Jeffrey

Engaging, disturbing and helpful

Revisado: 02-01-13

What made the experience of listening to Endgame the most enjoyable?

Mauldin explains principles of macro-economics in a way that gives great depth of understanding and yet is comprehensible to a non-economist. Additionally, Pratt voices the book at a perfect pace and speaks clearly and carefully, making complex passages easy to follow.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Maudlins "just-the-facts" no hype approach makes a very convincing argument that we will have to face the costs of past excess and foolishness soon.

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Well written compelling story, with horrible audio

Revisado: 08-13-12

Would you listen to The Rembrandt Affair again? Why?

Silva offers a compelling and believable story line with well developed characters.

How could the performance have been better?

The poor audio quality makes Gigante sound like and synthesized reader. Gigante does little in his performance to change this impression. He attempts voicing for various characters but it is weak.

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A poor showing by a good author

Revisado: 08-13-12

Would you try another book from Daniel Silva and/or George Guidall?

I listened to a newer work by Silva and loved it. So I went back to the beginning and was horribly disappointed.

What was most disappointing about Daniel Silva’s story?

Sliva uses constant profanity to try and demonstrate the tough grittiness of his characters. Simply showing us who they are would be much more effective. The constant use of "F***" as well as the excessive sexuality distract from and weaken the story line to the point that I finally quit listening half way through.

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

George Guidall gives a fine performance and is easy to listen to. He is one of the better readers I have heard. His voicing for various characters is appropriate, consistent and well done. Silva's story lines move rapidly from character to character and Guidall's voicing of various characters makes the action easier to follow.

Any additional comments?

I am glad that I listened to a more recent Silva novel first. Silva has learned how to richly develop a hard, gritty character without resorting to trite use of profanity and obscenity. Unfortunately he didn't learn this early enough in life to save this book.

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Extremely well produced story

Revisado: 06-26-12

What did you love best about The Long Patrol?

This is more audio drama than just reading of a book. Multiple actors and voices led even more interest to an already well written story. Although a "kids book", our whole family (including teenage boys) enjoyed this as we traveled.

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Rigorous data, well presented.

Revisado: 06-26-12

What made the experience of listening to Queen of Fats the most enjoyable?

Complicated data and ideas are presented in the context of stories about the researchers who discovered them, making what could be tedious, very enjoyable.

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