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Brilliant!

Revisado: 12-29-23

A heart-helping, uplifting, surprising listen. Not what I thought a book about living a life that matters would be about but so happy to be wrong.

Definitely worth a second listen for me.

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Sadly. Brilliant.

Revisado: 04-04-23

This book is something I will never forget.

As a Marine veteran of the war in Iraq and Desert Shield/Desert Storm this book by James Dixon read like part of my own narrative. Although separated by more than twenty years at the start of my Corps career in the 80’s, I found that many of the Marine Corps unique vernacular, equipment, and experiences hadn’t changed from the Vietnam era through the Iraq/Afghanistan era. There’s comfort in consistency I suppose.

The war experience has not changed either.

Malcolm Hillgartner did an outstanding job narrating. So well, in fact, I could have totally believed he wrote the book.

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Best Anne Perry yet!

Revisado: 03-14-23

I have read ALOT of Anne Perry novels and this one is the best by far! And not just because I got the series for free either! I loved the characters and story line - so different than most of todays story plots that have all the same characters and story lines: the only thing different is the geography. Anne Perry really delves into the lives of each and every character (and there are quite a few!) and still manages to keep you guessing until the end.

And don’t get me started on Davina Porter! No doubt this book would still be good but with her narrating each character it was outstanding! Honestly, I could listen to her repeatedly recite the periodic table of elements on not be bored!

GREAT book (and series so far!) if you like Victorian detective stories and worth the credit if you can’t get it for free.

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Powerful

Revisado: 03-07-23

I started clipping notes but realized after the first chapter that nearly the whole chapter was clipped! SO much beneficial and useful information investing in a hard copy is a definite must for any Christians library.

Will listen to many times, no doubt. If you’re on the fence about purchasing, you will not regret using a credit for this outstanding short but powerful book.

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More Please!

Revisado: 01-30-23

This narrative of the Fallujah war is mesmerizing. Having served two tours in Iraq it brings a lot of the missing pieces together for me. Be aware though there is a lot of information about specific units that may turn-off some listeners (and the mid-pronunciation of some names may turn off others that know the difference). The first-person interviews are first-rate. The details - some in the minutia - is overwhelming on several levels, but so necessary.

This can be a hard listen for those who participated in the Battle for Fallujah, and even those who served elsewhere in theater. It’s hard, but important for lessons learned and ANY potential future Middle East battles.

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Oh, God! Make it stop!

Revisado: 01-29-23

Worst.book.ever.

I loved the General’s Daughter and the characters and when I finished it, this book was recommended so I purchased it to continue the story. Oy Vay. What a mistake.

This book is just awful. So so boring. I listened to about 9 hours thinking it would get better but finally couldn’t listen for another 9 seconds. I’m not exaggerating! It never got better. I’ve listened to some stinkers before but this one takes the cake. It was just conversations between two people for like 30 minutes, then they’d do something for 5 minutes, and then they’d talk to each other again for another 30 minutes before anything else happened. AND THEIR CONVERSATIONS WERE PAINFULLY BORING!

Two stars is extra generous.

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Loved it!

Revisado: 01-27-23

I was sorry the book ended; I couldn’t have listened for hours more. Will surely listen to it again!

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QUICK! Someone get a thesaurus!

Revisado: 12-22-22

Oy.

Shout. Roar. Bellow. Exclaim. Cry out. Etc., etc. The list goes on but in just two hours of listening to this book were any of these words used? No. Not once. Over, and over, and repeatedly over, the only word this author can think of is ejaculate. There is not one.scene so far where someone didn’t ‘ejaculate(ed/ing) about something. Sometimes TWICE in one scene. I’ve counted TWENTY-SIX times already and I’m only two hours in! It’s maddening. It’s hard to believe this was the only word in common use during the authors time that conveyed the action. Impossible to believe.

And if each and every character in this book said “what an extraordinary child” once, they said it a half dozen times. Each. I kept listening, not for the enjoyment or to hear the story, simply to count the number of times these two insanely mind bending words/phrases were muttered.

But I can’t take it anymore. This book is the worst. Who said books are better than the movie? Clearly, they never listened to this one. If you listen to this book, be prepared to want to stab sharp implements in your ears.

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So.much.fun!

Revisado: 11-15-22

Another winning book by Jonas Jonasson. Good grief! I wish Alan Carlson (sp?) and his friends were my neighbors. They bring more laughs than a barrel of monkeys :) and kudos to Peter Kenny who is a marvelous narrator!

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All too true

Revisado: 10-18-22

Outstanding first person account of the initial days of the OIF war. For a reporter, Evan Wright had a remarkable understanding of the military; technical hardware, strategy & tactics, and keen insight & observation of the Marine Corps enlisted & officer dynamics. Pulling no punches, his honesty in reporting the ever colorful vernacular of enlisted Marines and the sometimes obvious disconnect between the rank & file made this a book worth reading.
And the narrator was AMAZING. Nothing more frustrating that listening to military books and narrators mispronounce weapons, ranks, or locations. Additionally, his interpretation of each Marine’s character in the book was true to the script! Really good job!

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