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Fascinating

Revisado: 03-18-22

This is a truly fascinating book. It details Stalins intellectual life and his being well educated and well read.

I appreciated that the author described how Stalin was well educated in the seminary in Georgia. He shows how he was a true intellectual.

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Too much of things not relevant to Butler

Revisado: 02-19-22

This was supposed to be a bio of Smedly Butler but a good portion of this is about things in today’s world rather than things that relate at all to Butler.

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Waste of time

Revisado: 07-18-15

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

Doing more than skim the surface and presenting common knowledge.

Would you ever listen to anything by Charles River Editors again?

No

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Maria Chester?

Not sure

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

disappointment

Any additional comments?

I want a refund

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A great bio

Revisado: 07-30-14

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

Top 10

What was one of the most memorable moments of Jack London?

How he moved from working class to famous writer

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

His rise as a writer

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

Tells you what you never knew of Jack London

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Not what it seems

Revisado: 07-30-14

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes but with caveat that it's not about samurai warfare or fighting skills etc. but more just history

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Awful

Revisado: 12-18-13

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

The narrator was speaking in a pseudo-wise guy voice which made listening hard. Then its also not really about the life of Johnny Carson, I learned nothing about his early life and his art, all you get are the worst sides of his life during the time he was working with the author. The fact that the author was a lawyer should have been a tipoff.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Lawrence in Arabia

How could the performance have been better?

A different narrator who does not try to speak in a pseudo-wise guy voice.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Johnny Carson?

Get another author who would write a real bio not character assassination and stories that make him seem more important than he was.

Any additional comments?

This book is not about Johnny Carson as its more about the authors life with Johnny Carson.

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Difficult to follow

Revisado: 08-05-08

My review only applies to the audio version. Whatever the merits of the book itself. I found it very hard to follow as the mass of detail and the manner of writing was such that it was difficult to listen. For a work of this type you need to be able to go back and reread sentences and whole paragraphs. The narrator was good but the complexity of the subject matter was hard to keep up with. I found I had to stop and think about what was just said. I have listened to hundreds of audio books over the years and this was the most difficult book to listen to given the way the subject is presented and the not exactly clear presentation of it. Plus the fact that some of the material is dated particularly that on the Soviet Union and the characterization of Lenin.

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great

Revisado: 06-27-07

All I want to add to what the other reviewers had to say is that this is the best narration of any book I have listened to and I have listened to a great many. His voice and pacing fit perfectly for this book. It would not be nearly so interesting or compelling without him. Its a fascinating book but the narration raises it to another level and brings home as no regular narrator could the true meaning of his words

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Good book bad narrator

Revisado: 06-13-07

I liked the book but I had trouble with the narrator. I am not sure what type of accent she has or if she has any training for speaking but it seemed to me she was awful. I struggled to understand her in some places and she mispronounces many common english words. She detracts from the story. I am not sure what qualifications she brought to the job as at least as an english speaker she is lacking.

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Good book bad narrator

Revisado: 06-13-07

I liked the book but I had trouble with the narrator. I am not sure what type of accent she has or if she has any training for speaking but it seemed to me she was awful. I struggled to understand her in some places and she mispronounces many common english words. She detracts from the story. I am not sure what qualifications she brought to the job as at least as an english speaker she is lacking.

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