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Bad characters, lame story

Revisado: 11-11-23

There isn't a single good character in this story that the reader can empathise with. I could understand the author's need to create growth within their characters, but if there is growth, it's very thin. Theres times when I find myself just hoping the characters will die because they are so stupid. The main character is a prepper because of a drug induced vision... a weak premise. The story is about how a family of 1%'s fare before the invasion, as there really is not much of an invasion. 99% of the book is about a pre invasion, so the title seems to not fit the real meat of the story.

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Just, wow!

Revisado: 07-21-22

Aimlessly looking through my library for a title to suit me while I worked, nothing recently bought appealed to me. So I went back to old purchases and tried a few books, but nothing struck a chord at the moment.

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman was one of these books I tried out, stealing my attention quickly, and sending me down a path for 14 hours and 26 minutes, listened over the course of two days. I realised at a certain point that it was one of those stories that I didn't want to end, and felt excited to hear the remainder of the book the next day.

Bravo! Thank you Christopher for an engaging book.

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Not really about Armageddon

Revisado: 05-09-22

I enjoyed Mr.Cline's book, 1177, truly a remarkable book. Sadly I am unable to give this book, "Digging Up Armageddon", a positive review. This might be more due to unmet expectations stemming from both the description of the book and the wealth of information provided by 1177. This book is not about Armageddon, I learned nothing about the city, its importance, history, etc, but rather the drama of the actual dig, spanning from the 1920's until modern times. I hate to give Eric Cline a low rating, but I will say if you haven't read 1177, it's an amazing book. I've listened to it a number of times over the years since it's publication.

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Narrator needs meds

Revisado: 02-11-22

The narrator ruined this story for me. During emotional or tense moments the narrator stops reading and begins to act out the emotions and utterly over does it. She goes into hysterics which is jarring with the audiobook in the background while I work. She verges on near crying at times, and it really does this book an injustice. Ms. Ezzo has a good voice, and the producer of this book should have had the foresight to reign her in. I think the narrator misguides the strength of the main character, giving her a whinny hysterical attribute that might have never been intended by the author.

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Rare look

Revisado: 01-14-22

It took my well into my own art career to understand how lucky I had been in my youth to be fans of Stephen Morris's band, New Order. Listening to his account made me realise the ethos of the band was not for show, but something each of the members believed, as people who saw no division between themselves and other humans, not more special, more gifted, nor attempted to follow some trend in fashion let alone in music.

Stephen's account tells a story about his own obsession with music and attempting to wrangle out sounds from equipment that was new, at times untested and tried. As Stephen mentions from time to time, now days one can push buttons on a computer to get the results that at times took he and members of the band to build their own machines, It was also interesting to find that my own feelings about the band began changing in the early 1990's, during the time when the band themselves began feeling and relating a sea change in their outlook in the band.

New Order certainly made a big impact on my life, in a time when I was a lost young lad. It provided a soundtrack to the creation of my own art. It was wonderful to see how normal the members of the band are, and not at all caught up in the whole fame game.

Stephen comes across as someone who is an every day person, except his specialty in life has moved from model airplanes to music. There is no pretence at all in his story. A well written story, brought to life by Stephen's own voice that emotes well during the various parts. He is a great narrator, something he probably had never seen himself as.

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Refreshing!

Revisado: 01-14-22

Record Play Pause is an authentic, behind the scenes look from the drummer Stephen Morris. The narrative is honest, open, humorous, and filled with the nuts and bolts of Morris's account. At times self depreciative, at times the fly on the wall, it's an unique perspective on one of the most influential bands of the late and the early 1980's. A must listen to for fans of the Post Punk genre.

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A wonderful story, one forgets its a biography

Revisado: 01-22-20

It took me a while to begin the Frontiersmen, as it is a long listen, but I couldn't stop listening once I began. The narrative is done with skill and care in term of the author's writing and historical data, the story is so engrossing that the book flies by. It is a piece of history as well, a history that Eckert brings alive, so it feels like a story and less of a biography.

I highly recommend this book to people who love history and epic story telling.

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Great story

Revisado: 10-30-19

I totally loved this book. The characters, the situation, the outcome, was all captivating. This book did not bog down, but kept the reader interested.

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Robinson can tell a story until he can't

Revisado: 10-30-19

I like Jeremy Robinson's work. I've listened or read a number of them. However there is an issue I find in many of the books I have read or listened to. It starts with great characters, great pace, great situations, and then it bogs down. I don't know why. I feel at a certain point I'm losing interest, and I can't pin point it yet.

However this being said, i will continue to buy and read his books. Some I won't be able to retain interest in, others I do. Others I will force myself to the end, others I want to finish. Maybe it's me, maybe it's him. But don't let my opinion sway you from getting this book. I tend to leave reviews critically honest.

Again, I really enjoyed this book up until a certain part. Had I left a review based upon the first part of the book, it would be five stars around.

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Really good story

Revisado: 10-30-19

It's a great story, and held my interest throughout. No slow parts, nothing to complain about. I only wanted more. Thank you!

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