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Why is this a classic LA story?

Revisado: 07-22-23

I must have missed something. This book leaves a lot to be desired but of course Grover Gardner does his best to acquit the story with a solid narration.

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I really loved this book and reading

Revisado: 05-06-23

As usual the narration is excellent but Anthony Doerr's story comes together masterfully. This book is true artistry and one of my favorites of the last 10 years.

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Well read but story is underwhelming

Revisado: 05-06-23

This book is interesting and creative but it is obsessively sad and focused on death. I would also say the St Elsewhere like ending is disappointing and a sort of deus ex machina copout that should not be in the repertoire of a bestselling author. Would not recommend other than the voice acting which never ceases to impress me.

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Unexpectedly good

Revisado: 01-17-22

What I thought was a story about test pilots transforms into a wonderful reflection on fathers and sons and efforts to “push the envelope.”. Although not as high profile, this is every bit as good as THE RIGHT STUFF.

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Unnecessarily in reverse

Revisado: 09-03-21

A decent enough biography but Edmund Morris felt compelled to craft it in reverse chronological order. All I can say is that there is a reason biography isn’t written like this. It deflects from the story.

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Very mediocre offering

Revisado: 03-18-19

Fairly clear to me that this was an effort by an already established writer coasting off previous successes. The book is ephemeral, dreamy, and feels though it's been written on the fly without a coherent or particularly tight plot, jumping around in time and point of view. At one point the third person limited narrator who has been tracking Nathan switches in mid-flight to another character. And Ondaatje employs a writer's tic that bothers me: "He frequently thought of how" such and such "made him feel" instead of simply describing the feeling in the present moment. To his credit, Ondaatje has a talent, and I purchased this audiobook because the story was intriguing, but I found myself wanting to return it 3/4 of the way in (tempting).

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Very detailed guide -- a bit too much

Revisado: 12-12-18

Probably need to have a pre-existing practice going before reading this book. I think Yates gives a detailed description of perhaps his path and some other individuals' paths, but I think he makes it a bit too complex (when you start wondering whether you are experiencing "subtle dullness" or "subtle progressive dullness", you probably are missing the mark). There were a lot of useful nuggets in here, but might make your head spin in the process.

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