Frank

Ambitious

Revisado: 02-07-18

What made the experience of listening to MacArthur's Luck, Part One: Laying the Bet the most enjoyable?

The author really went for it. That means he scores and at times he spreads things out a bit. There are a lot of interesting characters and the narrator really helps with this. I loved the storyline that runs on the Russian front. You get a great glimpse of how Stalin manipulated his generals, and also how funny that could be at times. In the same way the writer does a good job granting sympathy to some of the average German soldiers and officers. This way you feel at times like your right there in the action feeling what they must have felt and seeing things from their perspective.

What was one of the most memorable moments of MacArthur's Luck, Part One: Laying the Bet?

German hospital scenes were poignant. Guederian negotiating with Hitler. Dmitri the Russian kid who becomes a tank commander. There were many scenes in this book that are worthy and that humanize the experience

Which character – as performed by Robert Thaler – was your favorite?

Guederian or Wenck or maybe the Russian, Konev. And I got to say I really liked Marjorie, she had some brass ones and was up front, a practical girl caught up in the War.

If you could rename MacArthur's Luck, Part One: Laying the Bet, what would you call it?

good question because my main criticism of the book was the title. I don't find it that accurate.

Any additional comments?

Like I said, MacArthur is really not the center of this book. He's there and the writer portrays him as a bit pompous but this makes him funny at times too. But the story really is about all the other characters around MacArthur and Hitler and Stalin, at least so far. I look forward to the next book that finishes this tale, i listened to this one in a very short space of time, i guess because i was very entertained. Writer was imaginative and narrator is helluva an actor.

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