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Plodding police procedural

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-16-24

A potentially interesting story written like a police report. No character development, just a narrative. I don’t think it could even pass if it were nonfiction written in this style

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A cautionary tale

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-30-23

Well told and in well researched detail, it reads like a novel. It’s a fascinating and humanizing description of imperialism at work. One wonders how we, the western powers, make the same mistakes over and over again— Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Central America to name a few. There’s a lot to learn from this book. The only thing missing is who profits from these bloody adventures.

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Contrived

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-13-23

Much of the development in this book consists in the detectives learning just too late some crucial fact. One, ok, but over and over? There must be other plot devices.

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Trite and melodramatic

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-20-22

It sounds and reads like a corny YA novel. The plot is torturous using every cheap literary trick you can imagine.

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You shouldn’t write an historical novel if you don’t know history

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-29-22

I liked the idea behind the novel, a retelling of the Faust story. But, you just should not write an historical novel if you haven’t researched that historical period. I had to give up because the anachronisms were so jarring and so frequent. And if the author didn’t know better, where were the editors?

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This book should change your life

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-07-16

Or at least your understanding of American history. The book untangles much of America's deceit and delusions about its racial history and lays it all out for you.

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What a cheesy ending!

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-24-16

I won't be a spoiler but, after you have slogged through hours of tediously overwritten prose you are bound to be disappointed by the completely contrived conclusion. Can someone please let the author know less is more? Every moment need not be described in endless detail. It undermines what otherwise might have been a good story.

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Great book, but performance needs a director

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-04-16

Accents matter in performance, and the ones in this performance are shockingly inconsistent, cringe-worthily incorrect, and sadly distracting. This book deserves so much better.

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What is the use of this?

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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-23-06

It is hard to imagine what one might use this for. Just random lists of words spoken quickly and often unintelligbly.

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Isaac's Storm Audiolibro Por Erik Larson arte de portada

Isaacs Storm

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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-25-05

Well written, gripping story of the disastrous 1900 Galveston hurricane with a great deal of general information on hurricanes and their forecasting. Strikes eerie parallels with Hurricane Katrina. Makes you wonder if it is possible for us to learn from history. We should certainly give it a try. Just in that context, the book is well worth listening to.

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