Adam Drake

Fascinating Tale with Questionable Narration

Reviewed: 10-05-21

A reliance on Machiavelli's quotes aside, the story was well-crafted and kept me interested throughout. Mr. Holiday does an excellent job of presenting a holistic view of the situation, taking us through it in intricate but accessible means, and peppering it with unobtrusive opinions when appropriate. I expected the book to be a hatchet job on Peter Thiel, but was pleasantly surprised when Thiel's motivations were given more nuance and depth than just that of revenge. I look forward to exploring more works by the author.

The narration, however, was dismal - something I blame on the producer rather than the author/performer. It's as if Mr. Holiday has never seen these words before, and rushes through the last few words of each sentence as if they were a surprise to him. Further, it appears he suffers through a cold 2/3 of the way through; why the producer insisted on keeping his stuffy-nose reading on the recording is questionable and sloppy. It would have benefited the book and the listener greatly if they'd found someone else to record the audiobook.

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