Michael Allan Dawson

Great Book on Blizzard

Revisado: 12-16-24

Very insightful read on the rise and fall of Blizzard. I do feel bad for developers, that’s a tough industry to be in.

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Good but Offers Little New Insight

Revisado: 10-19-24

Having lived in South Korea for three years from 2005-08, I am always excited for new histories of South Korea. This one is good but didn’t really offer anything I haven’t read in other solid histories (I found the authors’ disparaging remarks of previous offerings in the prologue to be a little off-putting) or from the Asia section in the Economist. The period from 2010-2023 especially I found woefully generic and the insight the authors from their personal experience to not really be all that groundbreaking. Still though, anyone new to the topic won’t be disappointed, it is told really well in an easy-to-digest manner.

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Good but a bit of a Slog at times

Revisado: 04-03-24

If you’re approaching French Revolution for the first time, do the Great Courses series. This one was okay but far too easy to tune in and out. Read the book too a couple years ago, remember liking it more than I did with the audio listen.

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Great Listen, especially if you have just visited Venice

Revisado: 03-25-24

Not the flashiest or most action-packed mystery, but quiet engaging listen of a beautiful and fascinating place. I read it nearly two decades ago and remember liking it then, and after finally getting the chance to visit Venice had to listen this time and was just as satisfied. Realized a lot of what I knew about operas I learned from this book. And if you do visit Venice be sure to visit opera house it’s beautiful. Actually doing the tour reminded me of this book.

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Another Penguin Classic

Revisado: 03-10-24

While it’s not as good as Pursuit of Power for eloquence in my opinion it’s still an excellent survey of European history for this period.

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Weak Murakami

Revisado: 02-25-24

This one just doesn’t work. Am a huge fan read it once and listened to it a second time. Ponderous, overlong and honestly at times a bit creepy (in a gross way ). Read his other works skip this one.

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Long but Great

Revisado: 02-08-24

If you want to know about John Adams, this is the book for you. It’s good stuff.

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Solid Overview on Looked-Over Topic

Revisado: 01-16-24

While I thought the subject matter was handled well, I felt that it read too much like a blandish university lecture series without an overall thrust to give it some oomph. Still though, if you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a listen. I found the lecturer to be a bit distracting at first but I got used to her.

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Excellent for History Nuts

Revisado: 12-13-23

Meticulously researched and eloquently told. I really enjoyed it. Saying that, I think any person who has just a passing interest in history might find it a bit of a slog. Bill Bryson, Christopher Clark is not, but that’s a shame as I think he might have more interesting things to say.

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Great Course, Feels Abbreviated

Revisado: 08-02-22

This course is great but it feels at times like the lectures were plucked at random from a longer more thorough course, which I would have preferred since the material is so engaging. The fact that the professor doesn’t really ever introduce or conclude his lectures lends to this sense. Also, the intro music for each lecture is odd and a little off putting imo.

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