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Where is this from?

Reviewed: 05-23-25

This rendition, though seemingly pretty good in its own right, does not follow the book at all. That is a disappointment and a major problem if you want to follow the text along in print. Also, the book itself has so many illustrations and graphics, this recording is not really a suitable means of accessing this material, in my opinion. So my advice is: stick to the script and record what's in the print version.

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Meh. Very elementary, very bland

Reviewed: 10-08-24

Judika does a nice job of glossing through her topic here, but unlike some of her other books she seems to shy away from details and depth that could have made this more of an expansive and valuable look at this fascinating topic. Her choices of actual people to portray as leaders in various magickal movements over the ages is, of course, subjective. Some are obvious, of course. But there are many more writers and others who have played big roles in the development of witchcraft through the ages and in antiquity who are inexplicably absent. For instance, she mentions the upsurge in interest in the goddess titan Hekate in recent times. She cites the works of Cyndi Brannen, yet ignores the contributions of writers-teachers Jason Miller and Jack Grayle, to name a couple, who have made major contributions to Hekate devotion and lore. And there are at least a couple of very modern choices she includes who do a lot of talking and writing but fail to really say much that is new or even interesting. Overall, I'd give this book a miss; there are better options on the shelves.

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Interesting occult novel

Reviewed: 03-16-23

Dated, to be sure, but an entertaining trip through the arcane mind and world of this eary 20th century author.

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Great story

Reviewed: 12-12-22

Well worth the time, nicely narrated. Loved every minute of the book. Very Christmassy indeed.

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Desperate

Reviewed: 02-01-22

I spent days trying to slog my way through this book before giving up. I don’t have a single good word for it.

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great book here

Reviewed: 05-05-20

this book is filled with great information and as it states in the beginning it is not aimed at beginners to the witch realm. unfortunately, the item is dragged down by a dreadful narrator. because of this you'll probably only be able to stomach the publication for short bursts.

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good book, but the narration . . .

Reviewed: 02-26-19

not to go off in a tirade, this is good, well moving book that i had no trouble getting through in a day. but the narrator leaves much to desire. put simply it's the british accents that are so distracting and annoying. i suggest if there are going to be more british characters in his next book that mr greaney insists on a co-narrator who actually is from england.

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An Intereresting Diversion for Grisham

Reviewed: 10-27-18

Although the book is a tad too long and digesses in WWII history for a bit too long, as well, it's a fine bit of work that sustains interest throughout. Unlike a lot of those who previously reviewed this book here I had no trouble getting through the 17.5 hours of listening without problem at all. In a Shakespearean sort of way, this book is a tragedy, a continuing descent into a set of problems the characters have to live through, suffer through and finally live with as the book comes to its very troubling and surprising ending. I'd never re-read it but i'm glad I had the chance to plow avidly through it this once.

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Disappointing

Reviewed: 11-26-17

I bought this book based on the enjoyable time I had reading Weir's earlier book, The Martian. Artemis brought pretty much none of the imagination-sparking circumstances that were the underpinnings of The Martian. The book drags, the characters are poorly developed and not very interesting. The young protaganist, a petty and then not-so-petty criminal, repelled more than enticed me to plod through this book. And the thought provoking idea of a city in space, on the moon, is hardly explored at all. The whole book is just not all that interesting. Dawson's narration is OK, but definitely nothing special; there are many other narrators at Audible who could have done a better job.

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Magnificent!

Reviewed: 04-04-15

Where does The Last Ship rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of the most remarkable books in the post-apocalyptic genre I've ever read or listened to. The author manages to keep the pace going steadily even though it is a very long novel. I really couldn't put it down for the nearly 30 hours it took the narrator to read the book.

What about Christopher Lane’s performance did you like?

Bravo to Lane for managing to narrate such a long book without tiring the reader out. He does a great job for nearly 30 hours.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Unfortunately, as the cover of this audio book notes, this book has already been made into a series on the TNT network. I say unfortunately, because as is too often the case, the television gurus ignored the bulk of the book to create a video monstrosity. The TV series follows a plot unrecognizable from that of 'The Last Ship.' It's not worth watching.

Any additional comments?

Author Brinkley published this book as the Cold War was coming to a close, so it is technically a wee bit dated. But with the potential for world-scale nuclear disaster still very much alive the book remains timely.

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7 people found this helpful