. It just was so boring, that I couldn't get into the plot at all

Has Indian Hill turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Sean Runnette?

no preference. Maybe George Guidall could have gotten me to listen to the whole thing

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

... just blah

Any additional comments?

Probably won't read this author again. but I'm sure he will have fans... Couldn't finish book, have tried several times.. Going to return it.

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Disappointing: Couldn't finish it.

Revisado: 03-06-14

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Use a different narrator. That would have freshened it up. Scott Brick is fine, but he always sounds a bit sardonic, in his affect. He's a good performer, I just like a break from his particular affect.

Would you ever listen to anything by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry again?

Less likely after reading this book. There's just not enough "fiber" in the plot to chew on. I've got two books by Cussler right now besides this

How could the performance have been better?

Scott Brick and George Guidall, suffer from over-exposure at this point. Both good performers, but they don't surprise me any more. They respond predictably in all plot parts. That's not a bad thing, they're just over-used at this point.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

dissapointment. Plot was too shallow, too simplistic, too predictable.

Any additional comments?

Thank goodness Audible allows returns... This one isn't worth the time to listen to it.

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Great book, easy to listen to

Revisado: 04-07-11

I'm really enjoying part 1. The writer is so unassuming, so down to earth. You'd think he was part of the "slacker" generation who just "happened into success." The reality is that Grant was least likely to succeed. His stories about the Mexican war, and the politics behind it give a better 1st person narrative of the times than current history books on the same period. I really liked the guy as I listen, and the narrator is pretty easy to listen to also. Proved the old adage that providence plays a part in the affairs of life.

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Great book, poorly divided for navigating chapters

Revisado: 03-26-11

I've got the full 5 book set, and I don't mind the narrator, or even his occasional mispronunciations. The content is good, and provides a humanizing commentary to the stories we only normally read in King James English in the Bible.
What I don't like is the chapter split and numbering. It's broken into sections that don't match chapters. If you loose your place, fall asleep listening to the reading and try to find the last place you listened, you're likely to be very frustrated. That's a major defect for me. I like the books, but will look for other providers. I've found other readers, that are worse, with better chapter breaks. Still looking for the right combo.

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