Lacedaemonian

Frustrating

Revisado: 04-21-22

I dislike books that have this cliff hanger feeling for half the dang book. The book has a good story line, great narrators and has potential, but this just pure frustration. Definitely gold for those who favor this plot theme.

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Excellent

Revisado: 04-10-20

RC Bray is excellent, I listen to all books he narrates. I wanted more

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Repetitive Focus on Torture and Suffering

Revisado: 04-08-20

Conroy's "1901" novel was well written and entertaining, but "1942" & "1945" was just too much. I understand and have studied the horrors, atrocities and suffering of WWII. I find what happened appalling and believe it is a chapter of history that should never be forgotten. Conroy enumerates these atrocities in his books, mainly the Japanese' brutality and cruelty towards prisoners and civilians, and the Nazis' Holocaust against the Jews, as he should. But, to go on and on in excruciating detail of how and the extent is just is too much. 3/4 of the book is building upon cruelty, after suffering, after torture, too the extent you become so angry that you don't want to listen anymore. It is as if Conroy is a Sadist. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that his intentions were good, but he went too far and made the book unreadable.

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A 80's SCI-FI Through Back

Revisado: 07-31-19

Usually you have to wait for 90% of the book as the antagonist proceeds to annoyingly prevail over the protagonist until the very end where the protag decides to be the bigger man and deal out a weak form of modern civic justice. By which the antag then proceeds to get a weak slap on the wrist for crimes against humanity. This book, although a bit out of a 80's action movie, parcels out an even left right of unspeakable wrong and satisfying vigilante justice. To me, this book isn't all that hard to figure out, its a good guy with a tough past, with a strong moral compass, whose a likable sarcastic jokester, with a bit of a savior complex, who has the power and ability to right wrongs and doesn't take crap form authority. All of which is set in a "LIGHT DEPTH" Sci-Fi background. Yes, he's a man's man and a bit of a chic magnet, but from all perspectives, its a male writer who is probably writing a bit from experience and...may be exaggerating male prowess, but with all seriousness what man doesn't. If you take it all in good fun, aren't a millennial, aren't a hardcore Sci-Fi fiend and don't forget the word "FICTION", you shouldn't be offended or have trouble understanding the "80's" subject matter. Forgive me if my analysis finds itself wanting. I'm not a writing critic. If I offended anyone, it was not my intention. It's just one person's opinion.

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Not Following Through

Revisado: 05-01-18

I have been waiting for the audio version of this book for over a year, and now when I finally get it, it's a let down. How do you have the same narrator for four books, then for the fifth, you change them. The story is still good don't get me wrong, I was just looking forward to Steven Hoye or at least another man. Having a female narrator just changes Yashim for me. Thank you "Tantor Media" for a let down. I would not recommend this book if having a different narrator than all previous books bothers you. Stick to the hard-copy.

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Writer endorses global warming scam

Revisado: 03-11-18

After learning that I could not
take anymore information seriously. I've learned the truth about climate change

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