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Memory Man
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,048
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27,987
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,875
Amos Decker's life changed forever - twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good and left him with an improbable side effect - he can never forget anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not the usual production quality
- By Maris on 05-01-15
- Memory Man
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
No Action, poor plot, amazing coincidences.
Reviewed: 05-20-15
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Hard to believe that anyone who likes mysteries or thrillers would like this book. There is not action in the book until the next to last chapter and then in a single gun shot after the killers have revealed in a long dialogue what they have done.
Would you ever listen to anything by David Baldacci again?
Not without reading reviews of the book. My mistake was pre-ordering this one so no reviews. I must have some of his stuff in my library, but this in not up to a very low bar.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The readers were good and since the book is 99% dialogue between people with no descriptive prose aside from a description of the characters. the readers did a good job with a very bad product.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Memory Man?
This is beyond editorial help. The first action that takes place in the book happens in Chapter 64 the next to last chapter. And it is hard to believe.
Any additional comments?
Based on the last chapter, it appears that the author is planning another book using the same protagonist. Hopefully, he will have a better plot, more action, and not as many contradictions.
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The Return of the Marines
- A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future
- By: Jonathan P. Brazee
- Narrated by: Eddie Frierson
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
This is all three books of The Return of the Marines Trilogy. Faced with tremendous odds, Gunny has to lead his Marines in an almost impossible task. That is nothing new to the US Marines. Impossible tasks are the Corps' forte. But can his small detachment keep up the tradition of the Corps and succeed despite tremendous odds?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great action
- By Nelson A Hill on 02-01-15
- The Return of the Marines
- A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future
- By: Jonathan P. Brazee
- Narrated by: Eddie Frierson
Most poorly written book I have ever heard
Reviewed: 02-27-15
What disappointed you about The Return of the Marines?
Everything !! The writing in this book is just awful. It is hard to believe that a professional edited this book.
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Spycatcher
- By: Matthew Dunn
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 190
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 190
Matthew Dunn spent years as an MI6 field operative working on some of the West’s most clandestine missions. He recruited and ran agents, planned and participated in special operations, and operated deep undercover throughout the world. In Spycatcher he draws on this fascinating experience to breathe urgent, dynamic new life into the contemporary spy novel. Featuring deft and daring superspy Will Cochrane, Dunn paints a nerve-jangling, bracingly authentic picture of today’s secret world. It is a place where trust is precious and betrayal is cheap....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Juvenile and just bad
- By R. L. Ketcham on 08-30-11
- Spycatcher
- By: Matthew Dunn
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
Boring and not real
Reviewed: 06-22-13
What would have made Spycatcher better?
If some action took place besides the main character talking with other charcters. This a book about a MI 6 top operator who does nothing but fly back and forth to meet and talk with people for the first five hours of the book.
What was most disappointing about Matthew Dunn’s story?
If the chin music and recalling the past was replaced with action written in the present tense. If the dialogue actually resembled conversation between people and was not stilted and boring.
Which scene was your favorite?
The first scene where some action took place in the present.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Spycatcher?
All the boring discussion between Will and everyone he meets that the author attempt to use as exposition.
Any additional comments?
The narrator did a good job with bad material.
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A Conflict of Interest
- A Novel
- By: Adam Mitzner
- Narrated by: David LeDoux
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,021
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4,362
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,357
Alex Miller is a criminal defense lawyer leading the life he always imagined. At thirty-five, he is the youngest partner at New York City's most prestigious law firm, with a beautiful wife and a perfect daughter. When Alex's father suddenly passes away, Alex is introduced to Michael Ohlig, a rich and powerful man who holds an almost mythical place in his family lore. But Alex is surprised when Ohlig admits that he's in serious legal trouble, accused of crimes involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A most unthrilling "thriller."
- By Richard Delman on 12-24-11
- A Conflict of Interest
- A Novel
- By: Adam Mitzner
- Narrated by: David LeDoux
Interesting Legal Story
Reviewed: 10-01-12
What did you like best about A Conflict of Interest? What did you like least?
The factual legal info woven into the story.
If you’ve listened to books by Adam Mitzner before, how does this one compare?
I have not listen to other books by this author
What three words best describe David LeDoux’s voice?
Not unique
Was A Conflict of Interest worth the listening time?
Yes
Any additional comments?
No
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Matterhorn
- A Novel of the Vietnam War
- By: Karl Marlantes
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,186
Why we think it’s a great listen: A performance so poignant, we gave Bronson Pinchot (yes, Balki from Perfect Strangers) our inaugural Narrator of the Year award.... In the monsoon season of 1968-69 at a fire support base called Matterhorn, located in the remote mountains of Vietnam, a young and ambitious Marine lieutenant wants to command a company to further his civilian political ambitions. But two people stand in his way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A First For Me . . . And The Last
- By Glen on 05-24-10
- Matterhorn
- A Novel of the Vietnam War
- By: Karl Marlantes
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Best on the Ground Story of the Vietnam War
Reviewed: 09-25-10
By far the best on the ground story of the war, perhaps of any war. Well written, exacting detail. Had to be written by someone who was there.
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Europe Central
- By: William T. Vollmann
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 31 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4 out of 5 stars 92
Assembling a composite portrait of these two warring leviathans and the terrible age they defined, the narrative intertwines experiences both real and fictional: a young German who joins the SS to expose its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich laboring under Stalinist oppression.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Must Listen
- By Armen on 03-15-09
- Europe Central
- By: William T. Vollmann
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Rambling Drival
Reviewed: 06-11-09
This book sucks. It nothing but rambling drival. Diarrhea of pen/keyboard. I can not get through the first two hours without turning on the radio. Probably the worst book of the two hundred I have listened to this year.
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