Noah

As boring as you might expect

Revisado: 11-29-24

I thought, given the high rating, that it might be good. It wasn't. It was boring.

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Fascinating man with a huge impact

Revisado: 10-31-23

Walter Isaacson is a heck of a storyteller. As someone who can't easily follow history books (my brain gets lost on too many names and dates), I easily sped through this engaging story of a man who, while flawed in many ways, is leaving an incredible impact on the world.

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Doesn't stand the test of time

Revisado: 10-31-23

I read this book because it's a classic and gave it 3 stars for it's cultural significance but it's generally annoying and trying waying too hard to be funny.

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How do you finish this

Revisado: 01-06-23

I applaud those who have the patience to finish this book. I listened to the first 10 hours of this 24 hour booking waiting for it to get interesting. The first part was written well enough to keep me interested in the characters but then the book "jumped the shark" when it started getting into the meat of the story.

If I stuck it out to the end would my opinion be different... maybe but I don't see how that's possible.

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Lacks depth but interesting to learn about him

Revisado: 02-27-22

I didn't know much about Carlin prior to reading this other than some youtube clips. While I find it interesting to learn the details of his career, i don't feel that he revealed any emotional or narrative depth in the story. I don't regret listening but it's a solid 3 out of 5.

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A must listen for anyone who has read bad blood

Revisado: 09-16-21

If you read Bad Blood and enjoy it, this book gives amazing color to Tyler Shultz's story.
The narration style which is almost conversational (with one person) makes for easy listening.

I highly recommend this.

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Do you like great fiction?

Revisado: 06-08-21

Then read this book. This was as good or better than the Martian and significantly better than Andy Weir's failed attempt "Artemis"

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It was entertaining until it jumped the rails

Revisado: 06-08-21

No spoilers.

I have read and enjoyed other Nelson DeMille books but this one was not as good. In fact, I stopped ready 7/8 through the book because the book jumps the rails as soon as the main character engages in activities that conflict with his character. Also attempts at sounding chauvinistic to be funny, miss the mark. I wasn't offended, I just didn't find the humor well written.

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Love a time loop but this didn't quite get there

Revisado: 03-25-21

For anyone saying this is comparable to Replay, take a hike. The main character barely takes advantage of the time loop effect and is generally an annoying downer. The book held my attention but I expected it to go somewhere interesting with the time loop. It let me down on that front.

I wouldn't recommend this for fans of time loop books (like me).

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WTF - Easy read, a pointless ending (no spoilers)

Revisado: 03-08-21

I don't understand why more reviews don't talk about this. Yes, this book was an easy and engaging read but the ending adds nothing to the storyline and wasn't a surprise because they give it away earlier in the book.

This is the kind of book that really could have popped with a decent ending... it did not.

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