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Spectacular narration

Revisado: 10-21-23

A good yarn with absolutely superb narration. I feel cheated by many mystery novels. The story draws me in, but at the end a sudden, improbable unraveling disappoints me. To avoid spoilers, I will only say that is not what happens herein. But the best of it was the narration. The narrator creates vivid and distinct personalities for the varied group of characters. DI Duffy shines brightest.

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Even worse than watching Tom Cruise

Revisado: 04-18-22

My first Jack Reacher novel. This story is riven with implausibilities and populated by cardboard characters. (The narrator made the best of a poor situation.)

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Explosive

Revisado: 12-18-19

This is as close to a page turner as non-fiction can be. It is on the New York Times "Ten best books of 2019" list for good reason. Fascinating and frightening. I read it in parallel with watching the Netflix miniseries "Chernobyl". I recommend listening to about four hours of the book before starting the series.

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The narrators voice was a major disappointment

Revisado: 11-15-15

I did not enjoy the narrator's depictions of the male characters. There was no variation or distinct characteristics that helped the listener recognize one male character from another. Ever male character sounded like Gaston from beauty and the beast. Pompous and caricature. Nor did I enjoy the breathy, almost damsel in distress depiction of Claire. I found myself torn between enjoying the story, but not wanting to continue because the narrator's tone was so dramatized. Imagine listening to the actors in soap operas...but worse. No matter if the text was conveying an attribute of Claire that was intended to be perceived as strong and intelligent, her voice just made her sounds pathetic and naïve. Such a shame.

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A good yarn . . . and something of an education

Revisado: 07-27-14

Clarke has spun a story that moves right along and certainly kept me engaged. I knew precious little about drones at the outset. It proved to be an education about both the ethics and the mechanics of drone warfare. In addition, if one fifth of what is accomplished by the various hackers and electronic intruders is actually feasible, it is also a tad on the scary side.

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Not RLS's best yarn

Revisado: 06-06-12

The prose is magnificent. The premise (two brothers on opposite sides of a rebellion) was sound. The performance was very good. But the story disappointed. The elder brother failed in the credibility category. The abrupt flight in the middle of the night to NYC, the sudden trip up the Hudson, and the bizarre ending in the snowy woods of upstate NY made little sense. This one did not shiver my timbers.

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Vive la difference?

Revisado: 11-26-11

I found this book stunningly "girly". My wife loved it. I quit halfway through. I had hoped to learn more about EH. It was much too much, "how girls chase boys", for my taste.

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Fierce invalids

Revisado: 03-27-05

Robbins makes wondererful use of the language. The ending left a bit to be desired but the reader will forgive Robbins because of the richness of the prose.

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