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Post-Apocalypse goes woke

Revisado: 07-23-23

Just what I wanted when I’m looking for a bit of escapist fiction - a hefty does of woke. All the villains are straight out of woke casting, and all the heroes are young college greenies. It is one thing to have the odd character fit the stereotype, but all of them. PLEASE.

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Battle of Britain from a different perspective.

Revisado: 08-13-22

loved it. a few mispronounced names, places, etc but otherwise a great job. if you are looking for a day by day blow this isn't really the book, but if you are looking for a bigger picture this is it.

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Read Grant's memoirs, they are better written

Revisado: 07-16-16

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

Someone who knows nothing about Grant or Lee.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

A more critical and analytical approach to the subject. The author broke no new ground, and pretty much parroted the Grant/Sherman line. Grant was an excellent commander but he pretty well trashed some of his contemporaries - much without cause. This book accepted it all. Was the book all written from Grants and Sherman's memoirs?

How could the performance have been better?

Could the narrator drone on any more? While the book was old hat, the narrator made it that much worse. ZZZZ. It was a struggle to finish the book.

Any additional comments?

Not sure if I will read any more WC Davis after this one.

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great listen

Revisado: 04-05-15

if you like time travel genre this is one of the best. brought the black death to life in all its terrors.

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Nowhere near as good as the first 2 in the series.

Revisado: 10-01-14

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

yes. The narrator has a voice that could make a toaster's owners manual interesting.

What was most disappointing about Ken Follett’s story?

The incredibly leftest viewpoint put forward in the book. Every conservative is described as racist, corrupt, and incompetent. Nothing the US did had anything to do with the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. While I know that is one viewpoint, the novel might have been less annoying to those of us who don't worship at the liberal altar if at least one conservative character had been sympathetically portrayed.

Which character – as performed by John Lee – was your favorite?

Dimka

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

not sure.

Any additional comments?

The early portions of the book dealing with the Kruschev era were better than the later sections.

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Totally mismatched narrator

Revisado: 05-08-14

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

A different narrator.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Co. Aytch?

Some interesting experiences by the author.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Tragic, poignant, mundane, humorous - all sounded the same by this guy. Also, totally wrong accent. Couldn't they have found someone with a southern accent to read the book. After all this is the classic memoir of a private soldier from the Confederate side.

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The war as seen by the men who were there.

Revisado: 06-03-13

Any additional comments?

The anthology nature of the work screams for better navigation and descriptions. I don't necessarily want to listen to it in order since the chapters can stand on their own. I would like to be able to jump around and listen to the chapters that interest me and skip the ones that don't.

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An enjoyable addition to the saga.

Revisado: 06-03-13

Would you listen to Winter of the World again? Why?

It will take a while before I listen to this book again. Primarily because of the length. I didn't like how the book basically jumped from WW-1 Generation in book 1 to barely mentioning them in book 2. It worked but some kind of transition would have been preferable. It is a long story, and by the end I was comfortable with the jump and the new characters but it bothered me at first. I listen to audiobooks on my commute and on my daily dog walk. Long stories give me something to listen to that lasts a while.

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

Oddly enough I will listen to very long books but I am not quite so likely to read them. I do more listening than reading so I keep my "reading" books to 3-400 pages. I would never have read this book but I enjoyed listening to it.

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

No. way too long.

Any additional comments?

I look forward to the next book in the series. Now that I know it will jump to the next generation I am ready for it, and should probably enjoy it more.

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Surprisingly good.

Revisado: 06-03-13

What did you love best about Heaven and Hell?

I loved the look at the Reconstruction era.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how the author managed to suck me in with the story of Charles Maine and his difficulty fitting into a post war world. I got this book to just finish out the trilogy, but I wasn't that interested. However having read the first 2 felt I had to read the last one. I was surprised at how much the book managed to hold my interest.

Have you listened to any of Grover Gardner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have heard a number of Grover Gardner's audio performances. He did a good job, but his wasn't the vocal style I would have picked for this series. He sounds too Western. Better would have been 2 readers - one with a Mid-Atlantic accent for the Hazards, and one with a South Carolina accent for the Maines.

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Finish up the Kidnapped Story

Revisado: 06-03-13

What made the experience of listening to Catriona the most enjoyable?

The narrator is just a joy to listen to. I have always been a big fan of Kidnapped. I remember reading both books as a kid but I've never read Catriona again. Having seen a movie version of Kidnapped (the Michael Caine version) recently I felt like reading the follow up book again. Wasn't exactly like I recall. Somehow I liked James Stuart of the Glenn getting off better than his being hanged in almost an afterthought. Still an enjoyable book.

What did you like best about this story?

David Balfour was as clueless with women as so many of us are. I am still with David, I have no idea why Miss Grant's letter to him would so upset Catriona. I rather wish the author had shared the secret with us.

Have you listened to any of Frederick Davidson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I want to say he did "Farewell to Catilonia" by Orwell. If it wasn't him it was his audible double. They both were very pleasant books.

Any additional comments?

Some parts of the story were a bit disjointed. RLS made a big deal of Davie trying to get James of the Glenn exonerated and then announces his hanging as almost an afterthought. Kidnapped was a better thought out book. It was nice to see David get the girl in the end though.

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