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Need better narrator

Revisado: 06-01-24

Well researched and documents to the point it felt like TMI at times. Reader was not a good match for this book. I couldn’t finish it.

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Where was the editor

Revisado: 04-24-20

A very creative idea but the author and reader take 31 hours to cover material that could have been covered more effectively in 15.

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Exceptionally good

Revisado: 07-11-19

A wealth of information presented in a clear and well-organized manner. No fluff. No filler. The best Great Courses I’ve listened to and one of the best non-fiction titles.

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Difficult; Dry

Revisado: 07-04-19

I found this book inaccessible even having taken college-level science courses and having a lifelong interest in science In my opinion this book doesn’t seem geared to general reader who reads a lot of science articles. The narrator has a good voice but was clearly the wrong choice for this performance and seemed dry and monotoned.

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Well written but very slow moving

Revisado: 12-03-17

Jennifer Egan is a great writer but this story is just so slow in evolving that I returned the book. The multiple narrators did not help and the book may have been better off with a single narrator.

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An intense roller coaster of a ride

Revisado: 06-27-17

The Force is a riveting, extraordinarily intense book that is spectacularly performed by Dion Graham.

The story covers career of Denny Malone, from its zenith to its nadir, giving the reader an up close and unflinching impression of police work in Upper Manhattan.. Although not necessarily a "page turner" the story commanded my attention and wouldn't let go, with vivid characters that I cared about, and many twists and turns.

Dion Graham's performance is spectacular. On several occasions throughout the book I had to check to confirm that there was only 1 narrator. I kept thinking: its impossible that one narrator could be so dynamic. Graham's range, depth and nuance is dazzling.

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Former intelligence officer gets pulled back in

Revisado: 12-28-16

Finn Harrington, the protagonist in Kevin Wignall's The Traitor's Story, is six years removed from his career as a British intelligence officer now a historian working on a new book. A neighbor who has heard rumors that Finn is a former spy asks Finn to help find her missing 13 year old daughter. Finn reluctantly agrees and is pulled back into the his prior life.

Finn thus embarks on two journeys: one that takes him around Europe searching for the missing girl and an emotional journey trying to re-connect with his girlfriend who left him as the story begins.

It's a good story that has some brilliant flashes of writing and some wise commentaries on life. It's not a page-turner; instead it moves along at a steady pace. Simon Vance does a terrific job narrating.

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A contextual biography that is well worth the ride

Revisado: 09-19-16

James Brown was one of the most influential and important American musicians in the last half of the 20th century and James McBride does a stellar job describing Brown's life and the environment--political, racial and musical--from which he emerged. McBride also describes the lasting impact Brown had on Michael Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and others.

McBride only briefly mentions some of the troubling aspects of Brown's life, including his violence against women. The brief coverage of these apparently recurring episodes was inadequate and seemed out of place in an otherwise in depth review of Brown's life.

Dominic Hoffman turns in a dazzling performance narrating the book. Of particular note is Hoffman's treatment of a colloquy between Brown and a young Rev. Al Sharpton after Brown rocked the house at a Las Vegas concert. Sharpton wanted to stay for the after-party, but Brown felt that a true superstar shouldn't stick around after the show: "Kill 'em and leave, Rev. Kill 'em and leave."

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Spectacular

Revisado: 03-27-16

Palace of Treason is an intelligent and edgy page turner that is so riveting it may disrupt your day. I can't recommend a book in this genre more highly.

This is the second book in a series and although the first book isn't a prerequisite, it provides helpful context and background.

Jeremy Bobb does a terrific job narrating; his skills seem tailor-made for this book.

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The history of general relativity and what follows

Revisado: 12-03-15

This book provides a good history of general relativity and other schools of thought in physics that developed from--or in response to--it. Although it is not a long book, it covers a lot of names, theories and and clashes within the field of physics. The book is written for non-scientists but that doesn't mean it's an easy read or listen: this is complex material and there is a lot going on.

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