Phillip C. Cantrell

Get a Professional Narrator

Revisado: 10-28-24

Interesting story and Bob has accomplished much in his life. Heavy on story telling, thin on lessons learned, and does not dive into the nitty gritty of how he grew the companies. Difficult to hang with because of the narration and many broken sentences. Would have been much more enjoyable with a professional narrator.

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Too long

Revisado: 03-29-23

This is a book by someone who is clearly still fighting past battles with the SEC and disgruntled investors. While there is an interesting storyline in the early career days, the bleating explanations about his manufacturing days were way too long. Seems like the author has a burning need to “clear” his name and fully blame others for failures. Probably could have been enough to just cover the “life lessons” without all the wearisome explanations.

P.S. Unless an author is a professional voice actor, it’s probably best to just hire one instead of performing the narration. Ugh.

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Don’t waste your money

Revisado: 01-21-23

An ego born tome full of chest thumbing. 30 minutes into it, the lecture of how great the author is nauseated me to the point I had to quit listening. Would return it if I could but Audible won’t let me, so here we are.

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Don't waste a credit

Revisado: 07-06-15

I barely made it an hour into the story...which really isn't so much a story as a self aggrandizement of the author. If you're looking for a lesson as the preview promised, this isn't it.

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Decent story line, poor narrator.

Revisado: 05-14-15

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Unless the price was reduced, I would have a hard time recommending it. The plot was a bit thin and many of the characters were just superfluous. The "Chas" character was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the book. The beginning sequence covering Rick's conversations with his dead family were just plain weird.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was completely predictable.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

His reading style was extremely monotone and detracted from following the story. Most of the character voices were good, but a few were really irritating.

Was Seven Days worth the listening time?

Probably. If it's on the "sale rack" otherwise it's not worth the full price.

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Narrator Drove me Crazy!

Revisado: 05-14-15

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Definitely use a different narrator. The story was like one of those disaster movies where the onslaught of catastrophe's is just relentless. A disconcerting listen. Also, in multiple spots the editing overlaps and the narrator repeats the same couple of lines twice.

If you’ve listened to books by Farrell Kingsley before, how does this one compare?

Have not listened to any of his other books.

What didn’t you like about Jim Donaldson’s performance?

This narrator used a tone and reading style that just drove me crazy. Speeding up when he shouldn't slowing down when he shouldn't, and using voices for different characters that just did not fit. A couple of the voices he used grated on my ears like fingernails on a chalkboard.

Was Nine Meals to Anarchy: The EMP worth the listening time?

Not really. Between the style used by the narrator, and the poor story line, I turned it off with over 2 hours to go. Just couldn't spend anymore time trying to follow it.

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Malcolm Disappoints

Revisado: 10-06-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I have always been an advid reader of Gladwell and believe that his other works are required reading for any business person. While the premise is good, the book is way too long and digresses from the subject matter so often that I found myself fast forwarding through parts that just made no sense to me. And it pains me to admit that I was disappointed.

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Good info but a little thin

Revisado: 08-30-14

What did you like best about Famous Entrepreneurs? What did you like least?

It was a quick read but pretty thin on drilling down into the circumstances that lead up to the individual successes. Probably would hold the attention of younger folks but I need more to hold my interest.

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It's all "The Man's" fault

Revisado: 08-30-14

What disappointed you about The Crash of 2016?

This book is written from the standpoint of a socialist and blames everything bad that is to happen on evil capitalism stealing from the naive middle class. Don't waste your money on it like I did.

Would you ever listen to anything by Thom Hartmann again?

Probably not.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Dismay

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