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Jill Fine

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Incredibly dense

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

Reviewed: 05-06-25

There’s far too much information; it overwhelms the narrative. I had to fast forward through the currency conversions. It’s too bad because there is a lot of thrilling drama that gets buried.

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Fascinating

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-16-25

This is sad story made compelling because everyone reveals themselves during the interviews, even as some try not to.

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Essential reading

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-16-25

This book—the story, the writing, and the performance—is incredible. My only problem with this performance is that there are many passages that are repeated . Someone needs to edit it.

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More about the Greeks than the Persians

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Reviewed: 01-29-25

This is really more about the Greek response to the Persian invasion than about the Persians themselves, but it does explain the source of today’s issues

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Basically fantasy/sci fi

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-17-25

This takes a while to get interesting and even then it becomes really preachy and tedious at times. I also cannot understand why every character sounds like an 60-year-old man. And Collum has to be one of the most annoying figures in modern literature. Having said all that, it’s a good story and all of the plot lines get resolved in the end, so it was not time wasted,

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Amazing

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Reviewed: 09-27-22

The book is amazing, and I got through it in two weeks. I particularly enjoyed the author’s description of the cabal of lunatics that made this horror possible—thugs, sadists, maniacs, illiterates, dimwits, etc. if I had a criticism it’s that it frequently lapses into military history and gives very little explanation of why Germans bought into the Nazi myths. Because this was more than just a dictatorship that gave orders to its citizens at gun point; as he hints at toward the end, it’s Germans who were responsible. We still don’t know why.

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Extraordinary writing and performance

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-07-22

Just perfect in all respects. Devastating as context for the black experience in America and as a story of despair and hope. Essential listening.

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Brilliant

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-09-22

Listen to this. We owe it to the men who fought in Korea.

Quibbles: it goes into a lot of battle detail, but it’s manageable. Also, the musical interludes are silly.

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Fascinating story I hadn’t heard

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Reviewed: 05-09-22

I’m 48 and hadn’t heard about this catastrophe. This is a well reported and paced story and nicely read.

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Very clever

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

Reviewed: 03-30-22

This is a really interesting book. I thought the premise was very clever and there were times when I thought it had to be real. But I thought Son of the characters were a little thin and based on obvious stereotypes. I also thought the latter half of the book tracked on a bit and could’ve been wrapped up sooner. Overall definitely worth it if you like Rock documentaries.

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