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Jeffrey C Drywater

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Entertaining and Fun

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-25-24

I never knew about the park when I was young, I wish I had. I would have gone in a minute. A place that respects people enough to let them make their own decisions. The narrator did a fantastic job, the book was well written, both entertaining and funny while also being informative. I enjoyed every minute of it.

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Felt Rushed?

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2 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-05-22

I mean no disrespect to the author - I have greatly enjoyed many of his other books, but this one felt like it was rushed out the door and patched together. It was as if large chunks of the story were discarded, making the story and character development seem incomplete at times, random at others.

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I Did Not Expect To Like This, But... "Oh My God!"

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-12-22

I try not to read too many reviews or too much about any book because I want to go in with as little preconceptions as possible. I don't want to be waiting for some specific part of the story that someone gave away in a spoiler or even let anyone else's opinion spoil what will eventually become my own opinion. That said, after reading a little about this book, I was curious but pretty sure that it was the type of book that I would not like. I was very wrong.

I laughed out loud more times that I could have counted. The narrator was simply amazing and did almost every character perfectly. The story might seem mundane, but reading it was fascinating and fun. The author brilliantly tied the lives of so many of the characters together in a way that was mostly unpredictable, bizarre and hilarious. I'm not a "professional reader" like a college professor or cafe house elitist, I am just an average person who reads anything from space operas to LitRPGs, but I found this book truly magnificent. I enjoyed every word.

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Starts At The Top Of A Hill And Only Goes Down

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-20-20

I was quickly engaged in the story, finding it funny and interesting, but it started slowing down about a quarter of the way in and by the last quarter of the book, I was ready for it to be over. Fillion does a great job and should consider doing more books, but I found the story just sort of wandered off into the distance and never found its way back.

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Well Written & Stays Neutral Until The Epilog

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-25-20

I thought that Woodward did an excellent job of presenting Trump in as neutral was as possible, letting the reader make their own determination and for their own opinions. At the very end, he does provide his own opinion, but up until that point, he does well to stay neutral. I enjoy getting an understanding of the people around Trump and learning how government really works on the inside as opposed to what is taught in textbooks. Petkoff does an excellent job as narrator, as he did in Fear. I found both books informative and enjoyable.

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A Little Hard To Swallow

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-19-20

I found that the story was difficult to believe. I understand that this is fiction, but the things that happened and the short time in which they happened combined with the state of the world around the area in which the story focuses made it difficult to suspend my disbelief. Too much time spent rolling my eyes as things just seems so absurd. I don't consider the entire book a waste of time, there were entertaining characters and the book was performed well. Just the story was not that enjoyable for me.

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Too Many Questions, Not Enough Answers

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-14-18

While the performances were fantastic, the story left me with a lot of unanswered questions and I don't think I'm willing to sit through another fifteen hours to maybe get the answers. I'm sure the opinions vary on the story, and don't get me wrong, I finished the book and for the most part, I enjoyed it. I just thought it left a lot of loose ends. Too many things left unfinished in what feels like a deliberate attempt to get you to keep going in the series, which is fine - television does this sort of thing all of the time - but what always seems to happen is another season of more questions than answers.

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I Hated That It's Over!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-27-17

Who was your favorite character and why?

Adam. I just enjoyed his casual manner.

Have you listened to any of Steve Carlson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The first book that I listed to by Steve was The Spaceship Next Door and while I enjoyed that book very much I thought his performance was mediocre. However, after listening to the three Immortal series I came away with a much better impression of Steve and his performance. It changed my opinion if his narration for the better. I think he did a great job on this series.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A very casual listen / read with humor. The stories were light but the characters were fantastic. My only extreme reaction was finding out that the fourth book of the series was not available on Audible.

Any additional comments?

Audible - get the fourth book - NOW.

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