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Just what I've been waiting for

Reviewed: 02-14-24

So much fun! And so well explained! It's going to be hard to top this book.

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Incomprehensible

Reviewed: 10-26-22

I got this book because I found the book by the developer of the polyvagal theory to be too technical, comprehensible only if you have a medical degree. This book is just as bad, only because it's poorly written. The author's favorite word is "this," and a good 50% of the time, you can't tell what "this" is referring to. The book sounds like it was written by someone whose native language is not English. The narrator also sounds like a non-native speaker, mispronouncing some words and holding out final consonants of words in a very alien-sounding way. Worse, the text is full of non-sequiturs, and misplaced modifiers, claiming, for example, that the polyvagal theory causes you to be nervous when you detect danger. No, the theory does not cause that reaction. The theory explains the reaction. Other sections promise to explain concepts, like "vagal tone," merely to dance around them and confuse the listener even more. Polyvagal theory is evidently subtle and complex, and I really wish I could find an author who can explain it clearly.

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Amazing

Reviewed: 04-26-22

This was a fun story and amazingly researched. Great characters and tension. Took me back to that time period. I only wished the protagonist had done more than just finally get all the clues put together, or more merited his final position.

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Hard to understand

Reviewed: 12-12-21

This book was obviously written by a historian and not a writer. There were many references to people and events that the average reader should not be expected to know. For example, he mentions Munich, and the reader is clear that something happened there, some kind of conference or meeting, but we are never told what it was. Other obscure people are mentioned in passing and then never brought up again. The author bounces around time so much that one would need to plot out all the events on a time-line to track which event came before which. There was lots of good information in here, but it was buried in a morass of mud and fog.

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Loved it

Reviewed: 02-21-21

Such an outstanding review of a complex subject without dumbing it down. I think I shall listen to it multiple times.

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Wonderful.

Reviewed: 12-02-20

One of the most enjoyable science books i've read lately. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Not much new

Reviewed: 10-20-20

This book would be good for a 16yo or someone not well read. I learned very little of interest.

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wow

Reviewed: 09-11-20

l often complain about authors who write. military characters but who don't know the way the military works. This writer knows what he's talking about. Has the lingo down. Evokes the experience. Great job.

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Not sure if I can use this

Reviewed: 12-20-19

This was a very interesting idea, but with the same problem as in every other book that talks about knowing your genre. He only gave information for one genre, and figuring out what he suggests for mine is mind bogglingly difficult (at least for me).

The actual story grid also is a lot of work, but it sounds like it might be worth it.

The recording had a lot of problems. There were spots where the narrator said the same thing twice, like an old broken record. Then, there were places where the voice changed, like it was recorded in a different place/time/with different equipment or mixing. It almost sounded like two different voices. Like they'd found a mistake in the original recording and then just edited the correction in, without doing it well. Very distracting.

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All the stories in this book were outstanding. I

Reviewed: 02-23-19

All the stories in this book were outstanding. I was amazed at how much I enjoyed them.

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