E D Ciechoski II

Could have been very good.

Revisado: 10-31-24

This book touched on too many woke elements especially considering the time frame it was told in. The author should have stuck solely to the story and not all the woke ideoms.

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Fun read

Revisado: 02-26-23

I think Brian missed a few points and didn't think about things like the Cy Young award detracting from pitchers winning the MVP or thinking about how people embrace change in any forum. Also, I'm guessing the stats changed since the writing of this book but the case for DiMaggio over Williams in 1941 doesn't hold up as I look at the advanced statistics. But overall and fun read.

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Missed opportunity

Revisado: 01-11-23

This book could have been so much more. I heard the author speak live and tell amazing stories about the polar explorers and it compelled me to download this book. I was disappointed the stories didn't go deeper and that the narrator was rather uppity and bland sounding. This book should have had charisma but it doesn't. Overall, the stories are compelling and the feats of these brave souls were incredible. This could have been an epic read instead of an okay one.

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Relatively disappointing

Revisado: 11-04-21

I think this book missed thr mark. The author spent too much time on the technical weeds building up a case on morality and what it is (I believe he could have done this in half the time) and then when he got to the polarization of America and our political divide he didn't go deep enough and handled it with kid gloves.

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A fun story

Revisado: 10-01-19

This is a great little tale and fun to listen to. The narrators do a nice job of taking you into the setting and making you feel as if you're really there.

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Not all it's cracked up to be

Revisado: 10-01-19

The narrator of this story is very dry and has a rather unenthralling voice. After hearing the prologue either Evan or Kara should have done the narration. The narrator used little to no inflection and was very dry. I also did not like the sometimes left-leaning spin put on the book. For example, the author routinely mentions climate deniers but completely glazes over that there as been quite a bit of science to disprove our major government-funded study on the subject. The author also states things like scientists cannot be biased because they are scientists yet throughout history science has been marred by self-serving scientists that altered the facts for their own agendas. People are flawed and scientists are after all people too. But overall it tells an interesting story and details how people today can be heavily persuaded based on unscientific arguments.

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Compelling

Revisado: 08-21-18

Gripping book and exquisite narration. I was sad for the story to come to an end.

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Great listen

Revisado: 08-03-18

This was a fun listen. I found myself binging it and often chuckling out loud over the funny quotes of the main character. Hard to believe they cast Tom Cruise for Reacher in the movie. I'll have to check that out.

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Solid thriller

Revisado: 07-28-18

Very entertaining. I'd give the narrator a 4.5 or 4.7 if I could. The storyline was great and kept me engaged right up until the very end.

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Entertaining but could have been more

Revisado: 07-24-18

The narrator did a fine job except for his imitations, particularly those of ethnicity. I'd have just rather he read the lines in his own voice. As for the story, it's bet entertaining but a bit far fetched with what felt like some disconnected plot lines. But all in all its a quick listen.

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