J. R. McKenna

Tough listen

Revisado: 01-26-24

Where to start. The story was not well organized or presented. The sound level was low so it had to be played hard. The actor mispronounced numerous words and was not engaging. Aurghhhh. Such a tough listen.

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Edward Herman could read a menu and make it magic

Revisado: 11-08-23

The Lou Gerhrig story is well known but rarely as entertaining as when read by Edward Herman. I made sure to listen at 1.0 speed as I was in no rush for this to end. Enjoy!

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Got to love Bill Barr

Revisado: 01-07-23

Fearless and true. Bill Barr has a true north and does not waiver. Some of his believes are a bit further right than mine and his support for them shaky, you have to respect the man and his integrity. At many points in his life, Bill choose right over easy. His college experiences do not reveal a man who is just willing to follow the crowd. He stayed true to his beliefs and stood up to anarchy. When it came to the Lockerbie bombing, he never waivered or lost faith - he was going to get justice regardless of how long it was going to take. You have to love him.

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There as so many better books

Revisado: 08-23-22

I have really enjoyed learning more about Teddy Roosevelt. He was just a force of nature. That said, there was virtually nothing of note in this book that was not covered much better in other books. The author appears to be a great fan of Teddy and glossed over his polarizing characteristics. Teddy was flawed which did not come through in this telling.

Bottom line, skip this, you can find much better.

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Great takeaways and lessons

Revisado: 08-23-22

There were parts of this book I just loved and wanted to have written down and there were other parts that were a bit slow and repetitive. Overall, it was still a great book. I hope you will enjoy it as much as me.

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Great for the real Beatles Fan

Revisado: 08-23-22

This was such an entertaining look at the end of the Beatles. On the heels of "Get Back", this book puts a lot of things in a much better context. The Beatles were just so talented and George was coming into his own. Worth the listen.

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Truman critic

Revisado: 09-27-20

I truly enjoyed 1932 by the author. Not so much this book. The author was, in my opinion, extremely critical of the president. He made statements of motivation that were a reach. There was a lot of wonderful material to work with and the author made the least of it. I only give thanks that the book ended.

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A Tragic Sin of Omission and Lost Opportunities

Revisado: 12-02-19

Mr. Winik has crafted another spellbinding telling of a critical period in the history of the world. World War II was raging and while the Allies focused upon the conventional definition of war, another war against the defenseless was being persecuted against the Jews. This second war, the product of a sick culture, was coming to light to the civilized world with minimal actions. This was the true sin of the 20th century and Mr. Winik does a wonderful job of being together the history leading up to the events, the actions of the time and the failure to act against this crime. This was not the story I expected but one that will live with me. You won't finish the book feeling good but hopefully it will make you think more about what we could and should be doing today.

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I was not expecting a play

Revisado: 04-24-19

Christmas 1914 was an incredible event. This account [Spoiler Alert] with the whole event based upon a man/boy too young to be a sacrifice to the gods of war was not what I expected. I was thinking that this would be a non-fiction account of the elements that led to the moment of sanity, not a contrived story with stereotypes creating a fictional account of the event. My hopes were too high as this, most certainly, did not reach them.

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Just a sad book

Revisado: 02-14-19

The book is all about a tragedy that never had to happen. There are no great takeaways or lessons to be gleaned. Rather it is a story of how fragile the family structure is and how generations of good can be destroyed. The book went on and on and could not have ended soon enough.

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