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How one man founded modern brain surgery

Revisado: 03-17-25

An impressive stroll through the state of medicine in the early 20th century. Highly recommended for anyone interested in medicine, surgery, or neurosurgery. Harvey Cushing’s accomplishments remain astounding and should serve as a guide to what is possible for one person to achieve when they tune out distractions.

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An excellent listen

Revisado: 05-18-21

Edison McDaniels narrates this "alternate alternate" history, which tells the story of a hostage situation in the real world that was resolved by a group of players in a fantasy government game. The story is written as though it were a work of nonfiction, complete with footnotes. McDaniels drops these asides directly into the narration with such skill that they sound like they're actually part of the text. McDaniels's strong and steady narration gives this story the gravitas necessary to convince listeners that these events could have actually happened. He deftly switches from impartial reporter voice to the voices of the characters so smoothly that the audiobook sounds like a genuine audio documentary that could show up on weekend public radio.
This review was quoted from AudioFile magazine [Published: MAY 2021]

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A very versatile author

Revisado: 11-26-20

An interesting collection of short stories, some quite horrific and serious, others less so, even comic. All are well written and well voiced. I love it when a talented writer employs an equally talented narrator to bring his words to audio.
A very imaginative collection that will keep you entertained for the duration. Well done.

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Horrific science! I loved it.

Revisado: 11-26-20

I could see this working very nicely as a stage play. The action all takes place in one room, a lab straight out of the bowels of hell. Very well done. And the narration is excellent.
If you have 34 minutes to kill, you could do a helluva lot worse. Just listen. And then again. And again.
Highly recommended.

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Too long, too banal

Revisado: 10-24-19

Not a fan of this one and I love King in general. This just all seemed rather pointless. The story is richly detailed, too much so. I doubt all of this would have been accepted by an editor if the ink wasn’t Stephen King’s. The story is long and mostly rather flat, filled with an array of too many characters, most unnecessary.
I had a hard time getting into this, and finished only because I could listen on a long flight.
Not a fan of the narrator. Probably chosen for the younger character voices, his narration lacked life and feeling, especially with the older, more mature adults. He is facile with voices, less so at imbuing them with character and pathos.
Can’t really recommend the story or the narration. The writing is top notch, as usual, but King needs to realize that not every little thing needs explaining.

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A very nice listen

Revisado: 04-10-18

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is an easy listen and a good story.

What does R.C. Bray bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings the ambiance to life with his baritone.

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