S. Ira Grossman

The Best Erzatz Holmes work

Revisado: 11-14-17

I'm not often driven to write reviews but this work deserves my effort. This collection outshines all of the Holmes wannabes I've read. It's so close to Doyle that it's scary but adds a touch of empathy not much found in his work. Simon Vance is by far the best narrator for Sherlock. It's a shame he hasn't done more.

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A surprisingly deep story

Revisado: 08-22-16

What made the experience of listening to Magic and Loss the most enjoyable?

I thought the story was to be only about the Internet but it turned in to a very personal and wonderful story about a woman's search and resolution. My focus became more intense as the book wound down.

What other book might you compare Magic and Loss to and why?

None come to mind.

What does Candace Thaxton and Virginia Heffernan - introduction bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Not sure.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

As the story became a personal journal I became more involved.

Any additional comments?

No

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Nothing more than a "modern romance"

Revisado: 04-19-16

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This was nothing more than a "modern romance" novel with a quasi sci fi bent with the story line really driven simply by great sex.

Would you ever listen to anything by Diana Gabaldon again?

NO

Which character – as performed by Davina Porter – was your favorite?

No comment

Could you see Outlander being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

If it was shot in the Scottish Highlands the scenery would be great but the story line is stupid.

Any additional comments?

The was a modern romance pot-boiler At the end the heroine's guilt is placated by confession. With apology to any Catholics reading this review it was an inappropriate conclusion.

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A Raving Conservative

Revisado: 06-17-12

Would you try another book from David Mamet and/or Johnny Heller?

Not Mamet

What didn???t you like about Johnny Heller???s performance?

He was fine

Any additional comments?

David Mamet plays the passionate conservative/libatarian but for all the plaudits he sends to the so-called wealth creating rich, he seems to have been completely absent during the 2008 financial crisis.

He also missed the fact that the government support of the US auto industry helped it make its way back. His idiotic diatribe that the government didn't know anything about designing cars was embarrassing in it's lack of the reality of what happened - the companies have paid back the government and are doing fine.

He is relentless in his criticism of the left, over and over again, continuously bashing the youth of the sixties and of today. He subtly bashes Obama without once mentioning his name. .

The book was very repetitive but I stuck it out unitl the end to see if he had a plan. He didn't.

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LIfeless horror

Revisado: 10-07-04

I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this collection. The stories were on the whole mildly interesting but the readers were, for the most part, monotonous, listless and uninspired.

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