Stephen Brian Austin

Not your typical Berenson

Revisado: 05-12-24

This book can't decide if it's a kidnapping thriller or a soap opera. I quit halfway through because of the uncharacteristic (for Berenson) vulgarity. Far too many f-bombs for my taste.

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Narrator is overdramatic

Revisado: 01-22-24

Usually Scott Brick is excellent, but in this book he seems to be unable to read a sentence without becoming overly dramatic. It is so distracting that I almost stopped listening.

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A very good Gresham novel.

Revisado: 01-10-24

This is one of Grisham's better novels, in my opinion, and I have read them all. As an attorney, I especially like Grisham's realistic dealings with the practice of law and legal issues. SPOILER ALERT: as faithful Gresham readers know, endings are not his strong suit. The ending in this book gets a B, because there is no real payback to the bad guys, not even partial, nor is there any recovery of the monies paid, although there is the hint of a lawsuit against the insurance company. The biggest weakness is the plot hole which raises the possibility that the Chicago mob, villains in " The Firm," were somehow responsible, and although this possibility is raised, there is no resolution of this issue, which makes one wonder why it was raised to begin with. Nevertheless, Grisham is a master story teller and writer, and I will continue to read every book he writes.

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Outstanding

Revisado: 09-22-22

As good as any of the original Vince Flynn novels. Never boring, always interesting and exciting. And of course George Guidall is the gold standard for narration.

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Annoying music made it unlistenable

Revisado: 09-05-22

OMG. Somebody decided to ruin a good performance and good story by playing Tinkerbell music in the background to everything anyone said. I tried listening for a while, and it sounded like a good story and good performance, but the cartoonish music was so distracting, that I am returning the book.

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Another great book by Garrison Keillor

Revisado: 04-26-22

Keillor returns to Lake Wobegon and finds it Woke and up-to-date, with a lot of his friends dead or dying. As always, his sense of humor is magnificent and the book is highly entertaining. It's often hard to tell what is autobiographical and what is pure fiction but that makes it all the more fun.

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Fascinating and well written

Revisado: 02-03-22

The author has an obvious bias, which he does not pretend to hide, but which nevertheless does not interfere with his presentation of numerous facts, and an excellent writing style. Further, he goes out of his way to present the Sackler family side of the story. This was a very entertaining and informative read. The narration is excellent.

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It's not The Firm

Revisado: 01-20-22

I have read and enjoyed every book Grisham has written. I have stuck with Gresham even when he was unable to finish a story, which has happened frequently. However, I am at a loss to explain or understand this one. Here, Gresham has decided to write a mystery, and it just isn't very interesting.

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Mel Brooks does it again

Revisado: 01-17-22

The writing is extremely proficient and funny, but then we all knew that Mel Brooks is a great writer. The narration is amazing, but then again we all knew that Mel Brooks was a great actor. I read a lot of books about and by entertainers, and this is the best, absolutely captivating from start to finish.

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fascinating history I never knew

Revisado: 12-24-21

The narration is excellent, the content is amazing. everything backed up with facts. Fascinating book, never boring. In all of my 77 years, I had never realized how incredibly obsequious Roosevelt was to Stalin, and how much the United States gave to the Soviet Union even to the cost of its own armies and navies and citizens.

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