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Home is Where the Cliches Are

Revisado: 07-16-24

Think of a middling true crime podcast combined with the most worn out self-help mantras you’ve ever heard and you have this book.

At the end, when the author delivers a “life message” through one of her characters, I literally laughed out loud.

To quote Spinal Tap: S**t Sandwich

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A great snapshot of an exciting time

Revisado: 11-04-21

Even if you only like a handful of the bands covered, the details of each story are really interesting. If you grew up in the timeframe covered, it’s a nice stroll down memory lane. You’re likely to have a lot of “Oh yeah, I remember hearing that song/band” moments while listening. My only suggestion is that the narrator just pronounce Fat Wreck Chords as “Fat Records”. The way he literally says “Wreck Chords” during the Rise Against chapter drove me nuts. But that’s being nit-picky. Overall, a wonderful book.

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Great author. Okay narrator.

Revisado: 04-30-21

Rick Perlstein is a great writer. The narrator for this book is only great if you love sub-par impressions of politicians. When he just reads, it’s fine. When he impersonates JFK or LBJ or MLK or Nixon, it’s cringe-inducing.

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Terrible

Revisado: 10-25-20

The information is third or fourth hand and apocryphal at best. It’s like the author just listened to the Something to Wrestle podcast and transcribed it. In fact, several of the stories in the book had to have been directly derived from that podcast, that’s the only way the author could come up with certain information. I hope Conrad Thompson and Bruce Prichard get a cut of the profits. The tone is typical internet wrestling fan: snarky, holier-than-thou and pompous. Terrible.

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So. Much. Yelling.

Revisado: 03-31-17

I have to believe Steven Weber ruined his vocal chords while shouting his way through 45 hours of IT. What’s great is that he yells in places when the dialogue doesn’t even call for it (BONUS!).

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Great Principles, Grating to Listen To

Revisado: 07-19-12

What did you like best about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? What did you like least?

Great principles for life, but it's too hard to get past this poor recording. You hear every lip smack and small mouth noise coming out of his mouth and it's grating and irritating to say the least. It completely takes away from the material being shared. I've heard this is the first audiobook to sell 1 million copies and I honestly have no idea how so many people can tolerate the DISGUSTING mouth noises.

Would you recommend The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to your friends? Why or why not?

No.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Disgusting and distracting mouth noises. Did they not have water for him in the studio? Did no one go back and edit the audio?

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