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Fascinating

Revisado: 04-23-21

Initially, the sub-title caught my eye. The book goes on to justify my curiosity on that matter.

The author uses a number of novel techniques. To note a couple, the cinematic essay, and storytelling in the second person. I would imagine this to be quite challenging as a writer, and they add unexpected layers of atmosphere to the story.

Although sparse throughout the book, I found the author to be particularly talented with character dialog. I found some of that dialog kicking around in my head for days afterward.

The narrator does a great job on this, handling character accents and Japanese with apparent ease.

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Great Read for the Curious Layman

Revisado: 10-11-20

First, the General, stays non-partisan. This nuance allowed me to let my guard down and just listen and learn. I appreciated his rigor.

Second, you don’t need to be a hardcore policy wonk to enjoy this book. It’s well written, and well read by the General himself.

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Great Again

Revisado: 03-07-18

The narration and production were excellent. They very much complimented the feel of the story. And, of course, Corey’s writing is deserving of long strings of superlatives.

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Not Enough Swear Words!

Revisado: 08-24-17

I'd give this book six stars... but I was offended by the lack of profanity.

However, I was not offended by the narrator's impersonation of Mitch McConnell. That, and some other impersonations, made this audio book way better than a boring paper version.

Seriously, this was a great book. I mean, like, the upper end of great. The author brings his signature analytical style, good story telling, and then spices it all up with a lot of humor.

I enjoyed the hell out of it.

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Unexpectedly Great

Revisado: 07-04-17

Yeah, yeah, I know. Dick is one of the best and I shouldn't be surprised that this book is great. A couple reasons for my surprise: 1) Somehow, I'd never heard of Ubik. 2) I love sci-fi, but I find most classic sci-fi to be...well, boring.

Anyway, great book. Also, I thought for sure that it was read by a cast of people. Nope. Just one really talented narrator.

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Dry, but fascinating.

Revisado: 03-28-17

I learned a lot from this book. I mean, it really filled in a lot of knowledge gaps for me. Knowledge chasms, actually.

The title might imply a dramatic story, but it's mostly an informational read.

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Best in the series

Revisado: 05-29-15

Roy Dotrice delivers an such a great performance to an already fantastic story. I'm not much for fantasy novels, but this book proves it's not the genre that makes for good writing.

Clever dialog is rare. This book has it in abundance.

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Not for Everyone

Revisado: 04-08-15

If pink is totally your favorite color — or, if you think your brown loafers say a lot about you, then odds are this book will make you uncomfortable.

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Stunning performance, great story

Revisado: 08-03-14

This audio version is more like a screen play or a small, local theater production-- done very well. You know, you go to a play at a dumpy local theater expecting not much and the show blows you away. That's what this audiobook is like. It doesn't come at you all fancy but soon you'll be in its grip. To be honest, it is a little slow at first. Give it some time. You'll be richly rewarded.

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Not a boring classic

Revisado: 05-07-14

What a fantastic story. Totally blows away Gatsby, which actually is a boring classic. Top-notch narration, too. You cannot go wrong with this audiobook.

Take note of the great dialog: The backward, southern-simple speaking is nonetheless ornate with wisdom and clarity of thought.

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