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A bad ending ruins the book

Revisado: 12-29-24

The climax of the book, when the “bad guy” is finally confronted, is monumentally stupid. It is only eclipsed by an even more ridiculous set-up for the next book in the series. Count me OUT.

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Not quite a thumbs-up

Revisado: 06-15-23

Story of HMS Wager is an interesting true tale of shipwreck, survival and mutiny. Meticulously researched, it relates the incredible capacity men have to survive in extreme peril and despite the savagery of Mother Nature. However the book is dry in parts, unnecessarily dramatic in parts, and devolves into 21st century wokeness in parts. Initially claiming to relate the story in a way that “let’s the reader” decide whether the mutiny was justified, the author frequently chooses sides by inserting praising, or inflammatory adjectives to describe (more accurately ascribe) the actions taken by the men.

Ultimately, by straying from the tale and injecting his judgments proved distracting.

The narrator was far too histrionic for my tastes.

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Boring, boring, boring

Revisado: 07-01-21

My advice: Don’t buy this book. The plot is silly, the writing stiff and the level of originality is near zero. More than a third of the book is useless history in which the author tries to set the scene, but fails to generate any interest. And it gets no better from there.

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Mammay delivers again

Revisado: 01-27-21

Fans of Spaceside and Planetside will be delighted that Butler is back for another adventure in which his unique skills, dead-pan humor, and band of associates are tasked to unravel a mysterious disappearance on a colony far away. The performance is excellent and the story is another good one. Enjoy

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Electric Thriller

Revisado: 12-23-20

Joona Linna is back, and he is matched against the only man who scares him to his core, notorious serial killer Jurek Walter. Years ago, Joona sent his wife and daughter into hiding to escape Walter, and now, risen like Lazarus, Walter is back, and death and terror are with him.

This is a Thriller with a capital “T.” Intensely gripping, sometimes even cruel, the dynamic writing duo that is behind Lars Kepler have penned a non-stop action ride to catch one of the most devious killers of all time - Walter makes Hannibal Lecter seem like a lamb.

This book is at the top of its class. And the performance is stupendous. You will be all-in until you realize you don’t want the ride to end.

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Silly story despite top-notch performance

Revisado: 12-02-20

Sadly, this is just a bad story. It is simplistic, even silly. It has a plot that just panders to cliches. I was taken in by reviews which promised that the story was a “thriller” and had “great plot twists.” Instead, the author (who has talent) just writes a dud. A boring, too long, predictable and silly tale of the dangers of automated vehicles.

I will say that the performances, with many different narrators, was excellent. It is a shame, a darn shame, the book failed.

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Fabulous

Revisado: 08-19-20

Should be required reading (or listening) for every student of history. By telling the story as it unfolded, we get a sense of the actual events, and not a preconceived notion of an author trying to “interpret” history and make the events fit the narrative. That said, Wallace explores the ramifications of using the atomic bomb from the people who actually developed and deployed it, along with those who were involved in the decision to use it against Japan.

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Rather dry

Revisado: 06-07-20

A thorough history of Charles I, but the writing is a bit dull, even while the narrator is talented.

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Fabulous

Revisado: 05-15-20

Bill Bryson has done it again. Do yourself a favor and listen to Bryson read his incredibly rich, informative and entertaining travel through the workings of the human body.

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