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Definition of JOYLESS CASH GRAB

Revisado: 09-04-20

Grew up with clone wars and watched every episode possible. I admit I'm having troubles putting into words my disappointment. Since the Disney take over it seems that they put out, one ok or good book and then 3 cash grab books. Honestly this one felt like management called the authors in and said heres your episode aim for 20 or 40 minutes of content. I understand this is aimed at a lower age bracket. That being said there are solid rumors that at least 2 full seasons were fully written at the time the show was put aside for whatever reason. The book Star Wars: Dark Disciple was crafted from a small portion of those unused materials and is great. The fact that the decision was made to simply regurgitate used material while theres still stories untold is greatly disappointing. Expecting Clone Wars fans new and old to pay full price for a rerun because its been repackage is disgusting and disrespectful. Clone Wars fans starved for new materials have rode a roller coaster of hope and disappoint. Fans like me hoping for a new story will only find a small taste of a new story in the end of the book that reads like the first chapter of a story that leaves you hanging. Clone Wars fans will be left heartbreakingly disappointed.........again!

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A story that should be told, but not by Fogle

Revisado: 11-10-19

As an owner of a Land Rover this book left me very frustrated, very frustrated. I struggled to finish listening to it for over a month. It's not the subject matter because Land Rover has a rich and varied history. It's the author. The story is jumpy. For example he will start a story and drift off never returning to its conclusion. It leaves you multiple times throughout listening shouting well how did that end, what the hell happened! He will also lightly touch on a very interesting Land Rover subject, only to hurry past and dive into another personal anecdote. His use of personal anecdotes is excessive to say the least and although they generally hover around the idea of Land Rover more than half this book leans to the personal side. He often comes off as that annoying persona at a dinner party humble bragging. He often refers to himself as a "minor or small-time celebrity". Which from a personal stand point is an instant turn off. Personally he also comes off as more of a fan boy then a genuine enthusiast. More than one of his anecdotes go on about how he discards Land Rovers throughout his life only to buy one in a moment of fancy. His wife made him get rid of his first Land Rover, and he makes a point to bring every instance that this happens to someone else to light. He often repeats himself as if trying to fill out pages, which is where a majority of my frustration comes from considering all the stories and histories he skips over or does not finish. He interviewed dozens of genuine Land Rover
fanatics, some of who were key persons in the history of Land Rover or people who own hundreds of Rovers. I wish one of them would have wrote this book. Ben Fogle primary work is with the BBC and it shows, the book often feels like a news piece struggling to fill out a newspaper than a genuine believer wanting to capture the whole story of Land Rover.

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