Donald Klaczko

Couldn’t finish

Revisado: 12-25-24

I made it to chapter 8 and had to stop. The narrator/protagonist is unrelentingly self loathing. I couldn’t take it anymore.

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Couldn’t finish

Revisado: 03-12-22

Like others, I really wanted to like this book. It seemed to have all the pieces of a horror story I would love. Unfortunately, there’s not a single likable character, and the main character is so loathsome it ruins any chance of this being a good story for me.

In short, the vast majority of this book is self-deprecating internal monologues by a character that hates herself so much you as a reader can’t possibly help but feel the same. I’m typically an empathetic reader, but I just wanted her to shut up so we could get to the actual plot/mystery. In the end, never having to hear her utter another whoa is me diatribe was more worth it to me than resolving the mystery at the crux of this book. Thank goodness for audibles generous return policy.

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Enthralling to the last

Revisado: 09-16-21

Very well researched and well written historical fiction. Plus, the narration was superb. Anyone who enjoyed the movies Zulu and Zulu dawn will certainly enjoy this story. I can’t wait to listen to the next four books!

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Must-listen for military history buffs

Revisado: 09-02-21

This epic history is a well known classic, and the details it provides are fascinating. What I enjoyed most about this narrative though, was that the author was a news correspondent in Germany during this time period. He witnessed first-hand, the rise and fall of the Third Reich from the inside, and his accounts of speeches and rallies he was present at are historical gold. It's a long listen, but I was riveted for all 57 hrs.

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Solid paranormal military fiction

Revisado: 09-02-21

I really enjoyed this story. The characters were interesting and well written, the plot was pretty original, and the narration was great. Seems like there's room for a sequel or series here too, which is promising,

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Literary junk food

Revisado: 09-02-21

An unoriginal zombie apocalypse story. This will certainly pass the time and the exceptional narration helps, but in the end, the bad outweighed the good for me. I don't bale on books very often, but I couldn't get through this one.

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A lot of fun

Revisado: 04-27-21

Not a masterful work of literature, but it’s honestly just a fun book. Starts a little slow as the story is built but the payoff in the last third of the book is well worth it. Narration is on point as well.

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What a ride

Revisado: 11-12-20

I’ve had my eye on this book for awhile, and I’m glad I finally pulled the trigger. It’s certainly absurd and over the top at times, but boy was the story entertaining. You won’t walk away from this listen with any profound insight on the human condition, but you’ll certainly be entertained from start to finish.

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Not great

Revisado: 10-19-20

I never ever write reviews, but this book was so time consuming and so disappointing that I felt the need to warn others. I'm a huge fan of the horror genre and have read or listened to many classics, as well as contemporaries like Darcey Coates. I especially enjoy a good haunted house book, which is why I was initially drawn to Shepherd's Warning.

The book started out like your typical evil house story, slowing adding mysteries the unexplained, but eventually the story devolves into a convoluted mess of unfinished ideas and reality TV-like drama, Unfortunately, the plot is sooo slow due to repetitive and incredibly uninteresting dialogue that it took me almost 2/3rds of the book to realize that it was going absolutely nowhere.

The narration of this book did not do it any favors either. I've listened to 77 books now on Audible and this is the first time I had to speed up the narration (to 1.5) because it was so painfully slow. That said, the voice acting was on par with most other audio books I've listened to, so I have no complains there.

All-in-all, everyone has different tastes and while I personally did not enjoy this book, based on other listener's ratings, there is a good deal of folks who did.

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Chilling story

Revisado: 03-23-20

Chilling story. Nothing is scarier than the power of the mind. Performance made this story all the better.

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