Fred

Full account of a secretive man over many decades

Revisado: 05-02-24

Narrator mispronounces many Russian words giving neither the Russian pronunciation nor the usual English. He even mispronounces some English words, and his phrasing is sometimes very odd, as if he doesn’t know what is coming next but just reading words. Myers’ work, however, is brilliant, impressively researched and written to keep interest high even when relating masses of facts and figures. He manages to give positive reasons for Putin’s popularity and glimpses of the humanity of the secretive KGB operative who became a cruel dictator over time.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Nonfiction that reads like a novel

Revisado: 09-11-23

Amazing reconstruction of an actual murder investigation in the last days of Old China. Great research. Narration at times monotonous.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Narrator Ruined Book

Revisado: 09-18-22

In future I will look for the narrator’s name before purchasing and will not buy anything narrated by James Cameron Stuart. In every sentence he seems to be showing off his perfect OxBridge accent and perfectly pronounced foreign names without ever actually interpreting the story and making it interesting. Every sentence is declaimed with the same stentorian tone, the same rhythm and pacing. Boring and insulting assaults on the ears.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 4 personas