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Excellent book

Revisado: 09-17-24

I happened to see a YouTube video of the Savo Island battle and saw a recommendation for this book, so I ordered it. I'm a reader of action, mystery, scfi, and westerns so this book is out of my wheelhouse. I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a page turner for me. Admiral Lee was an interesting man who has not received the recognition he deserves. Thank God we had Admirals like him and Spruance fighting on our side during the war. They were the workhorses while Admirals like Halsey who made major blunders during the war but knew how to grandstand got all the glory. Secondly, Walter Dixon does a great job as narrator.

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Hard to satire

Revisado: 07-20-20

I listened to the entire book. The narrator, Gibson Frazier, did a good job. Too bad the author wrote the book before the coronavirus hit as its become the 500-lb gorilla of this campaign and is missing in this book. Also the main problem with the book for me is it's depressing. Trump is a hard to satirize. Satires are usually funny but its hard to find anything funny about Trump.

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Tough Read

Revisado: 07-10-20

The book is a battle of two egos and I'm finding it hard to finish. John Bolton comes off as a person who never found a country he didn't want to bomb and the Trump he depicts is the person I thought he was, so there are no real surprises, just confirmations. John Petkoff does a great job narrating the book and I have no problems there. I guess my real problem with the book is I don't like either person and I find the book boring.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 02-06-19

I listened to an hour of the book and had to turn it off. A quick summary; "I am great, Bannon screwed me, Trump is a great President whose problems are the crooked people around him (my words)". It was a painful listen. I'm retired and have had enough of over inflated egos.

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Enjoyable read

Revisado: 04-07-15

I'm basically a mystery and thriller reader with a few science fiction novels thrown in. This book sounded like a good read and I wasn't disappointed. The story line had me hooked from the first chapter. I usually listen to audio books when I drive or when I work around the house. Bottom line, my wife got more work out of me the last few days than she has for a month. I'll be waiting for Mr. Rottman's next book.

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Amanda Knox

Revisado: 05-17-13

Anyone who plans on reading the Amanda Knox book,"Waiting to be Heard" needs to read Douglas Preston's Book first. I read them in reverse order. What an eye opener. Once you read this book and Amanda's there can be no doubt as to her innocence. Mr. Preston's book kept me out of circulation for three days. Every spare minute I found myself listening to this book. By itself it is a great listen but combine it with Amanda's and it's a must listen.

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Her side

Revisado: 05-04-13

I just finished Knox's book and was pleasantly surprised. Not only does the book do a credible job of presenting Amanda’s side, Amanda does a surprisingly credible job of narration. The only part of the book causing me a little irritation was her repeatedly referring to feces as “poop”. My daughters stopped referring to “poop” when they were 10 years old.
This is a story of an incredibly naïve American girl set adrift in a foreign country she claimed to know but really didn’t. While her flatmates clammed up and got lawyers she continued to “help” the Italian police without a lawyer’s protection. The Italian Police thought her actions strange when in fact they were the actions of typical American teen. The real evil here is the murderer of Kercher, Guede, and the two prosecutors Mignini and Comodi who cared more about “keeping face” than finding and convicting the real murderer.

Bottom line, Knox’s book is an excellent listen.

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Don't listen to the negative narrator reviews

Revisado: 03-24-13

Please do not listen to the negative narrator reviews or you'll be missing a great book. I agree the narration by Thor Knai is poor but after about an hour you get used to him. In fact I found a couple of his accents pretty hilarious. At one time he comes out with an attempt at a Norweign accent that sounds like the Kentucky hills. The book is a great listen however and Jo Nesbo is at his best. The plot is typical Nesbo with twists and turns that keep you guessing until the very end.

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The Outlander Series

Revisado: 08-11-12

The first of the Outlander Series was written by Diana Gabaldon in the late 90's and for some reason I've never heard of it. It's a hard book to classify as its part historical novel, science fiction, and romance. I'll skip a summary of the plot because its available elsewhere on the audible site. I'm 65, male, retired (sort of), and normally read mysteries, science fiction, and thrillers. I purchased the first volume, Outlander, on a lark and became hooked. What a ride! The plot is great and Davina Porter is one of the best Narrators I've come across. Her voice is made for the main character, Claire Randel, and she does the switch from character to character seamlessly. I can't recommend this book more. Its a long listen but at the end you're looking for more.

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A good read

Revisado: 05-11-12

The character of Cork O'Conner tends to grow on you the more you read the series. By the time I read Northwest Angle, the last volume of the series, I was thursting for more. A change of narrator half way through the series was a bad idea. I had gotten used to David Chandler and when the switch was made to Buck Schirner I had a tough time getting used to his voice. I highly recommend this series.

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