V. Sharol Cutrell

Best book yet from Baldacci

Revisado: 05-31-24

I've read numerous David Baldacci books. I liked some better than others, but this one is absolutely the best thing he has ever written (in my opinion). The characters are 3 dimensional, the plot fast paced and believable. I lived in the south for a year in the late 1960's, and every word he wrote rang true to my experience there. As one of 3 white teachers in a mostly black school, shortly after they "integrated" it in mid year 1969, I can believe every word he wrote.

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my favorite ya book

Revisado: 08-02-20

I've listened to ready player 1 probably 20 times . The narrator is excellent and the book is wonderful. I highly recommend it.

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NOT TOO MUCH AND JUST ENOUGH

Revisado: 07-26-20

This explains the inexplicable behavior of this president . Thank you for your courage Mary. Excellently written and narrated.

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great book

Revisado: 06-26-20

scary and honest evaluation of our pandemic preparedness in the US. Hard to belive it was written before this current mess.

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An uncomfortable book

Revisado: 05-24-20

This book isn't comfortable to read, but it is informative and entertaining. It just strikes very close to home, especially in the early chapters. It is remarkably well researched and reads smoothly, but the topic is painfully close to real life.

That said, I couldn' t put it down. I recommend it to anyone who isn't prone to nightmares.

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great finish

Revisado: 09-08-19

I first started this series back a few years ago, and the last book was so dark, I just didn't finish it then. In fact, I didn't make it very far into it.

Wow was that a mistake. The author did a great job of tying the loose ends together and coming up with a great conclustion to the series. I just bought the teen jack series on Kindle for more background, too, so I'm not done with jack yet.

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Bad choice of narrators

Revisado: 07-28-19

I like the story.

That said, Dick Hill isn't the regular narrator, and his voice is very difficult to listen to. The variations in volume drive me crazy, and if I didn't need to have read this one to finish the series, I wouldn't finish it. The next book is Hill also, but thankfully the last 3 are back to Christopher Price.

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More difficult listen worth the effort

Revisado: 08-30-18

I know I'm late to the game on this. I started listening to The Western Star a year ago when it was released, and I couldn't follow it easily, so I went on to something else. Then last week I realized that the new title is coming out soon, and I wanted to be ready for it.

As I started listening to the book this second time, I realized that my problem had been lack of attention on my part. Because it is an audio, there aren't any obvious chapter changes except for the pauses between them. In a book that alternates between two related story lines that are decades apart, attention is kind of important. Guidall does a fine job with the appropriate pauses, but it does require some concentration on the part of the listener. This one would have been easier to read with my eyes, but I love the narration.

Johnson has created his usual/unique (I know, oxymoron there) story with this one. Each of the Longmire books is different from the others. The series isn't like the usual cop series in which the formula is the same for each book. One book is a flatout mystery and the next a complex evaluation of different cultures dealing with similar problems. Every single book is different. In this one, one story from the 70's is counter-pointed with a second that apparently has no connection to the one that is contemporaneous. The characters are familiar, but a bit younger in the earlier story. We learn more about Walt and his deceased wife in addition to the story line. The ancient train provides an exciting setting for that part of the story. The second story includes all the favorties, Vic, Cady, and Lola in addition to Henry and Lucien who are in both halves.

I can't say too much about the plot without ruining it for people who haven't read the book, but it is a masterful weaving of 2 (actually 3) plot lines. This is the reason I love Craig Johnson's work. He works in words the way an fine artist works in oils. Each chapter creates another layer of the overall story.

Now I am impatient for the next book. When you finish this one, you will know why. I do have to say that I'm not really a fan of cliff hanging endings as a rule, though.

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Life lessons the Doxy way

Revisado: 01-12-16

I thought I was getting a cute little book about a guy and his 3 dogs. This book is so much more than that. Ziselman lets us into his soul in this book. I'm sure it was therapeutic for him, but it touched me deeply. His clear affection for his flawed (but loving) dogs, his wife, and his daughter shine through the stories.

Yes, I have 2 Dachshunds. Yes, they are a quirky as his. That isn't why I loved the book.

I loved the book because it touched something in me as he worked his way through the death of his parents and the lasting damage those deaths did to his life. I like honesty in writing, and I felt that was what I got in this little book.

In addition the author has a nice light style that makes the listening delightful. The narrator does a great job letting the author's voice come through, too. I'll be looking for more books by this author and this narrator.

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Kline hits it out of the park again

Revisado: 07-28-15

No, it isn't Ready Player One.

It is a wonderful, imaginative story that holds its own against RPO. I loved it. I LOVE authors who can maintain their styles through a variety of plots and characters. Part of my affection for this book was the fast moving story. The whole thing takes place in a matter of a couple of days. Even though the backstory is extensive, it isn't labored. Zack does a great job telling us what led to the events of TODAY. I liked his humor and dedication. I especially liked the introduction of characters to the story who were supposed to be long gone.

I had a couple of the twists figured out before we got the answer (I'm a Star Trek/Star Wars fan so I'm used to a variety of aliens), but in all the surprises were real surprises. I love the characters and the descriptions.

Will Wheaton did his usual top notch job with the narration. I'll pretty much buy anything he is involved with. His characters were clear and consistent throughout the book.

Thanks guys for a great book. I had to force myself to turn off the mp3 player and save some of the book for the next day. I am to be commended for stretching out the listen to 3 days (OK, 2 days and about an hour the third). Now I'm going to listen to it again to catch the details I missed the first time.

If you loved RPO you will love this one if you don't expect a replay of RPO. It is its own book, not a clone of the first one. And that is a good thing.

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