Luis Rosales

How Sad

Revisado: 11-30-24

A story with no “happy ending”. A story of the collective sorrow of a community destroyed by its own machinations. I became lost in some parts of the story. But I believe it’s worth listening to again.

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Wow!!!

Revisado: 11-29-24

I have heard of the name J. Edgar Hoover, in fact on a visit to DC I saw the FBI building in the distance and saw that it bore his name. I had never given much thought to who he was and what he was about. I just assumed that every building in DC was named after some obscure individual who at some point in history had been a part of the government. I still don’t know how I feel about him. Was he an outstanding public servant or villainous government operator? I don’t know. What I do know is that this book is fascinating, intriguing, and meticulously researched. I really felt that I had lived though every stage of Hoover’s life and in some cases caught myself rooting for that complex government man. It’s worth reading or listening to. Fascinating!

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Extraordinary!

Revisado: 10-25-24

It was unimaginably difficult to put down! A book for our times! I want to listen/read again.

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Wow. HARD TO BELIEVE

Revisado: 11-26-23

It seems to me, that they always knew yet they didn’t know a thing. Great book, great read. Second book by Ben Macintyre that I listen to. Both equally grasping. Some parts of this book seem right out of a James Bond Movie, or maybe James Bond was inspired by this story.

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Upon My Word

Revisado: 11-01-23

Wow… I have seen the movie about 10 times, and it has been one of my absolute favorite movies for a long time, but this book has taken me to the heights of excitements and lows of despair and every emotion in between. It has been one of my most enjoyable fiction reads in a long time. I will probably listen to it again. I have never been so invested in a story. The narrator does an amazing job, probably could not have made it through the end without such superb narration. The characters have all been richly written.

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It’s a great book.

Revisado: 05-26-23

I read this book in 10th grade and I have re-engaged with it now. It’s a great and fascinating story that centers on a family, and their neighbors. I love this book a lot. It makes me want to visit the Philippines and connect with her People. The audio unfortunately skips a little and you miss out on some great part of this story, other than that this is a great story I want everyone to read. I would probably read it my future children…

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An epic and suspenseful thriller

Revisado: 08-11-22

I really enjoyed the narrator.

Had this not been a book based on world changing events I would’ve said the author had an imaginative and creative writing style; and that the main character had a life filled with adventure encountering the good the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately these things did happen, and while I listened I could vividly see myself in those interrogation rooms. For a couple of days I felt as though I was part of these events, and I cheered for the good guys.

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Life Changing

Revisado: 02-02-22

After reading this book I have a more profound understanding of the Holocaust, of an immigrant’s new beginning in America, of the variety of human suffering and of the choices that are available to us each and every single day about how we move forward. I feel as though I personally know Dr. Eger, yet I don’t. I will think about this book for a long time.

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I will never forget Night!

Revisado: 01-26-22

A slim volume of inexplicable horror and human darkness that depicts the resilience of a people, of a boy. I have never read such a small book with such enormous impact! Everyone must read this book, every person should have their children and grandchildren read this book. In the world in which we live, we must never allow ourselves to collectively forget the past.

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