Menahem Fuchs

Wrenching but disappointing

Revisado: 07-28-22

I found this to be a rather difficult book to listen to, for a number of reasons. The character is so deeply flawed and grating, I had to force myself to sit through the first few chapters before the story "opened up" and the deeper meanings came through. I found the narration really irritating - the characters' voices are unconvincing, and it's often impossible to distinguish between the 2 main characters, they are made to sound almost identical. Finally I thought the end was quite disappointing after the wrenching roller-coaster ride of the last few chapters.

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Great book, dully narrated

Revisado: 07-12-20

This is a fascinating and illuminating work presenting compelling arguments on how the ascendance of the West was almost entirely a factor of geographical luck. In that way, it's a similar argument to the one Malcolm Gladwell makes in Outliers. The narration unfortunately makes this audio book rather tedious and textbook-like.

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Harrowing

Revisado: 09-06-18

A harrowing tale, cuts close to the bone for those who have come through the transition in South Africa

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