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Very detailed account

Revisado: 01-10-25

Thorough discussion of Ft Sumter, for the 6 months prior until the siege that began the Civil War. Highly detailed, probably more so than many people are interested in. As a person interested in this time period, I enjoyed the book, after its slow beginning. The breathy narrator was overly dramatic.

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Not Thoughtful, Not interesting

Revisado: 09-25-24

This book is mainly the author writing accounts of people’s life stories, their hardships and what they’d like to see improved. It is a book devoid of nuance and of new ideas. A genuinely thoughtful book should be based on actual data, and besides containing new ideas, it should find an interesting way of presenting them. Hearing the detailed life stories of a parade of people feels like an easy way to get a book published without taking the time to think.

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Highly Detailed

Revisado: 09-21-24

Highly detailed, heavily scientific analysis. Very interesting mostly, but a little too detailed for me, even with my scientific curiosity. The narrator was monotonic.

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Good story, not well written

Revisado: 09-06-24

Good story, easy read, interesting. Brings to life the Vietnam era, and graphically describes life in ‘Nam. Plot is a little obvious, the book is not particularly well written, story is formulaic, characters are often portrayed almost as caricatures, and yet - a pleasant read.

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Very interesting, highly detailed

Revisado: 08-04-24

Interesting, thorough, delves into specifics worthy of a science class. Often perhaps too technical, it still so well written that it easily holds the listener’s interest

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Story and Performance are Perfect

Revisado: 05-31-24

Wonderful story, totally captivating. You can’t get a better narrator than Meryl Streep. It’s a truly winning combination.

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Interesting, compelling

Revisado: 05-02-24

Great characters, time bouncing around keeps things moving. A story of a family over 45 years.

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Very interesting; a little long

Revisado: 03-30-24

Provocative premise, the author provides several interesting solutions to increasing equality amd opportunity in America. Just a little long.

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Great Material, Way Too Long

Revisado: 02-16-24

I’m a big fan of Dr Greger, and have read or listened to all his previous books. I am also a person who likes details. This book, however, is over the top in detail, making it almost impossible to listen to. Buy this book if you are throughly interested in every aspect of the topic and have a lot of time to listen to it.

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Incomprehensible

Revisado: 12-03-23

Zadie Smith is the worst narrator I’ve encountered, and I’ve listened to hundreds of audiobooks over decades. I had no idea which character was speaking at any given moment. I gave up after about 40% of the book, because I didn’t understand any aspect of the plot. I listened carefully, and tried very hard to follow the story, because the plot as described in reviews and on the website seems interesting. I was unable to discern any coherent story from this audiobook. Overall, it was a waste of money and time.

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