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Abrupt ending in mid-sentence a disaster

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-20-25

Jeff Hays is magnificent. His rendition of a woman's voice is staggering. The story gets going well enough and is intriguing, but the pace is slow and the events repetitious. One soon gets bored only to have a sudden ending, expecting more. You are left totally in the air. Clearly the author felt the need to terminate the story intending to force the reader into purchasing book two.
Don't be fooled and fall into his trap!

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Tedious!

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-03-24

If it weren't for Dick Hill, I would give this novel a minus star. After twenty hours of going nowhere, the denouement is over in ten minutes. Oh! What a boring book! I have read Griffin before, but this book wins the prize for padding and uncalled-for detail. Maybe ten hours at the most.

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Magnificent

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-25-24

Brilliantly written. Narration sublime and totally appropriate for writing. A page turner. I binged listening to it. A must reading!

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Complex

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-07-24

It's hard to listen to. The narrator's reading is without inflection. The back-and-forth between characters is confusing. I guess one should start with volume one to understand what is happening. I wish I could return the book, but it has been a year since I bought it.

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Like watching reading from a teleprompter.

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-25-24

I don't really know why, but on occasion, I watch him! He is totally dependent on his writers and lacks spontaneity. I consider his gratuitous vulgarity unnecessary. On some issues, he takes a negative view of medicine, not recognizing that it is an evolving science. An example is his take on the errors of the initial response to COVID-19, which he claimed to have been excessive. However, when faced with a massive outbreak of an unknown deadly virus with next to no data to base a reasonable course of action, it is appropriate to take stringent control measures. Only when science has advanced and measurable data is collected can the restrictions be relaxed. Millions of lives were saved by our measured response. However, I must concede that he considers himself to be a comedian, albeit a poor one.

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Typical war story, yet easy listening

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-11-24

Like many war stories the hero is invincible. Once one gets over the implausible situations which are frequently repetitive it is a good time filler.

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A page turner!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-12-24

I can’t praise this book more highly. If you have the time and inclination you’ll have trouble eating and sleeping because you will be consumed by it. Enjoy!!!

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Remarkable narrator

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-07-24

The story is too convoluted and far too long. The travails of the leading players are incomprehensible and beyond credibility. This is only made tolerable by a remarkable narrator. Wilbur Smith’s past efforts were laudable but like many authors who add a co-author, these latter works don’t live up to expectations.

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Simply brilliant

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-06-23

A wonderful glimpse into the life of a great men. The writing is both compelling and absorbing. So well written in impeccable prose! Masterfully narrated. This a must read book!

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Awful? Can't recommend.

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-09-23

I tried to like this book - but! Tedious, complicated, and after hours didn't seem to go anywhere. The reader is off-putting, he has a sonorous voice with emphatic pronouncements I found irritating.
Frustrated I returned this book.

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